Paul Ikonne, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has accused the governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, of chasing clout within the wake of the ordeal presently being confronted by the chief of the Indigenous Individuals of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
Ikonne, whereas urging the Governor to desist from such a transfer stated Otti ought to relatively concentrate on being accountable over the N54 billion sensible college initiative and the N6 billion leisure centre executed by his administration in Abia.
In accordance with Ikonne, the governor’s current touch upon Kanu’s trial and his potential launch are nothing however a determined try to realize consideration.
He additionally alleged that Otti has consistently appeared to undertake the usage of delicate nationwide points to distract the folks of Abia from his document of underperformance and questionable {financial} practices.
In a press release issued by Ujo Justice, his chief press Secretary, Ikonne stated, “Governor Otti has chosen to play politics with the feelings of the folks by dragging the identify of Nnamdi Kanu into his failing authorities narrative.”
The APC chieftain challenged the governor to level to the precise areas of these tasks and to ask the media for verification.
“If really these tasks exist, why had been they not commissioned throughout the governor’s current public present of some rehabilitated roads? Why does each report from Abia Authorities Home find yourself as social media content material with no substance on the bottom?” Ikonne queried.
He famous that the Abia State Authorities’s quarterly efficiency report reveals disturbing figures — cash written off for tasks that neither exist nor could be traced — whereas the federal government continues to obtain over N30 billion month-to-month in allocations and Internally Generated Income.
“For greater than two years in workplace, Governor Otti by no means paid a go to, by no means made a concrete intervention, and by no means demonstrated any concern about Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s state of affairs. Now that his authorities’s credibility is collapsing, he instantly remembers Kanu. That’s hypocrisy at its peak,” Ikonne added.