Nigeria, Jan. 6 -- Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has faulted the Abia North Senator, Orji Kalu, over his recent remarks that he would ensure that the All Progressives Congress (APC) takes over Abia in 2027.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that Mr Kalu, a member of the APC, recently vowed to do all within his powers to deliver Abia to the party in the 2027 general elections.

But Mr Otti, in a statement by his media aide Ferdinand Ekeoma, on Monday, said Mr Kalu's frequent statement that he would support the would-be APC candidate, rather than the governor, in the 2027 Abia State governorship poll had become "pedestrian and ludicrous."

The Abia governor, a member of the Labour Party (LP) under which he was elected in 2023, said he has ...