“I must not fail to appreciate what the Government is doing at Faulks road. You know am from that area and we have been yearning for this kind of attention. Please, help me extend our appreciation to Dr.Okezie Ikpeazu, Our people are happy especially for the quality of road projects we are seeing in Aba and environs”.
…But you always say the exact opposite on your blogs and timelines. Why have you not find time to talk about these things. I know you have good number of followers… I innocently asked .
” Iyke, you won’t understand, once I openly appreciate OVI, some persons will personally report me. I do not want to be quoted. That’s why I decided to open up to you”
I had the conversation with a member of the APGA in Abia State.
We are not just lucky with the caliber of people that parade themselves as opposition in Abia State. To them, opposition is all about power struggle not a push for good governance.
“Anybody who is criticizing Ikpeazu on road infrastructure and the quality of work he is doing, needs his/her brain to be thoroughly examined” A strong member of APC Dr. Chidia Maduekwe who is a DG of a federal Agency, spoke to me on phone. He went on, I am in Aba, I asked my driver and my escort to park while I join Kekenapep to tour the town, I am so impressed. I read your posts everyday, I decided to come down and see for myself. Really, I am impressed.”
Seems there is a big disagreement between Federal Opposition and State Opposition. While the Presidency sees Abia and the Government of Abia as major partners in the Project Nigeria, some persons who are determined to de-market the State see nothing good in a State that is evolving through a radical development since its creation in 1991.
Until we find a common ground to agree, opposition in Abia is acidic, petty, insensitive and childish.
Sensing the high level of encomium poured on the State Government after the State wide projects inspection, the only option was to sponsor articles aimed at discrediting the State.
The truth is that, Abians who are the real voters are aware of what the State is doing on Road, Agriculture, Education and other important sectors of the economy. The State through road networks is connecting people to major economic activities, markets, to our neighboring States while also opening up communities through major road networks.
Outside sponsoring articles and television adverts against PDP in Abia State, one wonders what Opposition will campaign with in Umuagu, where the Government has saved buildings from collapse due to erosion.
What will opposition say to those living at Faulks road and those who trade at Ariaria?
What can convince Abiriba and Nkporo indigenes against voting for a government that joined both communities with a 7km road. What message will opposition take to Abam, Ovom, Ugwunagbo, Isiukwuato, Obingwa and hundred other places that have benefited immensely from Ikpeazu’s touch?
It is a general belief that no one or government can solve every problem at same time, it is therefore important to appreciate any government that has not only solved many problems but is continuously maintaining the tempo at which the various problems are being solved.
Perhaps, this account for one of the reasons I do no get worked up when people say ” The Governor is doing nothing”. Check very well, even if you tar a road to the person’s bedroom, he will not agree Dr.Ikpeazu has done anything. Just know that someone is playing the drum they are dancing to.
Abians know the road conditions of Ehere, Ukaegbu, Umuola, Owerri road, Aba road, Aba Owerri road, Echefu, Onyebuchi, Abam-Arochukwu, Aharandu, Emejiaka, Ibere road and many others before Ikpeazu came onboard, no sponsored article will take them back to that previous condition. No paid advert can convince residents to believe you more than the Government that brought joy to their faces. Elections in Abia are won in Abia not on thisday sponsored negative article. The more the negative article, the more people see you are an enemy of the State.
What of those Shoemakers and Garment makers that have seen an upsurge in sales and promotion. Those communities where over 300 schools are being renovated and new ones elevated?
I do not think a sponsored article against Ikpeazu can deter those youths that will soon enjoy the ambience of the new Enyimba Stadium. No speech can convince those who through State’s effort have benefited from one government programme or the other.
Ikpeazu’s work is speaking for him. His work can not be suppressed by thousands of emergency liars.
Anybody that has not seen what the Government of Abia is doing, has never been interested in anything Abia. They are those that open a radio, hear Abia and close the channel..Whoever that is interested in our progress, know what Abia has done and what we are doing. They are pained that they do not have a campaign topic.
Abia is for all of us, your support will take us higher.
