Abia APC Leadership is Notorious and Desperate for Campaign Funds

The Labour Party Abia State Chapter has noted with dismay, the attempt by the unpopular Abia State APC Leadership to reduce oppposition to an expensive prank, where, though the pranksters seek to entertain their audience, they do so in a manner that’s both disgusting and dangerous.

From the outset, there was no doubt that Abia State APC picked a group of notorious characters who are not only desperate for relevance and economic survival, but determined to do so in the most irresponsible manner, at the expense of the state.

In the last few weeks, the Party has been churning out all kinds of propaganda and hogwash as press releases, however, investigation has revealed that these releases do not reflect the views and do not enjoy the endorsement of responsible APC members and leaders in Abia and beyond. They are the filthy tantrums of a group of notorious power mongers who found themselves in leadership and lost their sanity.

From all indications, these felons are presently heartbroken over their inability to instigate the federal government against Abia State and the only Labour Party Governor, Dr. Alex Otti. Having seen this vicious plot fail flat before their very eyes, they have resorted to personal attack, insults, hate speech, blackmail and needless abuses.

How do these ill-mannered rabble rousers think that they can overrun Governor Otti?

Should we remind them that when they were busy building their networks of drug, fraud and indulging in forgery over the years, Otti was building networks of great men and institutions.

At this point, we wish to urge Abians and the general public, to disregard and completely ignore whatever emanates from the leadership of Abia APC and their sponsors. Majority of the people running the affairs of the party in Abia are unstable and unfit to run the affairs of any decent institution.

Undoubtedly, the embitterrd and immature State Chairman of the APC, Mr. Chijioke Chukwu sees his garrulousness and primitive genuflection as the most potent strategy to achieve relevance and position himself for self-serving benefits, sadly, he has consciously or unconsciously made himself the Chairman whose Governorship Candidate is going to record the worst Governorship outing for the APC since the return of democracy.

It’s understandable if Abia APC is angry and frustrated by the refusal of Governor Otti to join their party, a development they hoped would have helped them reap some political gains in the 2027 elections, but such anger and frustration shouldn’t be elevated to hate and rascality.

Whatever regard, recognition and respect Governor Otti enjoys from the federal government and the presidency, is predicated on his accomplishments, comportment, personality and performance, hence the anger-induced reckless tantrums and opprobrious inactions of a tiny faction of the Abia APC would continue to have zero negative impact on Governor Otti and his government.

The Labour Party Abia State is smart enough to deduce the real agenda of the present Abia APC Leadership, which is to extort party members, especially aspirants and candidates while positioning themselves to grab campaign funds that would come from the National Leadership of the party. They are not working to win any Governorship election, because they know that they neither have the support base, the structure, nor the scorecard to win.

As a prelude to “winning” Abia in their dream, the Leadership of Abia APC is enjoined to stop being cowardly and desist from the nauseating noise about 2027. Let the man who thinks himself a Field Marshal declare, so that the debate, the scrutiny and the assessment can commence before the real battle commences.

Finally, we make bold as a party to express our unalloyed support to Governor Alex Otti for his giant strides in governance, which has seen Abia experience visible transformation in many areas.

While also expressing our appreciation to Abians for the massive support they have continued to give to him, we urge the Governor to remain focused and committed to serving Abians with diligence and dedication.

Mazi Chidiebere Okoro

State Publicity Secretary

Labour Party

April 19, 2026.