Former lawmaker, who represented Abia North, Senator Mao Ohuabunwa has dissociated himself from a communique released by his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, which cast aspersions on Governor Alex Otti and his alleged mismanagement of allocations.
He said that item five of the communique in circulation was mischievously inserted by some persons to sow discord against Otti.
Ohuobunwa, who made the disclaimer through his media office on Monday, said his attention was drawn to the communiqué issued at the end of the Abia North PDP stakeholders’ meeting held on 30th August, 2025 at his country home.
He noted that while the communiqué generally reflected the spirit of camaraderie, unity, and forward-looking deliberations that characterized the meeting, content of item five which purportedly cast aspersions on the achievements of the present administration in Abia State was never discussed.
“For the avoidance of doubt, Senator Mao Ohuabunwa neither authored, endorsed, nor subscribed to any statement suggesting that the jobs by the of the Governor of Abia State, His Excellency Dr. Alex Chioma Otti, are not commensurate with the financial inflows accruing to the state,” he said.
The former Senator expressed dismay that such a line of thought was a gross misrepresentation of the deliberations that took place in his residence, warning that politics should not be reduced to a zero-sum game of bitterness and denigration, but rather an avenue for constructive partnership.
