Abia State Gov. Alex Otti said Thursday that he remains a member of the Labour Party but noted that his political future beyond now cannot be predicted.
Otti made the remark while responding to questions during the January 2026 edition of his monthly media interaction.
“We are on the right side. We have maintained that Abure’s tenure has expired, and we went to court, which affirmed that,” Otti said.
He said the court judgment confirmed that the tenure of the party’s former leadership had ended and urged stakeholders to obey court rulings.
“We are not in an election period. If election comes, we will still run under the Labour Party, but nobody knows tomorrow. But today, I am still in the Labour Party,” he said.
The governor also reacted to reports that some former governors were planning to sue him for not residing in the Government House. Otti said he was prepared to face any legal action for operating from his country home in Nvosi, Isialangwa South Local Government Area.
“I am waiting to be sued. My lawyers are prepared. I have looked at the constitution, and there is no provision that I must live somewhere,” he said.
He added that the condition in which the Government House was handed over to him did not require further explanation.
Earlier, Otti reviewed developments in various sectors of the state’s economy since his last media briefing in December. He said school enrollment in Abia had risen to more than 300,000, while the recruitment of about 4,000 teachers was ongoing.
He also disclosed plans by the state government to digitally register and rate all hotels and hospitality facilities in the state using the Global Positioning System.
“In the next few months, all the hotels will be assessed using verified criteria. At the click of a button, hotels will get their rates,” the governor said.
