The minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo says Abia State Governor, Alex Otti is likely to rejoin the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) shortly.

Citing the scenario of the prodigal son, Keyamo said Otti will eventually find his way home.

Otti joined the All Progressives Congress in 2020 after defecting from the All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA. He later joined the Labour Party where he contested the 2023 governorship election and won.

Keyamo said this during his speech at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Abia International Airport.

“The President’s motivation was also the fact that he loves the governor of this state, he loves his spirit. I know the comments he has made about the governor of this state and how much people here love him so much.

“Today is not the day for politics, he strayed away, he was with us, he strayed away like the prodigal son,” he said

Speaking further Keyamo explained how it was upgraded to an international airport rather than the initially planned airstrip.

“When I called Dr Alex Otti and I broke the news to him, he said no, I will partner with you, I will also put in counterpart funding, let us upgrade it to an international airport. This was what happened. As minister of aviation, I’m just telling you the trajectory.”