Ex-bank chief, Alex Otti, wins Labour Party’s governorship ticket in Abia

A former Group Managing Director of Diamond Bank, Alex Otti, on Wednesday won the Labour Party governorship ticket in Anambra State.

The Returning Officer, Sunday Okeke, who announced the result of the election, said Otti polled 454 votes to win the primary election held in Umuahia.

The economist was however the sole aspirant in the election.

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In his acceptance speech, Otti said he was fully prepared to move Abia from an era of bad governance to that of prosperity.

He said: “You have started a movement which no cabal can stop. We are the party the majority of people who deserve good leadership in the state want to join.”

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