Abia State Chapter of Social Democratic Party (SDP) yesterday 15th February collapsed its entire structure across the 17 LGA in the state into Labour Party.
Led by its Deputy Governorship candidate, Hon. Dickson Asonye in company of the State Chairman Mr. Chukwudi Abengowe and it’s 24 man SWC, the members numbering over a thousand marched in a procession to LP, Campaign Office, at Okigwe Road, Aba where the declaration took place.
Speaking at the occasion, Mr. Abengowe, who is the State Chairman of the Party declared that this is a well thought-out position after series of deliberations across the 184 Wards in the 17 LGAs across Abia State.
He said the Party has weighed its chances in the coming Gubernatorial elections and do not consider it a wise decision to waste its votes to a candidate who would be better described as a ceremonial candidate with an ulterior motive of dual ambition, most importantly when the candidate does not even stand a chance to match the capacity of Dr Alex Otti of the Labour Party.
The SDP Deputy Governor candidate in response, acknowledged the risks of his decision in giving up his mandate, thereby completely collapsing the entire SDP Abia state structure as no gubernatorial candidate can stand alone without a Deputy as stipulated by law.
His words “Abia State is in a dire situation and I have received several calls for possible alliance but I declined all for Dr. Alex Otti, whom I have worked effortlessly for his Gubernatorial ambition to rescue and reorganise Abia since 2015.
“Today, the destiny has brought us together once more because this is the man with the divine mandate to rescue Abia from wicked myopic people parading as leaders”.
The party chairman said despite several insinuations that they might have been bought over, this is a decision taken on self conviction that Alex Otti is the incoming governor of Abia State and the candidate with the mastery and competence to resuscitate Abia state from its completely collapsed economy.
“No monetary inducement of any kind nor request of such exist since this deliberations began”, he stated.
Receiving the SDP Party flag in exchange for LP, the LP guber candidate and leader of the party Dr. Alex Otti, in company of his Deputy, Engr. Ikechukwu Emetu, the LP, State Secretary, Rev. Andrew Ohiagba, DG Alex Otti Campaign Council, Mr. Acho Nwakama and several other leaders of the Party welcomed the SDP team with the insignia of LP and declared entire members in attendance automatic LP members whom shall begin to enjoy equal status with every other member of LP Abia state.
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