Otti was sworn in alongside his deputy, Ikechi Valentine Emetu, by Abia Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Lilian Abai.

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Otti was alleged to have taken his oath of office at the Umuahia Township Stadium during the inauguration event.

Remember that a Federal High Court sitting in Kano presided over by Justice M N Yunusa classified all votes cast for Labour Party candidates in Kano, Abia, and other states as wasted votes in a ruling.

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The court concluded that the process for selecting Otti and other party candidates did not comply with the criteria of the 2022 electoral act.

The court ruled that the Labour Party's failure to submit its membership register to INEC at least 30 days before their primaries invalidated the selection process in the suit No FHC/KN/CS/107/2023 filed by Mr. Ibrahim Haruna Ibrahim against the Labour Party and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

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Otti's legal team, on the other hand, requested that he be included as an interested party and that the lower court's verdict be suspended awaiting the outcome of the matter before it.