Abia: How APGA reacted to Governor Ikpeazu’s sharing of Prado Jeeps to LG chairmen
Governor, Okezie ikpeazu of alleged sharing of Prado Jeeps to the
seventeen local government council chairmen in the state.
The party, in a statement issued to newsmen by the Abia State
chairman, Reverend Augustine Ehiemere, and forwarded to DAILY POST on
Wednesday morning, said the action of the governor was provocative and
highly disrespectful to the suffering citizens of the state,
especially thousands of starving civil servants and pensioners whose
situations keep becoming pathetic on a daily basis.
Recall that Governor Okezie Ikpeazu had last week, as parts of his
birthday celebration, distributed multi-million Naira Prado Jeeps to
the 17 local government council chairmen in Abia state.
Parts of the APGA statement reads, "The attention of the All
Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Abia state has been drawn to the
latest thoughtless and tactless action of governor Okezie Ikpeazu of
Abia state who in continuation of his acts of financial recklessness
shared brand new Toyota Prado Jeeps to the Seventeen L.G. A Chairmen
of the state a few days ago.
"Just like other citizens of the state who have roundly condemned this
jamboree of an insensitive governor, we feel very sad and
disappointed, and thus state as follows:
"That the sharing of such expensive jeeps that is between Fifty
Million Naira (N50M) and above per vehicle at this time is the highest
display of leadership insensitivity to the plight of Abians and
clearly presents the governor as one whose leadership priorities are
misplaced, and dangerously wrapped in destructive selfishness.
"That while Dr. Ikpeazu celebrated his birthday amid pomp and
pageantry, and dashed those vehicles like Christmas flowers, he didn't
bother to pause and ponder about the welfare and fate of those
millions of Abians who are struggling to provide three square meals
for their families.
"That LGA Chairmen as Chief Executives of the third tier of
government, with constitutional independence and approved budgets, are
not appointees of the governor and thus do not fall in the category of
government officials who should be beneficiaries of such gestures;
suffice it to say that it's either the Ikpeazu led government has been
dipping its hand illegally into the treasury of the Local Councils, or
that he is wasting such resources on the LGA Chairmen for ulterior
motives that may not be unconnected to his desperate quest for
undeserved reelection come 2019.
"The fact that a governor who has consistently hinged his failure to
pay workers and pensioners, as well as execute meaningful projects on
paucity of funds, had the mind to waste up to a billion naira (N
1Billion) in purchase of such expensive jeeps, shows that Ikpeazu is
determined to exhibit anti people meanness and ruthlessness in pursuit
of a doomed reelection ambition, more than he is ready to use the
resources of the people in giving them responsible leadership. This
should awaken the consciousness of Abians of all classes, and
strengthen their resolve to end the Ikpeazu leadership tragedy come
2019.
"That we urge the LGA Chairmen to allow truth, justice and empathy
prevail over selfish interest by voluntarily returning those jeeps
which are akin to blood money to governor Okezie Ikpeazu, even as we
appeal to the governor to sell off those jeeps and use the proceeds to
tackle pressing needs of the people.
"Finally, we wish to remind Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu that Abia is not, and
can never be his personal estate where self propelled acts of
selfishness and gross misconduct as being witnessed presently can go
unchallenged and unpunished. He must give account of his stewardship,
if not today, certainly tomorrow, because no evil has ever gone
unpunished.
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