[dropcap]A[/dropcap]biriba Kingdom in Ohafia Local Government area origin hosted the Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu who is PDP Guber Candidate seeking for re-election in the forthcoming general election.
At the meeting hosted by Abiriba PDP leader, Chief Mba Okoronkwo also known as Mba Afro, the candidate laid bare his plans for the development of Abiriba , the small London of Nigeria and highlighted his plans to aggressively support further infrastructural development at Abiriba and surrounding communities. He assured his hosts that he will ensure that all needed infrastructure are put in place at Abiriba to enable all residents excel in their chosen occupations.
He said “Abiriba men and women have contributed immensely to the growth and development of Abia state and the minimum any government can do is to provide the resources required for them to smoothly engage in their lawful businesses and help position Abiriba as the commercial and entrepreneurship hub of Africa”. According to him, the desired model for economic growth of Abiribais one driven by the private sector with support from the government to ensure that all obstacles to growth and development are proactively dealt with.
Dr. Ikpeazu noted that good road network that will attract investors from all parts of the world, to transact business under a conducive and secure environment requires urgent attention in the Enyimba city. He promised to introduce an Information Communication Technology driven Education Curriculum that will place Abia in the global Education map as the number one information technology hub in Africa, as well as re-engineer government intervention in environmental sanitation from primary to tertiary levels through a scheme that will deliver wealth to Abians from wastes.
Dr Ikpeazu however called on the people of Abiriba to ensure they obtain their Permanent Voter Cards and come out
en masse on election days to vote massively for Peoples Democratic Party candidates at the elections, while assuring his hosts that every vote to him is an investment in a more prosperous Abia that will emerge from the foundation already laid by his administration Responding,the former President General ,Abiriba Communal Improvement Union and former Managing Director of the defunct Manny Bank Chief (Dr)Jona Ndukwe Anagha Ezikpe, assured the PDP flag bearer that Abiriba Kingdom will vote massively for him because of his well known pedigree and achievements in private and public service.
Chief Ezikpe stated that “no other candidate understands and can better handle the issues at Aba and Abiriba better than Dr Okezie who has been with us all these years”. He also reiterated the cordial relationship between the community and former Governor T. A. Orji that helped in ensuring peace and stability within the Kingdom as well as the appointment of many Abiriba sons and daughters to various positions by the incumbent. He promised to consult extensively and mobilize all PDP members at Abiriba, including aggrieved members, to welcome the candidate at Abiriba on the designated campaign date to reaffirm that Abiriba remains a PDP Kingdom.He also extolled the wonderful virtues of Dr Okezie Ikpeazu whom he described as “a humble man and fellow teacher” and prayed for his success at the polls. According to him, Dr Ikpeazu’s re-election as Governor will not only settle the equity question in Abia state but also ensure that a man who lives and breathes Aba will supervise the giant regeneration effort required to return the town to glory after the violence of the recent past that almost totally paralyzed the town and forced many of the leading lights of the town to relocate to safer climes. He urged the PDP candidate to use his tenure in office to ensure the construction of key internal roads at Abiriba as well as the provision of adequate teaching materials and manpower for the public schools at the kingdom.
