Abia State Governor and National Leader of the Labour Party (LP), Dr Alex Otti, has expressed confidence in the party’s chances in the forthcoming elections in Imo State, urging its candidates and supporters to secure victory through aggressive mobilisation and effective protection of their votes.
Otti gave the charge on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, while addressing party members and supporters at the official flag-off of the Labour Party’s election campaign in Imo State, held at All Saints Cathedral Church Field, Egbu, Owerri.
In a statement issued after the event and signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Abia State Governor, Ctz. Ukoha Njoku Ukoha, Otti congratulated the party’s candidates and members for reaching the electoral campaign stage, urging them to remain united and committed to the task ahead.
He challenged the candidates to approach the elections with confidence, insisting that victory was within their reach but warning that winning at the polls would require more than simply casting ballots.
“On behalf of the party, I want to pray that it is well with all of you. I therefore give you the charge to go out there and win, because victory is certain.
“You have only one vote. Only one. So, it is not enough to cast it; you need to protect it,” Gov. Otti stated.
The Abia Governor also cautioned party supporters against turning the campaign into a contest over which state governor was the best, noting that every state had its peculiar challenges.
He explained that the Imo governorship position was not being contested in the election and disclosed that the incumbent governor was his close friend.
Otti said his focus in Abia was on addressing the challenges he inherited upon assuming office, rather than competing with other governors.
At the event, the Labour Party’s National Chairman, Senator Nenadi Usman, represented by the Deputy National Chairman, Hon. Salisu Nuhu Muhammed, formally presented party flags to the LP candidates contesting for the Imo East Senatorial District seat and other National and State Assembly positions.
Muhammed urged the candidates to carry the party’s flags with pride, expressing confidence that they would emerge victorious at the polls.
The National Chairman also commended Otti for demonstrating leadership capacity through his administration’s delivery of good governance in Abia State, describing the Governor’s performance as a reflection of the Labour Party’s ideals.
She urged voters in Imo East to support the party’s candidates in the forthcoming elections.
Similarly, the party’s National Secretary, Hon. Acho Obioma; National Organising Secretary, Mrs Oluchi Opara; National Woman Leader, Mrs Hilda Dokubo; and National Youth Leader, Hon. Collins Okpara, praised Otti’s leadership and performance in Abia State.
They called on voters across Imo East Senatorial District and other constituencies to support Labour Party candidates, expressing optimism that the party could replicate the positive developments recorded in Abia if given the mandate in Imo State.
The Labour Party’s Imo East Senatorial candidate, Sir Basil Maduka, thanked Otti for attending the campaign flag-off and identifying with the party’s candidates.
Maduka appealed to voters across the senatorial district to support his aspiration, promising to deliver on his mandate if elected.
Earlier, the Imo State Labour Party Chairman, Hon. Dr Nelson Ezerioha, welcomed the party’s national officers, members and supporters drawn from different parts of the state.
He described the campaign flag-off as a significant milestone for the party and introduced its senatorial and House of Representatives candidates across the various constituencies.
Ezerioha urged party members to intensify mobilisation and provide the candidates with the necessary support ahead of the elections.
The presentation of party flags to the candidates was the major highlight of the event, formally signalling the party’s endorsement of its candidates for the forthcoming electoral contests.
