By Steve Oko Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has clarified his position on President Bola Tinubu’s second-term bid, saying he is not opposed to the President exercising his constitutional right to seek re-election, while stressing that the decision on who emerges victorious in 2027 rests solely with the Nigerian electorate. Otti, a member of the Labour Party, made the clarification while responding to claims by the Chairman of the South-East Governors’ Forum and Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, that all five South-East governors had resolved to support Tinubu’s re-election. Uzodimma had attributed the alleged consensus to ongoing Federal Government projects in the region, including road construction, and the establishment of the South-East Development Commission (SEDC).Responding to a question on whether such a collective decision had been taken by the South-East governors, Otti said that every governor and political actor was entitled to hold and express personal political views.
“I am not sure I heard that, but if Governor Hope Uzodimma said so, it is his right as a governor and as an individual. I’m sure that at the appropriate time, people will take their decision. I think it is still early in the day to discuss that.
“But let us also be clear that this is a government and governance flows from the national level through the sub-national levels to the local governments,” Otti said. The governor maintained that President Tinubu, like every qualified Nigerian, has the constitutional right to contest for elective office. The post Why Uzodimma can’t speak for every S/East gov on Tinubu’s re-election, by Otti appeared first on Vanguard News.
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