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The Adamawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha. In a letter signed by Muazu Kabiri, an official of the party in Gwadabawa Ward of Jimeta, said the SGF did not make meaningful contribution to the party during the elections. Kabiri lamented how the SGF lost his polling unit to the Peoples Democratic Party at the presidential and governorship polls.

MY ACCEPTANCE SPEECH ON THE OCCASION OF MY DECLARATION AS GOVERNOR ELECT OF ABIA STATE My fellow Abians, it gives me great pleasure this evening to address you, following the final announcement of the results of the gubernatorial elections conducted across the state last Saturday, March 18, 2023. With deep humility and a profound sense of responsibility, I wholeheartedly accept your mandate to be your chief servant for the next 4 years. Before I go on, I must first dedicate this victory to God the Father Almighty, who makes everything beautiful in His own time. I also dedicate it to…

Alex Otti of the Labour Party (LP) has won the March 18 governorship election in Abia State. He trounced his opponents like Okey Ahiwe of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Enyinnaya Nwafor of the Young Peoples Party (YPP). Otti scored 175,467, Ahiwe polled 88,529 while Nwafor got 28,972. The LP candidate also won 10 of the 17 local government areas in the state, PDP got six while the YPP got one. The Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state, Prof Nnenna Nnannaya-Oti declared Otti the winner on Wednesday evening at the resumption of the…

The House of Representatives member-elect for Arochukwu Ohafia Federal Constituency, Chief Ibe Okwara Osonwa, has congratulated the Abia State governor-elect, Dr. Alex Otti. He expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the governorship election in the state, saying that Abia will be restored through Otti's leadership. Osonwa, in a statement he personally issued, noted that the emergence of the governor-elect and his deputy was an opportunity for the two leaders to restore the glory of Abia State, promising to work closely with them. He stated, “Your Excellency, Dr Alex Otti Ofr and Deputy Governor- Elect Engr Ikechukwu Emetu. Please accept my…