Wabara defies Abia PDP, again endorses Otti

From Okey Sampson, Umuahia

The Chairman of the Board of Trustee (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and former Senate President, Senator Adolphus Wabara, has defied the Abia PDP and again praised Governor Alex Otti, for his good works in Abia State.

Wabara had last year, endorsed Gov Otti for a second term in office, saying that going by what the governor was doing in the state, he deserved to be reelected for second term.

Last week, four months after Wabara made the pronouncement, Abia state chairman of PDP, Abraham Amah, suspended the PDP BoT chairman, accusing him of anti party activities.

However, during the 80th Birthday Celebration of Dr. Eme Okoro, a former Secretary to the State Government (SSG), in Umuahia, Wabara while again praise Otti, said he was a citizen of Abia State before becoming a member of PDP.

“Before becoming a PDP card-carrying member, before becoming an NRC card-carrying Member in this State, I, Adolphus Nduneweh Wabara, was first and foremost a citizen of Abia.

“Politics ends after campaigns, after elections and then you start thinking of governance. Even a blind man can see what is happening in Abia. And, I am saying it again. Maybe now since they said I was suspended, they can now expel me.

“But, having said so, sir, continue with the works; our ancestors in Abia are with you”, Senator Wabara declared.

He jokingly called on the PDP leadership in the State to go on air the next day to suspend Dr. Okoro, whom Governor Otti came to celebrate.

Sen. Wabara who vowed that nobody can suspend him in the PDP for speaking the truth that everyone can see, declared that he would continue to appreciate Governor Otti for the good works he is doing.

“I will be one of those who will continue to appreciate you. I have not mentioned Labour Party; I have always mentioned Governor Alex Otti. We are all with you,” the BOT chairman of PDP declared.

Wabara said it was an irony that Otti who they never wanted to be Governor is the one recovering the State from the ruins of bad governance.