Agbazuere backs Otti’s second-term bid after U-turn

Dismisses alleged anti-Ngwa remark, cautions critics
By Steve Oko
UMUAHIA—Former Chief of Staff to ex-Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, Prof. ACB Agbazuere, who was a vocal critic of Governor Alex Otti during the 2019 governorship election, has declared support for the governor’s re-election bid, saying he deserves a second term.

Agbazuere, now a member of Otti’s Campaign Advisory Council, also dismissed an allegation attributed to former Commissioner, Chief Charles Ogbonnaya, that the governor allegedly described Ngwa people as brainless, describing the claim as unfounded and politically motivated.

Speaking during a radio interview simulcast across several stations in Abia on Tuesday,...