Describing Abaribe’s visit as a display of brotherhood and love, the Governor condemned some of the reports trailing the visit as incorrect while others contain misleading insinuation.
In a statement signed by one of his media aides, Onyebuchi Ememanka, Ikpeazu stated that he would not be distracted by the politics of who succeeds him in 2023 as he is focused on the completion of infrastructural projects with the dry season window.
He explained that power comes from God while issues around power are too critical that God cannot leave it entirely in the hands of men, citing his own emergence as Governor in 2015.
“It was in the course of the visit that the Senator informed the Governor of his intention to “throw his hat into the ring” when the contest for the 2023 Gubernatorial Elections in the State starts. The Senator was accompanied by some political leaders from Obingwa LGA on the visit. Governor Ikpeazu welcomed the Senator and thanked him for the Christmas visit. On the issue of his gubernatorial ambition, the Governor made the following remarks. That he believes strongly that power comes from God and that the issues around power are too important and critical that God cannot leave it entirely in the hands of men. It was this philosophy that defined his own emergence as Governor in 2015.
“That he is not thinking about the politics of 2023 now because doing so will be tantamount to a technical abridgement of his own tenure and is capable of distracting him from the serious issues of governance in the State currently. In particular, the Governor stated that he is presently occupied with ensuring that some critical road projects are dealt with, especially in Aba within this dry season window. Some of these projects, for which contractors have been fully mobilized, include the recovery and completion of Faulks Road, Port Harcourt Road, Ngwa Road, Uratta, Obohia, Ohanku, Onuma, Eziukwu-Cemetery Road, Aba Owerri Road, ABSUTH – Udeagbala Road and the Osisioma Interchange, amongst others.”
