The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, on Thursday congratulated the Alex Otti, governorship candidate of the LP in Abia State, on his victory in the Abia State governorship election. Obi on his twitter handle said that he just spoke to Otti, noting that the will of voters in the South-East state was respected with Otti’s declaration as governor-elect.
Obi, on his verified official handle wrote: Peter Obi @PeterObi “A while ago, I spoke with my brother, Dr. Alex Otti @alexottiofr, the Governor-elect of Abia State and heartily congratulated him on his election. I am gratified that the will and wish freely expressed by the Abia electorates have been respected.”
Otti won the Abia governorship election with 175,467 votes, winning 10 of the 17 local governments in the state, while Ahiwe of the PDP had 88,529 votes, winning six local governments, and Nwafor of YPP 28,972 votes, won one LG.