Worried by what he described as dismal state of infrastructure in Abia
\nstate, governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in the
\n2015 election, Dr. Nyerere Anyim, has urged Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu to speak
\nup if there is any influence stopping him from delivering democracy
\ndividends to the people.<\/p>\n
Anyim who stated this in an interview with newsmen in Owerri, lamented
\nthat governance is gradually grinding to a halt in the state with
\nabandoned projects, mounting salary arrears and pensions as hunger ravages
\nthe people, adding that anybody elected governor in Abia has no reason for
\nnon performance.<\/p>\n
Apparently making reference to the Theodore Orji and Orji Uzor Kalu
\nconflict where the former blamed his former godfather for his inability to
\nwork, Anyim warned that the people of the state would no longer accept
\nexcuses for non performance in 2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho can explain the sordid state of affairs in Abia? Nothing is working;
\neven the few road projects started had been abandoned. Visit Aba, Nkporo,
\nArochukwu, Isiukwuato and Ukwa, the oil producing area, it is the same
\npitiable sight. The state does owe not less than 6 months arrears of
\nsalaries and pensions. If actually Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu is in bondage, he
\nshould not wait for four years before divesting himself of such influence.
\nAbia won\u2019t accept another excuse after four years. We in Abia will not
\naccept another liberation story in 2019. Don\u2019t wait for 2019 to tell us
\nthat the reason you failed to work as governor was because you were in
\nbondage. We don\u2019t want a repeat of the Theodore Orji and Orji Uzor Kalu
\nera where Theodore Orji said he couldn\u2019t deliver democracy dividends
\nduring his first tenure because he was not in control.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf Gov. Ikpeazu feels he is being prevented to give best his best for the
\nstate, let him go for deliverance now so that he and even the state will
\nbe liberated. If you are the governor of a state, the only reason you have
\nfor non performance is that your godfather didn\u2019t allow you, such a
\ngovernor need to have his head examined. If Ikpeazu feels that he is in
\nbondage, now is the time to cry out or be silent forever.<\/p>\n
The APC chieftain dismissed claims that Ikpeazu is being distracted by
\nlitigations, describing it as a lazy man\u2019s excuse. He said; \u201cSome
\ngovernors are still in court and delivering democracy dividends to their
\nstates. So, why will the case of Abia be different? Who dragged Ikpeazu to
\ncourt, is it not members of his own party, the PDP? They can\u2019t eat their
\ncake and have it.\u00a0 I have always warned the PDP that nemesis will catch up
\nwith them. I have been proved right.\u00a0 Is it not the opinion of well
\nmeaning Abia people that PDP had underdeveloped Abia? We won\u2019t allow them
\nto hold Abia to ransom with their intra party wrangling. In 2019, it is
\nnow clear that they will give us another excuse that they were in court
\nand couldn\u2019t perform. Abia needs a change from the way governance has been
\nrun since 1999. Gov. Ikpeazu should embrace change\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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