{"id":235957,"date":"2025-09-24T16:19:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T16:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.name.ng\/news\/revealed-how-eze-chikamnayo-allegedly-tried-to-dump-ikpeazu-for-otti-and-why-otti-rejected-him\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T16:19:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T16:19:44","slug":"revealed-how-eze-chikamnayo-allegedly-tried-to-dump-ikpeazu-for-otti-and-why-otti-rejected-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/revealed-how-eze-chikamnayo-allegedly-tried-to-dump-ikpeazu-for-otti-and-why-otti-rejected-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Revealed: How Eze Chikamnayo Allegedly Tried to Dump Ikpeazu for Otti \u2014 And Why Otti Rejected Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<h4 data-start=\"3381\" data-end=\"3755\"><em>Political drama has hit <a href=\"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/abia\">Abia <\/a>as <strong data-start=\"3413\" data-end=\"3454\">Ubani Dannie reveals shocking details<\/strong> of how former Information Commissioner <strong data-start=\"3494\" data-end=\"3603\">Eze Chikamnayo allegedly lobbied to abandon Governor Ikpeazu for <a href=\"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/Alex\">Alex <\/a>Otti\u2019s Labour Party ticket in 2023.<\/strong> Read full details\u00a0<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Dangerous Effect Of Married Women Cheating In Igbo Land Revealed | IGBO PREMIUM CONTENT\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mYOYbgHSiGg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"kvezio kvezio-clearfix kvezio-post-inline kvezio-float-center kvezio-align-center kvezio-column-1\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Who Cheats More: Married Men or Women? | IFENKILI (PREMIUM IGBO CONTENT)\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_kcF0IcrtLU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em><strong>Fresh revelations expose how former <a href=\"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/abia\">Abia <\/a>Information Commissioner allegedly lobbied to join Otti\u2019s Labour Party ticket while still serving under ex-Governor Ikpeazu<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/abia\">Abia <\/a>politics has taken a new twist as fresh allegations have emerged against Eze Chikamnayo, the former Commissioner for Information under ex-Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, who is now parading himself as a social crusader.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to a detailed account by political actor and equally former commissioner Ubani Dannie, Chikamnayo allegedly made frantic moves to abandon his boss Ikpeazu in the heat of 2023 elections in order to secure a Labour Party ticket for Umunneochi Constituency under the leadership of Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/Alex\">Alex <\/a>Otti.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ubani, who described Chikamnayo as a friend, claimed that multiple meetings were held at Olive Hotel, Umuahia, where Chikamnayo allegedly pleaded that he be allowed to fly Labour Party\u2019s flag even if it meant resigning abruptly from Ikpeazu\u2019s cabinet.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But the bombshell came when Ubani reportedly presented the \u201cdeal\u201d to then Labour Party governorship candidate, Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/Alex\">Alex <\/a>Otti, during a private meeting at Otti\u2019s residence.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"kvezio kvezio-clearfix kvezio-post-middle kvezio-float-center kvezio-align-center kvezio-column-1\">\n<div id=\"kvezio-178990-1640139407\" class=\"kvezio-container kvezio-type-image \" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WPAdBlock\" data-adid=\"178990\" data-type=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"kvezio-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/afnews.sumofunnel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cover-1-scaled.jpg?w=1170&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"news paper\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to him, Otti flatly rejected the move, describing Chikamnayo as a political liability.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith a character like Eze Chikamnayo, what will we tell Abians we are doing differently from this decadent system?\u201d Otti allegedly asked, stressing that his project was about service and raising governance standards, not desperate alliances.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ubani narrated that Otti ended the conversation abruptly, dismissing the idea of working with Chikamnayo, whom he considered unfit for the new political order Labour Party sought to build in Abia.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This revelation is coming at a time when Chikamnayo has been on a media rampage against Governor Otti, portraying himself as a fearless critic. However, his alleged desperation to switch sides in 2023 is now raising questions about his credibility as a \u201csocial crusader.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Political analysts argue that this fresh exposure paints Eze Chikamnayo as a man driven not by principle but by political survival, willing to switch camps at the last minute to secure relevance.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For many Abians, the controversy raises a bigger question: Can someone who allegedly sought to betray his former boss and was rejected by Otti now be trusted as a voice of truth?<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<h3><strong>Listen to top Radio Stations in <a href=\"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/abia\">Abia <\/a>State CLICK HERE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Political drama has hit Abia as Ubani Dannie reveals shocking details of how former Information Commissioner Eze Chikamnayo allegedly lobbied to abandon Governor Ikpeazu for Alex Otti\u2019s Labour Party ticket in 2023. 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