Abia--Alex Otti Urged PDP To Be Ready For Re-run.

The governorship candidate of APGA urged the PDP counterpart not to be afraid based on the cancellation of the Abia governorship election. He made the statement when he pledged them to accept defeat and wait for the re-run.
Speaking at his cam­paign office in Umuahia, Otti said he was also dis­satisfied with how INEC Returning Officer in the state, Professor Benja­min Ozumba was han­dling the issue.
He said: “If somebody claims that they were vot­ed for and had about 82 ,000 votes, they should not be afraid, because the same people that voted them will vote for them again if there is a re-run and they will have the same number of votes or even more.” Otti also emphasized on the use of card reader to conduct the poll, he insist that INEC should make use of card readers for credible conduct of the election. Otti recounted on his disappointment by the INEC returning officer saying;
“I am very disappoint­ed that the returning of­ficer recanted his ground, because a professor of medicine should stand his ground, he should not be intimidated.
“I am also disappoint­ed that he swallowed his words 45 minutes after making a pronounce­ment.
“But I am more dis­appointed that a sitting governor will go and in­timidate the collation of­ficer in his state because of election results .
“It is very dishearten­ing that after mount­ing undue influence and pressure on electoral of­ficers, they came and re­versed themselves before international observers, media men and the world as a whole; they don’t have the right,” he said.