The Battle Is Not Over!’ Abure Sparks Fresh Tension After Snubbing Otti’s Reconciliation Appeal

It will be recalled that Otti, speaking in Abuja, said the party’s new leadership was committed to healing divisions and restoring unity after securing a court victory. He appealed to Abure and his supporters to return to the party, urging them to lay down their differences and abide by party rules.

However, in an interview with Punch, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, dismissed the governor’s appeal, describing it as insincere and coming too soon.

Rejecting the reconciliation move, Ifoh blamed Otti for triggering the internal crisis currently affecting the party. He maintained that the dispute over the party’s leadership remains unresolved and that the legal struggle is still ongoing.

According to Ifoh, the court ruling being celebrated was only from a trial court, and Otti should have waited for the outcome of the appeal process before calling for peace.

He further questioned why the governor was suddenly eager to push reconciliation, insisting that the victory being celebrated was short-lived. Ifoh concluded by warning that the leadership battle was far from finished and that the party’s true leadership would soon emerge.