ABIA: Ikpeazu represents ‘a generational tragedy’ —Otti

Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the Abia 2019 election, Alex Otti, on Friday said Governor Okezie Ikpeazu had murdered governance in Abia State.

Otti knocked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) administration for the deplorable condition of the state.

A statement issued by Otti’s Media Assistant, Ferdinand Ekeoma, and made available to newsmen, Friday in Aba, claimed that the Ikpeazu government which it said was forcefully foisted on the people was subjecting Abia people to extreme poverty.

The APGA chieftain said the governor lacked direction and focus, which had been attributed to incompetence.

He said: “If Abians didn’t vote for Otti, how come they still repose so much hope, confidence and trust in him, while they regard Okezie Ikpeazu as an accidental usurper in government house, who represents a generational tragedy? If Ikpeazu can win elections, why would he resort to rigging and falsification of results of both elections with the active connivance of INEC in Umuahia?

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“How can Otti be distracting an Okezie Ikpeazu who himself is distraction personified? Which distraction is worse than assembling sycophants to praise you for doing nothing, and insult and attack your opponents and critics for reminding you what your job should be? Who distracted him from paying salaries to Abia workers for close to one year now? Who distracted him from paying pensioners for the past 32 months? Who distracted him from ridding Aba and Umuahia of refuse dumps, such that the horrible pictures we see everyday will be a thing of the past? Did Otti distract him from appointing commissioners, a clear 6 months after he rigged elections and pronounced himself winner in collaboration with his heavily compromised accomplices?

“Is it Otti that stopped him from putting up infrastructure in the state? Who distracted him from building and modernizing hospitals in Abia. Was it Otti that stopped him from paying any attention to government schools in the state while he takes credit for the performance of Abia students in WAEC and NECO which is as a result of self efforts, private and missionary schools?

“Otti wants responsible and people oriented leadership in Abia.

“Otti wants Ikpeazu to unhook himself from the yoke of man-made mediocrity, discipline himself, imbibe some seriousness in governance and set out for progressive leadership.

“Otti wants Ikpeazu to dislodge those timid thugs that have held him and his government hostage, and made him become an object of mockery.

“Otti wants Abians across political, religious and sectional lines to see the real and long time tragedy in keeping silent and embracing the thuggish and mediocre standards which Ikpeazu and his allies have foisted on the state”.

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