Former Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will present a candidate to challenge Governor Alex Otti in the 2027 election, provided the party is strong enough.
Ikpeazu made the remarks during an interview with Channels Television on the sidelines of the PDP 2026 National Convention held at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja.
Asked to assess the current administration in Abia State, Ikpeazu declined to comment on Otti’s performance, maintaining that former governors traditionally refrain from publicly evaluating their successors.
“I speak like a former governor; we don’t talk about our successors. We talk about them only when they finish,” he said.
Pressed further on whether he had any opinion about the incumbent governor, Ikpeazu shifted focus to party organisation and electoral readiness.
“I’m not concerned about that as of now. I am thinking about how to organise my party and run elections. If my party is strong enough to contest elections, they will field a candidate because he is not from my party,” he said.
The former governor added, “If my party is strong enough by 2027, we will field a candidate against him”.
