2027: Bende Forum endorses Otti, Anyaso, rejects third-term bids

A political and community stakeholders’ group in Bende Local Government Area of Abia State, Bende Forum–New Abia, has endorsed Governor Alex Otti for a second term and Labour Party chieftain, Dr Chimaobi Desmond Anyaso, for the Bende Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The group announced its positions in a communiqué issued after a stakeholders’ meeting held in Igbere, Bende LGA, on Sunday, October 25, 2026.
The forum said the endorsements were informed by the need to promote good governance, equity, fairness, political inclusion and sustainable development in Abia State.
On Otti’s re-election bid, the group called for the ...