Abia State Governor-Elect, Dr. Alex Otti, has revealed how he broke down emotionally, seeing old women dancing in the streets after he was declared winner of the March 18, 2023 governorship election in the state.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday, March 22 declared the Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate winner after initial delay, following issues surrounding the collation of results from Obingwa Local Government Area.
Otti won the election by landslide with 175,467 votes, beating his closest rivals the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Okechukwu Ahiwe, who scored 88,529 and Enyinnaya Nwafor of the Young Peoples Party (YPP), who got 28,972 votes.
Recounting the moments after the announcement by INEC in Umuahia, capital of Abia State, Dr. Otti, who was making a bid for the governorship office for the third time, told the congregation at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Mission Hill, Umuahia, where he worshipped Saturday, that he was shocked at the sight of people jubilating and dancing in the streets.
He said: “I was shocked at the way the entire Abia State erupted in joy on Wednesday. In fact, tears dropped from my eyes, when I saw old women, young people; people jubilating, throwing themselves on the streets. I had to ask my driver to slow down before he climbed over somebody.”