“Alex Otti Should Pray I Don’t Run in 2027” — A Boast Too Loud for a Silent Past.
When the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, declared that “Alex Otti should pray that I don’t run in 2027,” many Abians were left wondering: where was this courage when Abia was bleeding under years of failed leadership? This statement did not come from a man who consistently stood up against bad governance in Abia State. It came from someone who maintained a strategic silence while Abia suffered monumental decay under previous administrations. Roads collapsed, salaries were owed, hospitals became shadows of themselves, and public institutions were reduced to relics — yet the loud voice…












