Former Managing Director/CEO of Diamond Bank and Abia governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the 2015and 2019 elections, Dr. Alex Otti over the weekend met with the ChiefWhip of the senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu and former nationalchairman of APGA, Chief Victor Umeh.
The out come of the meeting which was held at the Arochukwu residenceof the ex-banker, was not made public, but it was believed the threepolitical had discussions on the planned defection of the APGAgovernorship candidate to All Progressives Congress (APC).
However, yesterday, Otti made public his intention to dump APGA which he helped to become a vibrant opposition party in the state, for APC.According to a release by Otti’s media assistant, Ferdinand Ekeoma,the foremost banker and the 2019 APGA Governorship candidate, is nowset to declare for APC.The release read in part, “The proposed declaration is billed to takeplace on Friday, August 14, at his Ward, Ehi na Uguru Ward 5, Isialangwa South L.G.A of Abia state, by 12 noon. “The financial expert had during a recent interview announced his exitfrom his former party, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), citing factionalization and gross abuse of the foundational ideals andethos of the party at the highest level, and subsequently registeredin the APC at his ward, Ehi na Uguru Ward 5, Isialangwa South L.G.A. of Abia state”. Ekeoma said the leadership of the APC at the highest level haspromised to storm the state later for a special statewide receptionfor Dr. Otti and other entrants joining with him, after the COVID-19 pandemic must have reduced.
