One of the governorship aspirants in Abia State on the platform of the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA), Mr. Ndukwe Iko, has assured his supporters and Abians in general, that if given the chance to govern the state, he would run his administration without the office of a First Lady. Iko, who made the remark at the Aba Recreation Club, Aba, Abia State, said his decision to run without the office of a First Lady was not to sideline women in his administration,but to avoid waste of resources on an office that is not recognized by the constitution.
The PPA governorship aspirant assured women that his administration would create other opportunities for the female gender to play active roles in governance, saying he would create a Ministry of Women and Children Affairs with a woman commissioner to oversee it.
According to the aspirant, he got involved in politics to answer a call to service; to serve the people and to put the state on the path of economic growth. He added that the economy of the state has collapsed in the last seven years. Iko has vowed not to visit the state until 2019, if a “stooge” becomes the governor next year. He decried the state of roads and infrastructure in Aba, the commercial hub of the state, describing the city as a “concrete jungle”. The aspirant boasted that he has drafted a master plan to give the state a facelift, if he is given the opportunity.
He said he was against the philosophy of zoning. Stating that zoning forecloses chances of people that have better and creative ideas on how to turn the fortunes and economy for the good of its citizens. He said Zoning was a Greek gift the present administration wants to give to the Ngwa people.
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