Otti congratulates Ebisike, winner of Aba North/South by-election

 

A chieftain of the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) in Abia State, Dr Alex Otti, has congratulated the winner of the just concluded House of Representatives by-election in Aba, Mr. Chimobi Ebisike.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Ebisike of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the by-election held last Saturday.

He beat his closest rival, Mascot Uzor Kalu of the APC, to clinch the parliamentary seat left vacant by Hon Ossy Prestige, who died in February.

In a release issued Tuesday by his media adviser, Ferdinand Ekeoma, Otti urged Ebisike to see his victory as an opportunity to impact positively on the lives of his constituents through quality representation.

The former gubernatorial candidate in Abia expressed joy that despite the hot verbal exchanges that preceded the election, the candidates and their supporters still ensured that there was no breakdown of law and order.

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“After election comes the task of governance. Therefore, I would like to urge you to see the pre-election verbal engagements and disagreements within the context of political campaigns and ensure that you carry your constituents along across political divides so that you could have a supportive constituency,” Otti, a former bank chief executive, admonished.

He also appealed to youths in the state to refrain from any act capable of causing breach of the peace, insisting that the present economic situation across the country makes it more dangerous for any state to witness any form of crisis.