Don’t fund Obi’s case with Abia money, Otti warned

The national body of the All Progressives Youths of Abia, on the platform of Abia Youths Interest Group (AYIG), has warned the state governor, Alex Otti, not to fund the presidential court case of the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi.

Mr Otti is the only serving governor on the platform of the opposition Labour Party (LP).

Peter Obi, who came third in the 2023 presidential election is challenging in Court the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Addressing a press conference at the weekend, leaders of the Abia Youths Interest Group said if the state governor funds the presidential case, it will have a negative effect on the economy, welfare and development of the state.

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A speech read by the head of media AYIG, Henry Chigozie, said: “In Otti’s Abia, transparency and accountability have been relegated to the background. No one knows the costs of projects nor contractors working on projects in Abia.”

Also speaking, the spokesperson of the group, Dr Stephen Ukpai Ukwa, said the Labour Party-led Abia government should bear in mind that the youths of the state are watching and will resist any act that will endanger the wellbeing of Abia people.

“Mr Governor should know that Abia youths will resist any act that will cause problems between us and the President of Nigeria. We will resist any act that will endanger the lives of Abia people. So, any act that will lead to the mismanagement of Abia state fund should stop forthwith.”