Orji Uzor Kalu, a former governor of Abia state and a chieftain of the
All Progressives Congress (APC), has stated that for Abia to get it
right, its people should reject Governor Okezie Ikpeazu and all the
three Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators in the upcoming 2019
general elections.
Kalu convassed support for the APC
governorship candidate in Abia State, Dr. Uche Ogah as the election
approaches, pointing out that there was no doubt that Ogah has capacity
to lead the people of the state to greatness.
The ex-governor,
who stated this in an interview with journalists in his Igbere country
home in Bende local government area of the state, on Friday, decried the
dilapidated state of infrastructures in Abia, which he claimed were
executed by his then government.
He stressed the need for the
people of Abia state to vote wisely in the forthcoming election, urging
them to look beyond money and vote in competent candidates.
The
APC chieftain believes that his party’s, gubernatorial candidate (Ogah)
would perform well if elected as governor, vowing that he and other like
minds would resist any attempt by the PDP to manipulate the forthcoming
election in the state.
“I want to call on my fellow Abians to
bring genuine change in our state. Abia needs change. The change will
start from the governorship position.
“In fact, the governor, all
the Senators they ought to go. I mean, all of them, so that we will be
able to rearranged this state the way I left it. I believe that Dr. Uche
Sampson Ogah has all it takes to do it. If he is given chance, he will
perform well.
“Again, I want to use this medium to tell Abians
that they should not solely rely on money. If people have stolen money
and they don’t use pay workers’ salaries, they don’t build roads, other
infrastructure our people need. They should be able not to take the
money from people who stole it. Still vote the right people.
“I’m
one of the 36 governors who left 12 years ago and still continue
challenging any Commissioner, any Chief of Staff, if I have stolen
public funds. The answer is No. I never touched public funds. It was all
spent on infrastructure,” he said.
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