Dina Davis

Party Loyalty Shattered: APC Chieftain Uche Ogah Backs Opposition Gov. Otti, Warns Own Party to Stop "Mischief"

In a stunning political intervention, Dr. Uche Ogah has effectively knocked out Orji Uzor Kalu and Benjamin Kalu, declaring his unwavering support for Governor Alex Otti’s second-term bid as Abia State Governor.

Ogah issued a stern warning to his fellow APC leaders, cautioning them to stop the mischief and desperate plots aimed at unseating a performing governor. He reminded them that Governor Otti has, in just a short time, outperformed the 24 years of devastation and misrule inflicted on Abia State by the PDP.

According to Ogah, any attempt to derail the current administration is not only selfish but anti-Abia, stressing that Abians can clearly see the difference between good governance and decades of failure.

However, Ogah’s bold stance has once again split the Abia APC into two opposing camps, echoing the same bad omen that plagued the party during the 2019 and 2023 elections.

Undeterred, Uche Ogah has issued a clarion call to conscience, urging all well-meaning APC progressives and true lovers of Abia State to rise above party intrigues and join him in supporting the re-election of Governor Alex Otti in 2027, in the best interest of Abia’s future.

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"Because I challenged OBASANJO on some of his policies, all of a sudden, he rushed down to my house unannounced, requested for pounded yam. He came with all the fully armed security agents you can think of. My family was in serious panicking mood. After the meal, he washed his hands and brought out a letter asking me to read and sign.

"As I was reading, I saw it was my Resignation Letter as the PDP Chairman written by Obasanjo himself, a drop of water fell from my eyes, as I looked up, the security guards moved closer, I requested to go inside and get a pen, Obasanjo instantly brought out a pen from his pocket, 'this is pen sign it immediately.

"I signed and he told me 'Chairman, you know that for what you said today, you shouldn't be my Chairman again...". I remained dumb until he left. Thirty minutes after, he came again, I thought they wanted to kill me, I went to meet him outside, he brought out the letter and said 'you didn't put date there, oya write today's date below your signature'. I did and he l