Abia At 28: Ikpeazu Pledges Respect For Rotation Of Gov Seat

Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has promised to ensure that the state’s charter on equal rotation of governorship seat is adhered to when he’s leaving office in 2023.

The Abia Charter of Equity is a political consideration established by the founding fathers in the state and which defines the rotation of power or leadership succession in the state.

The charter stipulates that Abia’s governorship office will rotate among the state’s three senatorial districts of Abia North, Abia Central and Abia South.

Ikpeazu pledged his commitment to the charter in a state broadcast he delivered to commemorate the 28th anniversary of the creation of Abia state on Tuesday, august 27, 2019

The governor in his speech paid tribute to the state’s founding fathers “for their foresight in conceptualizing the Abia Charter of Equity. It is a template that has ensured that every part of Abia State is equitably treated in the socio-political evolution of the state. I thank God that we have sustained that charter and I will do my best to ensure that the torch of equity in Abia State remains alight.”

Ikpeazu also noted that since assuming office for second term, his administration has “taken steps to consolidate on the successes we recorded in our first term while ensuring that we finish strongly, our second and last lap.

“I wish to reiterate that our cardinal objective in our second term is the completion of all the projects that we began in our first term while laying solid foundations for sustainable job creation for our teeming youths in Abia State.”

He said his administration had hit the ground running upon swearing-in on May 29, 2019, and has remained committed to achieving its set out objectives.

Ikpeazu mentioned some of the progress achieved so far in his second term to include the installation of street lights in Aba and Umuahia which he said has helped improved security and general aesthetics of the cities.

On road construction, the governor said “we have carried out palliative remedial works on many of the bad roads in Umuahia and Aba preparatory to contractors handling them fully returning to site as soon as the rains abate.

“In the meantime, Arab contractors, handling the Aba Road in Umuahia have continued working and they are about completing the Phase 1 of the project. Drainage work is also ongoing on the Phase 2 which will see the project extended to the Port-Harcourt Expressway at Ubakala.

“In a similar vein, China Zonghao, the contractor handling the Osisioma Interchange is also on site and the project is advancing. We have also made appreciable progress on the Ururuka Road, Osusu Road, Udeagbala Road, Port-Harcourt Road, the Abiriba-Nkporo Road, the Umuokpara Ring Road and the Umuene-Omoba Road.

“I trust that we are all witnesses to the work we are currently doing at Aba-Owerri Road in Aba. The 12 Inches thickness of the concrete underlay we are piling on the perennially bad portion of the road before the final asphalt overlay bears testimony to the kind of roads our administration is desirous of bequeathing to Abians, even as we pledge that the ongoing Osusu road will bear our signature Cement Rigid Pavement Technology.”

Ikpeazu mentioned other areas being given great attention to include agriculture, job creation, housing, education and salary update for Abia civil servants.