Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has revealed why he visited the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, who is serving a hail term in Sokoto.
Speaking when the leadership of the Abia Diaspora Commission and the medical team of the state Global Medical Mission 2025 visited him at the Government House, Umuahia, on Friday, Otti said his visit was not driven by political ambition.
The governor’s clarification is coming against the backdrop of a video circulating on social media, where a certain man was criticising his visit to Kanu.
However, Otti defended his visit to the IPOB leader, saying the trip was driven by the need for dialogue and peace.
According to him, the video represented differing opinions, which formed part of the democratic system, arguing that disagreement did not automatically make one position right.
Otti further said that he had no intention of contesting any election after completing his tenure as governor.
“One of the issues he raised in the video was my ambition after serving as governor.
“I have said this before, sometime in October, when we received representatives of the President, and I will say it again today. By the time I complete my tenure as governor, I will retire from public office,” he said.
