Gov Alex Otti 


The Founder/President of New Era Foundation, NEF Comrade Osinachi Nwaka on Friday congratulated Abia State Governor Alex Otti over his victory at the State Governorship Elections Petition Tribunal which upheld his victory in the March 18 governorship polls.

"Sir, rest assured that your victory in the March 18 governorship election was a manifestation of the people's will and desire. The voice of the people is the voice of God, and Abians are therefore not surprised that the Governorship Elections Petition Tribunal upheld your victory.  Indeed the Tribunal's ruling is a validation affirmation of your victory in the March 18,  gubernatorial election", Nwaka stated his message to the governor.

"Our dear Governor, though it is early days yet, but Abians have seen that when the righteous is on the throne, the people rejoice",  the NEF boss affirmed.

Nwaka urged Gov Otti to resist any kind of distraction from any quarter even as he continues with the onerous task of rebuilding Abia.

"Congratulations, and God's guidance, Your Excellency", Nwaka concluded

Daily ledger.co.ng reports that the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, on Friday, dismissed all petitions by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Okey Ahiwe, and his party against the election of Gov. Alex Otti of the Labour Party.


All three grounds of the petitions by the Petitioners were dismissed for lack of merit, and subsequently resolved in favour of Otti.


The grounds of petition as formulated by the Petitioners included: “thathe t the Respondent was not qualified to run, did not win majority lawful votes, and that there were irregularities at the poll.