A strong group in Abia has warned ex-Governor Ikpeazu to cease deflecting blame and dragging previous leaders into controversies round his 8-year tenure. Discover out what they mentioned and the burning query about N10bn airport funds.
… AFLG Warns Ikpeazu to Carry His Cross, Cease Blame Recreation Over 8-12 months Tenure
A political advocacy group referred to as the Abia State Frontier Management Group (AFLG) has issued a stern warning to former Abia State Governor, Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, PhD, over what it described as his disturbing behavior of deflecting blame and dragging previous governors into his unresolved controversies.
In a strongly worded assertion signed by its convener, Njoku Samuel Okoronkwo, and made out there to the media on Monday, the group expressed dismay at what it termed the previous governor’s constant try to “move the buck” at any time when questions are raised about his eight-year administration.
The group accused Ikpeazu and his aides of intentionally making an attempt to confuse the general public by always evaluating his administration with these of former governors Orji Uzor Kalu and Theodore Orji, even when such comparisons are irrelevant.
“The present Abia State administration and anxious residents have solely requested one easy query — what did Governor Ikpeazu do with the chance he needed to govern Abia for eight uninterrupted years?” the assertion learn. “As an alternative of answering the query, he retains reaching backward to pull in earlier administrations, a tactic that doesn’t deal with the urgent questions on the minds of Abians.”
AFLG cited probably the most urgent considerations — the N10 billion budgeted for the development of an Abia State Airport throughout Ikpeazu’s tenure. The group acknowledged that as an alternative of offering readability or transparency relating to the funds, Ikpeazu’s camp has resorted to drawing comparisons with different administrations that didn’t price range such funds within the first place.
“This query has nothing to do with Orji Uzor Kalu or T.A. Orji,” the group emphasised. “It’s about Ikpeazu and the alternatives he made whereas in workplace. Abians deserve solutions, not deflections.”
The AFLG additional criticized Ikpeazu’s media staff and shut associates for what it described as a coordinated try to rewrite historical past and evade accountability. In keeping with the group, any try to absolve Ikpeazu of accountability or divert consideration from his administration’s alleged shortcomings will likely be firmly resisted.
“It’s time for Dr. Ikpeazu to hold his personal cross,” the assertion continued. “He ought to both come clear and reply the questions being requested, or humbly settle for his administration’s failures, apologize to the folks of Abia, and transfer on together with his life.”
The group reiterated its place that blaming others or making an attempt to masks administrative failures below the shadow of previous regimes is a harmful political development that have to be discouraged within the curiosity of fact and progress.
“Abians are not shopping for the distraction techniques. The info are clear, the data are public, and the folks deserve accountability. Management shouldn’t be about excuses — it’s about accountability,” the group concluded.
As the present administration continues to probe into {financial} irregularities and uncompleted initiatives from the previous, AFLG has urged the general public to stay vigilant and demand solutions.
