November 11, 2018
By Ijendu Iheaka
Abia state government
has promised to complete the construction of Aba interchange, Ngwa and other
road projects yet to be completed in the state before the 2019 elections.
John Okeiyi-Kalu, Abia
state Commissioner for Information, made the promise on behalf of the
government at the Aba Governor’s Lodge on Sunday.
Okeiyi-Kalu was
speaking to All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) members decamping to
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from deputy governor’s home in Mkporo, Ohafia
local government and the members of Abia Grassroots Movement (AGM).
He said that some
hitches delaying commencement of work on Ngwa and Ohanku roads included a big
drainage system needing fixing and pending NDDC contract on Ngwa and Ohanku
roads respectively.
He said that Abia
state government did not owe any worker in its 72 ministries and agencies which
the state government is responsible for paying their salary.
The Commissioner said
that the truth in Abia state was that only agencies which generate money and
pay themselves like the state Polytechnic were being owed salaries by their
management.
“If you find I have
lied, I will resign my appointment. Nobody will win elections with lies in Abia
state.
“You will do well to
leave here with the truth because it is the truth that you know that you will
use to convince others. And if you do not know the truth, you will vote on the
basis of a lie.
“If you believe
Ikpeazu has worked, vote for him but if you are not convinced, do what you
like”, he said.
Speaking during the
visit, the former Zonal Chairman of APGA for…., Chief Ojeabor Ude said they
came to show solidarity with their son, Ude Okochukwu, the deputy governor.
He said they were
using the opportunity to cross over to PDP from APGA in order to ensure their
community worked to return their son, Okochukwu to the government house.
Ude said only his
return with Ikpeazu under PDP would secure the position of Mkporo people in the
government house which gives them an advantage to benefit from their son’s
position.
The Chairman AGM,
Chief Jerry Ohaegbulam said they came to tell the governor they were aligning
with and supporting his 2019 bid because “he had done what his predecessors
could not do”.
Ohaegbulam said his
group would work with Ikpeazu to return him to office come 2019 but asked him
to equip them to do what they have to do for him.
He and Ude begged
Ikpeazu to clear Abia workers’ salary and pensioners’ arrears, complete
projects pending across Abia and clear refuse on Uratta and other Aba roads to
make his re-election easier.
“We will work with you
but you should put your house in order. When you do what we asked you to do,
you should go to sleep and leave the rest for us” they said.
In his response, the
Senior Special Assistant to Governor Ikpeazu on Special Duties, Chief Erondu
Erondu who represented him thanked the defecting APGA members and AGM members
for their support to Ikpeazu.
He said he was a
messenger for the governor and promised to send the messages of the two groups
to the governor when he returns from the meeting that took him away from
receiving them.
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