It was a bad day for Governor Theodore Amaefule Orji, as
he assembled a battery of illustrious personalities to
celebrate the 23rd anniversary of the creation of Abia
State in Umuahia last Wednesday.
Rather than effusive praises, what came the way of the
governor were a censure from no less a person than
multi-billionaire, Chief Arthur Eze, who told the gathering
dead pan that, “Abia State stinks.” Venue was the Michael
Okpara Auditorium in Umuahia, the state capital, where
the governor had gathered illustrious citizens of the state,
some of whom were to be given awards to mark the 23rd
anniversary. In the session of comments that preceded
the awards ceremony, Chief Eze was recognised to speak,
and what he said, sent cold chill running down the spines
of majority of the people, particularly the governor. “Abia
is stinking,” Eze, believed to have the largest oil bloc in
Africa, bellowed. The audience was stupefied in shock, but
more was to come. “Right from the Abia Tower in
Umuahia, the rot hits you.
Abia State is now the dirtiest in the country. Garbage every­
where, along with bad roads. The people are really
suffering, and you see it in their faces. Are there no elders
in Abia again? If so, what are they doing? What are the
senators, the members of House of Representatives and
other elected people doing? Nothing.” Then, pointedly,
Chief Eze told the governor: “If you do not know what to
do again, please write to President Goodluck Jonathan,
and let him come to your aid. Abia State needs help.”
Having given the gathering a piece of his mind, Eze
dropped the microphone on the floor, and walked out. It
was a dazed Governor Orji who jerked himself out of
stupor, and tried to rationalise what Arthur Eze had said.
He told the crowd that the man was referring to the
collapsed Port Harcourt / Aba Expressway, which is a
federal road. But the explanation sounded hollow to the
governor himself, and after some time, he left the venue
of the ceremony, without taking questions from
journalists, as such occasion would have demanded.
Speaking on the incident, an associate of Chief Eze, told
Daily Sun that the state of Abia State was really dispiriting,
with decay and despondency everywhere. “I am sure most
of the dignitaries quietly agreed with Chief Eze, only that
they could not do so openly. One must commend Chief
Eze’s courage for being bold enough to speak out. Not
many people can do so today. In Abia State today, there is
the son of one of the elected officials, called The Wind,
who is like a terror. He silences all opposition and deals
ruthlessly with anyone in opposition to the government.
So, not many people can speak out. But we must
commend Chief Eze for his boldness and conviction.”
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Arthur Eze take respects from notable presidents talkless of a clueless governor

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Anyone who knows Arthur Eze should also know that he doesn't mince his words. Ochendo and his Ikuku of a son should be ashamed of themselves.

J12: Anyone who knows Arthur Eze should also know that he doesn't mince his words. Ochendo and his Ikuku of a son should be ashamed of themselves.

The governor made the mistake of inviting him for the abia day celebration