Press Release

Supremes Court Judgement On Abia Guber: Our Spirit Is High, And Our Resolve, Stronger.

On Wednesday January 8, 2020, the Supreme Court of Nigeria finally resolved issues concerning the 2019 Abia governorship election. Sadly, the court dismissed our appeal mainly on technical grounds that revolved around the Electoral Act, and not on the basis of lack of evidence or inaccuracy of our facts.

In spite of what the Supreme Court says, we remain convinced that Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu and his party did not, and could not have won the 2019 governorship election, especially when he had a disastrous outing in his first term, climax of which was his nationally acclaimed oppression of Abia workers and Pensioners who were being owed 12 months and 22 months arrears respectively as at the time of the election in question, a record that has got worse since after the election.

We were also not surprised that Abians received the judgement with graveyard silence and sorrow while the governor and his allies celebrated the verdict, expectedly.

Even though we do not agree with the Supreme Court which seems to be encouraging impunity and brigandage with its pronouncements, in keeping to our democratic disposition as law abiding citizens, we have accepted the judgement with equanimity, devoid of anger and bitterness. We also urge Abians to accept the temporary setback and remain peaceful and law abiding.

Let’s thank all of you that have kept faith and remained supportive; just like us, you want a much better deal of good governance for our dear state of Abia. You want an Abia you can proudly call your own. May we remind you that sometimes, in disappointments come greater strength, opportunities, and better results, this shall be our case in the end.

Let us restate with every sense of humility, that the struggle to end the leadership mediocrity ravaging Abia State is not about Alex Otti, neither is it Alex Otti's fight against Okezie Ikpeazu, sadly that is the divisive and misleading narrative the Abia political demagogues have tenaciously upheld to deceive the gullible, sow a seed of discord, and perpetually indulge in grand thievery while subjecting the Abia masses to undeserved slavery.

We are convinced that to be a loser, is to accept an unfounded verdict of defeat from your inferiors; we are much better in all facets than those who seek to mock us over our temporary political setbacks. So let's boldly remind them that the greatest losers are those who have exhibited conscientious and conspicuous cruelty against the suffering masses whose happiness should be the top priority of every leader with genuine victory.

We are very impressed by the resilience and doggedness of many bright and progressive Abia youths who have shown candour, character and courage in confronting the incompetent Abia state government through their well thought out selfless opinions, especially on social and electronic media.This gives us the joy and encouragement to continue the push for a better Abia, knowing that there are progressive young men and women with the conscience and character to resist oppression and internal slavery. We shall share our vision together, and build our future together.

As we encourage these young men and women, we want to urge you all to resist the Greek Gift of Peanut and Pittance, as well as their inconsequential appointments that seek to arrest your conscience, shut you up and indirectly render you hopeless. Life doesn't start and end with political appointments, especially one that can't impact on the people.

We have heard Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu call on us to bring our ideas and join him to develop Abia. We would have been very happy if the governor was ready to accept and implement noble ideas, but very sadly, he doesn't, hence his statement was a comical adumbration to hoodwink the gullible into thinking that he is sincerely reaching out and ready to work with those who don’t agree with him. Even before his call, we had been giving pieces of advice every now and again but all we receive in return are insults and name-calling. For instance, we had in the past advised and pleaded with the Ikpeazu led government on issues that bother on the welfare of the people, but on each occasion, we were replied with insults and defamatory attacks laced with executive recklessness and arrogance. We had also advised the governor against mortgaging the future of Abia people by his penchant for local and foreign debts. Again, we were attacked and vilified for speaking up. If Ikpeazu’s understanding of support is the old system of joining them and clapping for them and singing their praises, we are sorry to disappoint him. We are not cut out for sycophancy. We shall never bow to Baal.

Results on ground show that Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has not shown deep understanding of the economic challenges confronting Abia State, hence his failure to audaciously confront and defeat the fundamental problems retarding development in Abia. Scratching the surface of the Abia problems is like treating an ailment without diagnosis; it would hardly work. The humongous and unresolved salary and pension arrears which fall within elementary demands of governance, is a clear example of the Ikpeazu's calamitous miscalculations.

We want Okezie Ikpeazu to succeed as governor for the sake of the suffering Abia masses, but for Ikpeazu to succeed, he must purge himself of sycophants and retrogressive political termites whose concept of politics revolves around winning an election through brigandage and looting the resources of the people with reckless abandon.

Without sounding immodest, we wish to restate that, our well thought out decision to leave the corporate world and embark on this struggle with Abia like-minds, was not a decision for the ill prepared and the faint-hearted, so those who think we are perturbed by attacks and setbacks, neither understand our character nor the magnitude of our resolve and conviction.

Finally, while calling on our people to support all genuine policies and actions of government, we enjoin Abians to remain faithful, resilient and very supportive in our sincere quest to redeem our state. Our journey may have been delayed, but we are sure of our destination, especially when our spirit remains high, and our resolve stronger than ever. May we once again draw from the famous quote of Winston Churchill thus: “Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts”.

Thank you fellow citizens of God's Own State.
God bless you.

Signed

Ferdinand Ekeoma
Media Assistant to
Dr. Alex Otti

hmm

Ikpeazu is truly one of the most disastrous Govs in Nigeria.

Dont understand how Nigeria is so cursed with political leaders as these from across all divides.