Abia State gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the 2015 general election, Dr. Alex Otti on Thursday picked intent and nomination forms to vie for the governorship seat in 2019.
Otti arrived the National Secretariat of the All Progressives Grand Alliance at 1.30 pm on Thursday and was received by the National Secretary of the party, Mr. Labaran Maku.
After picking the forms, met behind closed-door with Maku, a parley that lasted over one hour.
Addressing newsmen after the meeting, the former Diamond Bank chief executive vowed to recover the 2015 mandate which he lost at the Supreme Court to the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu.
Otti said: “I won my election as governor of Abia State in 2015, but due to legal contingencies, I lost the case at the Supreme Court.
“My supporters in Abia State are much ready to vote me again in 2019 and I am more than ready to unseat Ikpeazu and recover my mandate,” Otti vowed.