Speaking when he commissioned the 3.8km Umuode road in Osisioma Ngwa Local Government Area, Ikpeazu, who is also the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Saturday’s governorship election in the State, said his opponents lack basic sense of social justice and equity. He added that they cannot comprehend the scale and scope of what his administration has done for the development of the state.
“The Abia Charter of Equity stipulates that the governorship seat of Abia will rotate among the three senatorial districts of the state- that is Abia North, Abia Central and Abia South. Abia North governed from 1999 to 2007 when Chief Orji Uzo Kalu was governor. After his eight years tenure, he handed over to Abia Central from 2007 to 2015 with Senator Theodore Orji in charge.
“As you know, we are Igbos, we cry and weep that Federal Government relegates and marginalises us. Since after the war, we have been crying, asking when will it be our turn. That is the same thing those who founded Abia decided in 1981 and they planned it. I have a copy of the document. Our founding fathers said the seat of governorship should be rotatory.
“ I think it is greedy, disobedience, ignorance, negation of peace that made people to disregard equity. If not greed, those two men from Abia North should have waited for another time. I call on them to be patient as four years is not four centuries. Would they like it if they are denied the opportunity to run for election when it is shifted to their zone? Abia charter of equity should be sustained.
vanguardngr Wat is this noise about equity for? Govt should be by merit!