RHP tackles Otti over sealing of Abia  office 

From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja

A political pressure group, the Renewed Hope Partners (RHP), has berated the Abia State governor, Alex Otti,over the sealing of its office in Umuahia, the Abia State capital.

The RHP, in a statement by its spokesman, Elton Onwu, questioned the timing and the motive of the Abia State government in sealing the office, wondering why no prior notice was given to the group.

The Abia State government had reportedly seal-up the RHP office, in Umuahia, over alleged non payment of ground rent.

However, the group stated that the property was abandoned in a dilapidated state for over 30 years, before it was was renovated for use as the South East regional headquarters by the RHP, which was convened by the Deputy Speaker,  Benjamin Kalu, to disseminate the achievements of the Renewed Hope Agenda of the President Bola  Tinubu across the nation, especially the South East .

“We moved into the building in June, 2025 after an extensive renovation of the facility. One wonders why the the various taxes or notifications were not sent to owners of the property before the Renewed Hope Partners took over.

“It is telling that Governor Otti would choose to target the office, which serves as a meeting point for all the evangelists of Renewed Hope Agenda message of Mr. President simply because it is associated with the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, PhD, CFR who also represents Bende Federal Constituency of the State.”

The RHP added” We are compelled to say that this is not the best way to go about oppressing the opposition. But we promise to use every platform available to us to ensure the visibility of the work of the President in Abia and the South East.

“We call on all well-meaning Abians and Nigerians to condemn this attack on the Renewed Hope Partners and to stand with us in this fight for justice from Governor Otti.

“We will not be intimidated or silenced, and we will continue to promote the Renewed Hope agenda of President Tinubu, no matter the obstacles. We call on our teeming members not to relent as we will not back down on our support for the President.’