Alex Otti, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in the last 2019 general elections in Abia state, has declared that Governor Okezie Ikpeazu-led Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, administration has weaponized hunger and poverty against the people of the State.

Otti who made the declaration in a press statement issued to reporters in Aba on Sunday evening, by his Media Assistant, Ferdinand Ekeoma, decried the insincerity of Ikpeazu-led government towards the welfare of Abia civil servants and pensioners.

He again, claimed that despite tranches of bailout funds and Paris Refund Club accrued to Abia by the federal government for the payment of Salary arrears owed to State workforce, as well as execution of infrastructural projects, the governor had decided to impoverished the citizenry.

Parts of the statement read, “I’m pained that workers in many state government owned institutions are being owed up to 15 months salary arrears while pensioners are being owed 32 months pension arrears. This leadership atrocity defeats every pretence of sincerity and seriousness on the side of the Okezie Ikpeazu led government. No unmotivated workforce can give a healthy output.

“To add insult to injury, the government, in an unpatriotic bid to abandon it’s responsibility, has brought a destructive dichotomy that is alien to our civil service by introducing what it calls “Core and Non Core Civil Servants. That after receiving over 30 Billion naira in Bailout fund and Paris Club refunds, not to mention the hundreds of billions that have accrued to the state as federal allocations and internally generated revenues, and yet the governor just set up a committee to look into these unpaid arrears, shows that the Ikpeazu led government does not care about the welfare of our suffering people, let alone the general development of the state.

“On August 29, I was present at the governorship tribunal to witness the adoption of final written addresses in the suit my party and I filed against the declaration of Ikpeazu as governor by INEC, unfortunately, it turned out to be a ground for display of primitive hooliganism by women and youths hired by the government to come and constitute nuisance in court.

“At the premises of the court, the hoodlums who were dressed in Ikpeazu’s campaign attires were seen and loudly heard insulting me with their derogatory songs, but they were overwhelmed by progressive Abians who freely trooped out to the court to support our sincere search for leadership direction through civilized means.

“Ironically, while the hired sychophants were doing the demeaning hatchet job at the court premises, hundreds of pensioners had barricaded the gate of Government House Umuahia protesting against the non-payment of their 32 months pension arrears. So who is deceiving who?

“However, we do not begrudge those few misguided Abians, because in a state where hunger has been weaponized, and many lacking three square meals a day, it takes rare courage, discipline and grace of God to refuse to prostrate under the slave master’s table, therefore let’s support, encourage, inspire and educate such brethren to realise that with the present scenario, their future and those of their children are doomed”.

Recall that Governor Okezie Ikpeazu had during his Statewide broadcast to mark the 28th Anniversary of the creation of Abia state held in August 27th, assured the people of the State that his administration will complete every ongoing infrastructural projects before the expiration of his second term.





Read more here https://thickmatch.com/ikpeazu-led-government-weaponized-hunger-abia-alex-otti-attack-ikpeazu/

Una go hear wen by the time PDP is tru with Igboland

Fingers crossed

We are not surprised, this has been d way of PDP from d past.

Politics is something I don't understand in Africa

Hypnotism:
Una go hear wen by the time PDP is tru with Igboland

The incompetence of one man has nothing to do with the party. Ebony State governor David Umahi is PDP. There’re some Apc states especially in the north that are worse than Abia.

It just hurts to see my people suffering like these,no good roads and provision of basic amenities. Oh! My dear state! Please Alex oti and Uche Ogah,should merge as one in the next election,and stop dividing their votes,in other to help restore Abia,come 2023. #hopefornewabia

PDP will avoid this post like

I just wish that One day my People of Abians we get a better Governor.

PDP have showed us pepper I swear

Hypnotism:
Una go hear wen by the time PDP is tru with Igboland

Is it PDP that is in charge of the Borno, Katsina and other northern states where hunger and poverty is making criminals of their almajiri children whom Jonathan tried to help with education by building schools?
Please who borrowed the the matter inside your medulla oblongata

ALARMING RATE OF CHILD POVERTY IN NORTHERN NIGERIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
January 2019

The northern Nigeria has a higher child-poverty rate than other regions in the country, with devastating effects. Children grow up in impoverished households—a particular concern for children in the North, whose poverty rate is triple that of the children in the Southern part. It has profound effects, in terms of health, educational achievement, earnings, and even mortality.
However, high rate of poverty, poor leadership, high level of corruption in Nigeria constitute the various factors for high rate of child poverty in the region. This study interrogates the threats posed by the menace to national security; examines the factors giving room for child poverty in northern Nigeria; it assesses the efforts of the Nigerian government in combating the menace.
The study concludes that, the failing economy, high rate of poverty, failure of government and corruption inhibit the efforts at putting the menace under control.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331639256_ALARMING_RATE_OF_CHILD_POVERTY_IN_NORTHERN_NIGERIA_IMPLICATIONS_FOR_NATIONAL_SECURITY

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Gov. Okezie has really dealt with the people of Abians sometimes i wonder if its mere wickedness or gross incompetence in display

Hypnotism:
Una go hear wen by the time PDP is tru with Igboland

It is not about party,it is individual.

prigoz:
PDP will avoid this post like

ItzEminence:
I just wish that One day my People of Abians we get a better Governor.

PDP have showed us pepper I swear

Is Orji Uzor Kalu no longer in control of the state?
Is he still in PDP or with the Alliance of Past/Present Crooks, APC?
What is the difference between the two parties sef as the people look on like mumus


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And to think this is the home of our diletor/ Omadike

Hypnotism:
Una go hear wen by the time PDP is tru with Igboland

Look beyond party lines. Senator Abaribe will make an excellent governor for the people of Abia. He is PDP.

Don’t believe all you read, all these blogs with sensational stories.

Atleast their mothers still have 5 litres of kerosene collected from epesu at home

Hypnotism:
Una go hear wen by the time PDP is tru with Igboland

But Umahi is from the same Pdp na.

I have an observation. If majority of the people in the SE support you, you must be doing something wrong but if they hate, insult and curse you, you're doing something right.

The SE loves Ikpeazu, Ugwuanyi, Ihedioha and people like TA Orji and his son Chinedu AKA Ikuku.

On the other hand, they curiously hate Obiano, Umahi in particular and Okorocha the most. Meanwhile, those 3 are the best out of the mediocre Governors in the SE.

True

Afamed:
And to think this is the home of our diletor/ Omadike

Diletor?? What's that kwanu?

Abians deserve to suffer.

A thousand Alex Ottis can't stop the punishment destined for Abia and Abians. That's what they get for reinforcing failure and allowing a political nonentity like Ikpeazu rule them the second time.

Kogi people are next if they don't kick Bello out. In fact, their suffering would be the worst in the history of this country. Commerce is dead as Kogi is largely a civil service state. Their welfare depends on kicking Bello out.

Ikpeazu carry go

As long as Abians have kerosene on their stoves, they are less concerned about any developments..

helinues:
Ikpeazu carry go

As long as Abians have kerosene on their stoves, they are less concerned about any developments..

They don't use the kerosene in their stoves, they drink it.

You know the funny thing, Abians are the loudest critics of the Governors of other states but in Abia, if you're not a complete idiot, Abians won't vote you.

Let me give you an example here on Nairaland.
There's a Nairalander called Amaniro. He's from Abia and when poverty wanted to slim-fit his destiny, he ran to hustle in Abuja.

When Okowa of Delta state commissioned primary schools, this Amaniro of a boy said a Governor shouldn't be commissioning a primary school. When Akeredolu commissioned some secondary schools in Akure, this same boy who hunger chased away from Abia started criticising Ondo State that the colour of the school is not attractive enough. This is the same person that Ikpeazu is using kerosene to pay the pension of his father in Abia.

Abians are slaves to Ikpeazu because they don't realise they're in slavery.

Same with the drunkard Obiano in Anambara State.
The guy too drunk to know what is happening in the state
Hunger everywhere

nonsense. Alex Otti is just jealous of ikpeazu achievements


which Abians are suffering? let Alex tell us which sitting governor ever give his people kerosene as ikpeazu did? ikpeazu bring hunger to Abians and he was reelected? this will tell you Alex is only jealous of ikpeazu led administration

ikpeazu is the best thing to happened to Abians after Theodore Orji and orji uzor Kalu. Alex should take a back sit please

When we beat them now some people will be complaining.