How Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu Changed the Narrative

Blessing Ogonna Gabriel



Picture 1 depicts our past, when our roads were not motorable. We depended on wheelbarrows/trucks to move from point A to B.

The beauty of our present has totally erased the rot and ugliness of our past.

Not so many still remembers how Faulks road, Ehiere, Umuola, Ukaegbu,Kamalu, Ibadan, Onyebuchi, Agharandu used to be.

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has changed the narrative.

We're absolutely better today.

Project 4 + 4 is a done deal!

#IAmIkpeazulated
#TeamOVI
#Vote4Continuity

I rep umuola road. My street don shelenge.

Come to my area, Owerri road off Okigwe.
He must stay there till 2023

What a mockery of democracy! Some people are mischievous. On what moral justification should one reelect OVI? For owing workers salary? For multiple taxation that this govt is known for? Or for infrastructural development? Or for doing little or nothing while youths are increasingly embolden to join cults, intimidate and maim people? May be for singing the Aba made song to the world? May be for doing a little better than his predecessor? But is that enough? No! that will be settling for less.

I don't know if you people are happy with the pace of development in Abia state? compare Abia with ebonyi state in the last three years, which has fared better? is it infrastructure? is it workers salaries? is it agriculture? Is it that we wait till Jesus comes before we start seeing such pace of development?

Abia has a lot of prospects compared other states. In Aba specifically, property rent(annual rent) is paid, infrastructure rent, fitness for habitation, sanitation fee (bear it in mind you will never see ASEPA dispose any waste but won't hesitate to use police to intimidate people into paying inexistent service), there is also capitation rate all paid to abian govt , there's also vigilante fees, what about fed. monthly allocation? 13% derivation as oil producing state? What are these monies used for? Bear in mind that in every building in Aba there's a shop or shops - they also pay their own version of tax. These aside, what about the markets and business clusters - Ariria, ahia ohuru, ekeoha, ehere, udele, st. michael, etc. Enough money to transform a small state like Abia. This is why I find difficult to agree with his handlers that he has done well.

First, the handlers of OVI started with the rhetoric of him having many court battles/cases for his inefficiency in fast tracking infrastructural development, after the court battles, it was the rains, out of the 3.5 years a governor cannot boast of up to 20 roads constructed or reconstructed in any major city of the state. When you remind them that he campaigned with ngwa road, ohanku road, ph road and many others, they said he will do it but when? Now they came up with another excuse it is nddc road or that world bank would assist or federal road and that federal govt has assured them that they will handle it. And I ask can't OVI construct adjoining roads to these roads to ease congestion on these roads. Now some say he should be allowed to complete his 8 years? I ask on what basis exactly?

His handlers should quit dancing around opposition (apc & apga) court cases, its sickening! It shows panic. Opposition is good for democracy. He should put his ears on ground, people are not happy, of course not that you can please everybody but people expected much than what he has given especially the excuses. I doubt if the family sacked by flood (caused by not constructing roads and water channels), or the ordinary citizen who jumps bad roads everyday or the one that swims dirty waters and sometimes fall into gutters esp. during rainy season or business man having heaps of refuse in front of his business premises while ASEPA selectively do their work will vote for him.

For me it is obvious that OVI government isn't the government abians have been clamouring for. He should go and hang his boots!

Greeninho:
What a mockery of democracy! Some people are mischievous. On what moral justification should one reelect OVI? For owing workers salary? For multiple taxation that this govt is known for? Or for infrastructural development? Or for doing nothing while youths are increasing embolden to join cults, intimidate and maim people? May be for singing the Aba made song to the world? May be for doing a little better than his godfather? But is that enough? No! that will be settling for less. First, the handlers of OVI started with the rhetoric of him having many court battles for his inefficiency in fast tracking infrastructural development, after the court battles, it was the rains, out of the 3.5 years a governor cannot boast of up to 20 roads constructed or reconstructed in any major city of the state. When you remind them that he campaigned with ngwa road, ohanku road, ph road and many others, they said he will do it but when? Now they said came up with another excuse it is nddc road or federal road and that federal govt has assured them that they will handle it. And I ask can't OVI construct adjoining roads to these roads to ease congestion on these roads. For me it is obvious that OVI government isn't the government abians have been clamouring for. He should go and hang his boots!

You don't have to politicise everything, you're telling me he hasn't constructed upto 20 roads?
He has really constructed and reconstructed over 70 roads, don't come here to lie about it.
Multiple taxation is an issue all over Nigeria and he's been dealing with just like every other progressive state, reformation is a continuous process and will continue. It will be a worthy thing to note that this reformation started with Ikpeazu unlike few states it started with their predecessors.
So because someone succeeded another, it now makes the predecessor his godfather, this is so bad a mentality. And for the rains, I'm sure you know where Abia lies in the map and how rainy our state is. He had to complain about the rains when he discovered the loss his administration incurred as a result of doing some projects in the wet season earlier 2015 when he assumed office. You talked about constructing adjoining roads to ease traffic, I'm sure you know that Ikpeazu has given Aba a brand new road that connects us to our Akwacross neighbors hence federal government neglected Aba-Ikotekpene road.. You should also note that the roads you mentioned have been recently awarded to Setraco and they have already started with Port Harcourt road to connect the Ngwa road soon.

yungpowers:
I rep umuola road.
My street don shelenge.

I'm all weather, I got you covered.
This is the said road, Umuola.

yungpowers:

You don't have to politicise everything, you're telling me he hasn't constructed upto 20 roads?
He has really constructed and reconstructed over 70 roads, don't come here to lie about it.
Multiple taxation is an issue all over Nigeria and he's been dealing with just like every other progressive state, reformation is a continuous process and will continue. It will be a worthy thing to note that this reformation started with Ikpeazu unlike few states it started with their predecessors.
So because someone succeeded another, it now makes the predecessor his godfather, this is so bad a mentality. And for the rains, I'm sure you know where Abia lies in the map and how rainy our state is. He had to complain about the rains when he discovered the loss his administration incurred as a result of doing some projects in the wet season earlier 2015 when he assumed office. You talked about constructing adjoining roads to ease traffic, I'm sure you know that Ikpeazu has given Aba a brand new road that connects us to our Akwacross neighbors hence federal government neglected Aba-Ikotekpene road.. You should also note that the roads you mentioned have been recently awarded to Setraco and they have already started with Port Harcourt road to connect the Ngwa road soon.

I don't understand politicising the post comment but I saw #vote4continuity in the post and the post is under politics section. So it has to be discussed or commented politically

I said up to 20 constructed or reconstructed roads in any major city (Aba or umuahia) of the state not the whole state. please don't get it twisted.

Multiple taxation an issue all over Nigeria? No qualms! what about the little goodies there too can't be replicated in Abia? or should we be competing with bad indices?

I wonder what you will call OVI as regards to T.A Orji in political parlance? It is on public record that T.A Orji wanted him to succeed him and campaign for him. So that makes him his godfather, OVI - godson. Let's not shy away from obvious and political truth because we don't want to appear bias in our opinion

of course I know where Abia lies in the map, also check where rivers, akwa ibom, ebonyi, ondo lies too. Of course not that they are perfect but infrastructural wise they are better.


I know about the new road I think runs across obingwa LGA. That's a good initiative, that shows he knows what to do in such scenario. But why can't it be replicated in the state inner roads?

I know it has been awarded but the question is how many years will it take them to finish it? osusu road is still under construction.

If you had assimilated my post very well you will understand my bone of contention - SNAIL PACE OF DEVELOPMENT. A state like Abia state needs a fast infrastructural development considering how previous administration ran it down not what is obtainable now. And please stop all these excuses. Dee Sam mbakwe achieved a lot when he governed Abia and IMO as old IMO state. Go and check his records, it still speaks for him till date. And don't forget he govern during post war era which to me seems a challenging period. His love for the good of his people got him the name crying governor. Then there was the will and he made way through it. But now

A politician/leader is measured by how much he worked the talk not by excuses!

Greeninho:
What a mockery of democracy! Some people are mischievous. On what moral justification should one reelect OVI? For owing workers salary? For multiple taxation that this govt is known for? Or for infrastructural development? Or for doing little or nothing while youths are increasingly embolden to join cults, intimidate and maim people? May be for singing the Aba made song to the world? May be for doing a little better than his predecessor? But is that enough? No! that will be settling for less.

I don't know if you people are happy about the pace of development in Abia state? compare Abia with ebonyi state in the last three years, which has fared better? is it infrastructure? is it workers salaries? is it agriculture? Is it that we wait till Jesus comes before we start seeing such pace of development?

Abia has a lot of prospects compared other states. In Aba specifically, property rent(annual rent) is paid, infrastructure rent, fitness for habitation, sanitation fee (bare it in mind you will never see ASEPA dispose any waste but won't hesitate to use police to intimidate people into paying inexistent service), there is also capitation rate all paid to abian govt , there's also vigilante fees, what about fed. monthly allocation? 13% derivation as oil producing state? What are these monies used for? Bear in mind that in every building in Aba there's a shop or shops - they also pay their own version of tax. These aside, what about the markets and business clusters - Ariria, ahia ohuru, ekeoha, ehere, udele, st. michael, etc. Enough money to transform a small state like Abia. This is why I find difficult to agree with his handlers that he has done well.

First, the handlers of OVI started with the rhetoric of him having many court battles/cases for his inefficiency in fast tracking infrastructural development, after the court battles, it was the rains, out of the 3.5 years a governor cannot boast of up to 20 roads constructed or reconstructed in any major city of the state. When you remind them that he campaigned with ngwa road, ohanku road, ph road and many others, they said he will do it but when? Now they came up with another excuse it is nddc road or that world bank would assist or federal road and that federal govt has assured them that they will handle it. And I ask can't OVI construct adjoining roads to these roads to ease congestion on these roads. Now some say he should be allowed to complete his 8 years? I ask on what basis exactly?

His handlers should quit dancing around opposition (apc & apga) court cases, its sickening! It shows panic. Opposition is good for democracy. He should put his ears on ground, people are not happy, of course not that you can please everybody but people expected much than what he has given especially the excuses. I doubt if the family sacked by flood (caused by not constructing roads and water channels), or the ordinary citizen who jumps bad roads everyday or the one that swims dirty waters and sometimes fall into gutters esp. during rainy season or business man having heaps of refuse in front of his business premises while ASEPA selectively do their work will vote for him.

For me it is obvious that OVI government isn't the government abians have been clamouring for. He should go and hang his boots!

His paid minions are on here trying to fool people.

Aba is a complete dump currently. A filthy city with so much wasted potential. These paid jokers are on here posting the height of mediocrity and saying they want it to continue

The only people they can fool are people who have no ability to see Aba and Umuahia and the stagnant trash heaps they have become