Abia state Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu says he is committed at providing enabling environment for businesses to thrive so as to encourage economic development of the state.
The Governor stated this while receiving in audience, members of the Abia State Coaster Drivers Welfare Association, who called on him at Governor’s lodge, Aba.
He said the essence of governance was to reach out to the people and ensure their interest are protected and assured that he would continue to defend their cause.
According to him, he cherishes the relationship between him and the drivers, maintaining that the relationship is divine.
The Governor, who thanked the coaster drivers for coming to show their support to him and his administration also urged them to ensure they obtain their Permanent Voter Cards so as to vote PDP in the forthcoming 2019 general elections.
Speaking earlier, the Chairman, Abia State Coaster Drivers Welfare Association, Mr. Ejike Ifo said the association came on a Thank You Visit to the Governor for his intervention in their case against some agents of osisioma local government who were disturbing them from off-loading passengers and carrying out their legitimate businesses in Osisioma Junction, Aba.
He assured the Governor that the drivers are solidly behind him and have adopted the Governor as their sole governorship candidate in Abia State, come 2019.
