Top Reasons Why Some Abians Want Gov Okezie Ikpeazu Out

This are not the best of times for the Governor of Abia State Okezie Ikpazu who has just been asked recently by a court to vacate the office he holds sway as the governor.

The governorship of Okezie Ikpeazu has been a controversial one.  First, he has barely survived a political heat from Mr Alex Otti, APGA governorship aspirant who many believe won the election in the State, but the result manipulated to favour Dr. Ikpeazu.

Currently, the governor has been sacked by a court for forgery.  One of the aspirants   Dr. Uchechukwu Ogah has dragged Ikpeazu to court alleging that he falsified his tax clearance certificates.  Upon the courts verdict, the Independent National Electoral Commission presented a return ticket to Dr. Uchechukwu Ogah

Dr. Okezie’s ordeal could rightly be traced to his affiliation to the family of the erstwhile governor of Abia State T.A. Orji who many believe foisted Dr. Okezie Ikpazu on Abians for personal political gains and as a stooge who will cover the alleged atrocities T.A. Orji committed in office when he held sway as Abia State Governor.

According to a source who spoke to us on condition of anonymity said Okezie will not easily know peace because of what he described as frivolous leadership he inherited and sustained for the his political godfather:

“For instance when Okezie became the governor and even when the greater number of the State civil servants were languishing in hunger as a result of backlog of unpaid salaries, Okezie with his 61 boyish and frivolous friends were touring round the whole world to watch live matches, engaging in shopping sprees and throwing parties around. He took many of his friends to watch Arsenal March in UK and toured USA, Turkey and many other countries to catch fun. This comes to show a man who has come to leadership for self-aggrandisement and funfair.  The Okezie I know cannot create wealth or restore by sound policies the vocations and creativities Abia State youths were known for.  He belongs to the class of politicians that stir youths to boyishness and useless them for political gains.  He has such antecedents and such political history”

“Dr.Okezie Ikpazu christens his funfair tours and overseas tours with 61 of his friends and family members a search for foreign investors. His escapades always take him to United Kingdom to watch Arsenal marches because he is a die-hard supporter of the club. Dr Ikpazu would ditch state functions and official engagements to sit before a TV screen any day Arsenal has a football match competition with other clubs”

It was further alleged by our source that the governor could have mortgaged the future of the state by constantly borrowing to buy his way and certain favourable judgements.

‘Ask Governor Ikpeazu today to account for N30billion he has previously borrowed.  Just ask him to show you the money borrowed or how he spent it, you’d be amazed that the greater portion of that money drowned on frivolous shopping sprees, globetrotting, fun-seeking, reckless adventures and bribery.  I sat down one of those friends he travel with overseas to know possibly what transpired, he revealed the level of idiocy that took place where monies are lavishly dashed out and good dollars spent on drinks and funfair

Another source described the governor’s activities thus:

‘This is a man who will wake up in the morning and tells you he heard about a particular site somewhere and the next day, you see him there and then another news you will here is that he’s in so and so place to bring foreign investors.  Damn it, let him tell us the identity of the investors he came to USA to meet and I will convenient give you details of how much he paid to gather and stage-manage what you see as meeting with foreign investors’.

Another source who craved anonymity claimed that to celebrate his 100days in office, Dr.Ikpeazu dished out millions to his relatives to liaise with local authorities in every community to erect sign boards making one claim of his achievement or the other.  Within Isiala Ngwa North Axis especially, one could see countless bill boards with slogans like ‘Ikpeazu’s God sent.  “He gave us constant electricity’. ‘Ikpeazu has given us a new lease of life with his massive roads commissioning’, etc, yet a journey within Aba city takes you hours because of bad roads.

“Ikpeazu is toeing the footstep of his predecessor whose achievements were mostly celebrated on TV screens and newspapers more than they are seen on ground. Frivolity, selfishness, sharing sprees, rascality, mediocrity has characterised leadership in Abia State within the Executive and the Legislative arms”