The leadership of apex socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has passed a vote of confidence on Governor Okezie Ikpeazu to represent Abia south senatorial zone of the state come 2023.
The body disclosed that after a careful assessment of Abia south election, Ohanaeze called on Senator Harcourt Enyinnaya Abaribe to quietly quit the stage because of his negligence to meet the expectations of the people of the zone.
Ohanaeze in a statement signed and made available by its secretary-General, Mazi Okechukwu Isigozoro, said the projects attracted by Abaribe’s name were the least amongst the other 15 senators from the south-east.
According to the statement, there is evidence of failure in his representation and Ndigbo needs a younger but experienced personality with persuasive, diplomatic, and Aura to win more friendly and helpful projects, than engaging in unnecessary fights without benefits for the People of Abia south zone.
“Ndigbo has lauded Governor Okezie Ikpeazu for the infrastructural development and youth empowerment across the state, especially in Aba and its environs.
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“From the budget office of the National Assembly, the records of monetary allocation received for Abia South didn’t translate into the level of developmental projects on the ground for the last sixteen years under Abaribe.
“It shows that the current occupant of the Senate of Abia South only attracted a few projects and the Constituency’s projects are insufficient under the watchful eye of Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe while admitting that he shows courage in speaking for Ndigbo, but he recklessly abandoned his immediate constituency with poor representation with the lest projects, amongst other 14 serving senators from the south-east”.
“Ndigbo deserves fresh voices on the Senate floor in 2023, the era of playing to the gallery is over, Ndigbo recommends that Abaribe should quit the Senate for other federal government appointments in the future and he should relinquish the Senate seat for Abia South for Governor Ikpeazu in 2023.
“Abaribe has done his best in the last 16 years by 2023 in the Senate, it’s not his birthright or his ancestral rights, but he’s expected to serve in another capacity, not in the Senate in 2023, his people complain about the absence of constituency projects and lack of accessibility for the last 16 years”.
The statement further disclosed that Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has demonstrated courage and strength to fight for Ndigbo, added that he has shown interest in fighting for the end of the marginalization of the South-east and unification of the Igbo-speaking people of Niger Delta with their kit and kins in the Southeast.
“Even though he has given Aba a facelift through the harvest of projects, his modest disposition is needed in the Senate to attract more projects rather than being an attack dog without visible projects and creating unnecessary enemies for the people of Abia South Senatorial zone. It’s time for Enyinnaya Abaribe to step down for Governor Ikpeazu for quality and robust representations”.
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