{"id":153203,"date":"2025-02-27T21:27:42","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T20:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/abia-assembly-member-visits-otti-after-defection-from-pdp"},"modified":"2025-02-27T23:31:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T22:31:44","slug":"abia-assembly-member-visits-otti-after-defection-from-pdp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/abia-assembly-member-visits-otti-after-defection-from-pdp","title":{"rendered":"Abia Assembly member visits Otti after defection from PDP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The member representing Isiala Ngwa South constituency in Abia State House of Assembly, Rowland Dennis, has visited Governor Alex Otti to pledge his support and loyalty.<\/p>\n<p>The legislator defected on Tuesday, joining the Labour Party (LP) after being suspended by his ward for alleged anti-party activities.<\/p>\n<p>His defection has already been condemned by his former party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).<\/p>\n<p>Pictures released by the Chief Press Secretary to Abia State Governor, Ukoha Njoku Ukoha to journalists confirmed that Otti recieved the new LP member who came to visit him.<\/p>\n<p>However, details of the meeting between the governor and the lawmaker was not made known by the CPS.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The member representing Isiala Ngwa South constituency in Abia State House of Assembly, Rowland Dennis, has visited Governor Alex Otti to pledge his support and loyalty. The legislator defected on Tuesday, joining the Labour Party (LP) after being suspended by his ward for alleged anti-party activities. 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