As preparations for the 2027 general elections gradually gather momentum, the political atmosphere in Abia State has become increasingly charged, with tensions rising sharply since the beginning of the year.
What started as a verbal exchange between former Governor Orji Uzor Kalu and incumbent Governor Alex Otti has now escalated into a full-blown political confrontation, pitching a coalition of former governors and their loyalists against Otti and his teeming supporters.
