2027 polls: Prominent Ebonyi stakeholder, Otubo defects to PDP

“My expectation is that the party will do the will of the people. A party that fails to do the people’s will is an empty party. Everybody knows what is good, but doing the right thing is the challenge,” Otubo said.

He expressed optimism that the PDP would proceed to supply constructive outcomes, likening the celebration to an apple tree that would solely produce apples. He stated its grassroots basis and dedication to the folks’s pursuits ought to mirror in its future efficiency.

Declaring his allegiance to the celebration, he described the PDP as one among Nigeria’s finest democratic platforms, saying he was proud to grow to be a member and was decided to contribute to its progress and success.

“I am fully a member of the PDP, and there is no going back. Let us not concentrate on the monetary aspect but on the goals we want to achieve. We must not be greedy or selfish; we must recognise that we are working as one family, and that family is the PDP,” he stated.

Introducing Otubo into the celebration, the PDP senatorial candidate for Ebonyi North Senatorial District within the 2027 normal election, Andy Opoke, described him as an excellent stakeholder whose entry into the celebration may considerably affect its political fortunes.

Opoke stated there have been people whose presence in a political celebration or enterprise may decide its success or failure, including that Otubo was one among such personalities whose choice to hitch the PDP deserved celebration.

“In my community, there are people we regard not just as stakeholders but as super stakeholders. There are people who, when they join you, you know you are going to win an election. When they walk into your party or business, you start celebrating,” he stated.

The PDP candidate expressed confidence that Otubo’s entry would change the political narrative within the constituency, native authorities space and Ebonyi State, describing his arrival as a solution to his prayers for divine help forward of his senatorial ambition.

Also talking on the occasion, the PDP State Organising Secretary, Chukwudi Okoro, stated energy belonged to the folks, who had the best to find out who ruled them and maintain elected leaders accountable for his or her efficiency.

“The truth is that power belongs to the people. We ignorantly elected people who are incapable, incompetent and not committed to governance. But today, we have the power to fire those we hired when they fail the people,” Okoro stated.

He described Otubo as a person of character, competence, dedication, compassion and credibility, expressing confidence that his political expertise and contributions would strengthen the PDP and advance its aims within the state.

Okoro formally welcomed Otubo into the celebration on behalf of its management, assuring him that celebration stalwarts would take part within the crucial formalities and ceremonies to finish his reception into the PDP.