- He’s not being sincere – Abia Information commissioner
A former speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Hon. Martins Azubuike, has said that the much-acclaimed achievements of the administration of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu in office only exist in the media.
Azubuike spoke to our correspondent after kicking off his ward campaign for the 2019 governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress in Omoba in Isiala Ngwa Local Government Area of the state.
He accused the governor of failing to put the abundant resources of the state to proper use, saying the failure was most noticeable in the area of infrastructure and basic social amenities.
He said while campaigning for the office in 2015, Ikpeazu had assured the civil servants of prompt payment of their salaries, expressing regret that since he got into office, he had yet to accomplish it.
The lawmaker representing Isialangwa North State Constituency in the House, said if given the opportunity, he had both the experience and capacity to deliver on his promises.
“I will make the difference. I will not keep watching while Aba Textile Mills, Aba Glass Industry, Modern Ceramic Industry, and Golden Guinea Breweries, Umuahia, remain moribund,” he said.
Azubuike appealed to the people to replace the ruling Peoples Democratic Party with the APC in 2019, saying after almost 20 years in power, the PDP had not improved the lot of the state.
Similarly, the Director General, Azubuike Campaign Organisation and a chieftain of the APC, Chief Michael Irom, said with his wealth of experience from the House, Azubuike was the most suitable for the office.
But the state Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu, disagreed with the APC governorship aspirant, saying the incumbent governor had performed even beyond the expectations of his
detractors.
He wondered how the former speaker, who was impeached in December 2016, had become a critique of the party on which platform he won election twice into the House of
Assembly.
