Ikpeazu Was Expecting To Be Paid Pension - Gov. Alex Otti


Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has said that anger that propelled the issuance of a release by Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu's aide suggests that the former Governor was actually expecting to be paid pension.


Otti made this known while reacting to a press statement issued by the immediate past Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu through his Spokesman, Onyebuchi Ememanka.


IGBERE TV had reported that Governor Otti has signed a bill into law stopping payment of pension to Former Governors and Deputy Governors in the state.

Reacting, Otti in a statement sent to Igbere TV by Ferdinand Ekeoma, Special Adviser Media and Publicity to the Governor said infantile release and the tone thereof suggests that Ikpeazu is angry over Otti’s decision to repeal the law which has since attracted massive accolades and support from the people.

He further said that Ikpeazu didn't need to remind Abians that he "has not received a dime as pension since leaving office" because he is not in a position to pay himself


The statement reads in parts,

We therefore state as follows:

"1. At no time did Abia State government or her Spokespersons issue any statement mentioning Dr. Ikpeazu or any former Governor with respect to the repealed law. The law is a state policy that would outlive every Governor and Deputy Governor. It is not targeted at any individual or individuals.

2. The infantile release and the tone thereof suggests that Ikpeazu is angry over Otti’s decision to repeal the law which has since attracted massive accolades and support from the people.

3. Ikpeazu didn't need to remind Abians that he "has not received a dime as pension since leaving office" because he is not in a position to pay himself. Of course, Governor Otti could not have paid him when the Governor has been busy grappling with the task of trying to clean the mess and clear years of accumulated arrears running into several billions which the former Governor left behind.

4. The anger that propelled the issuance of that release suggests that the former Governor was actually expecting to be paid by Governor Otti, just like he, Ikpeazu paid his predecessors. As much as we do not begrudge the former Governor for having that expectation that has now been dashed, it is important to remind him that it would be a clear act of injustice for him to be paid when he did not deem it fit as Governor to prioritise the pensions of thousands of senior citizens who are hoping on the intervention of the present Governor for the payment of their accumulated arrears, some of them dating back to 2015. Governor Alex Otti is simply thinking Abians first, hence the luxury of politicians remains secondary.

5. Dr. Ikpeazu and his aides know very well that Governor Otti is facing governance with seriousness, sincerity and tenacity which is why the state is swiftly becoming a positive reference point, therefore Governor Otti does not require such unsolicited admonition from the former Governor to realise the need to face governance.

6. Just the way Dr. Ikpeazu issued a needless controversial and distortional press statement before the Commissioning of the Geometric Power Plant, and many others he had issued before then, it's now obvious that these releases are a creation of a complex predicated on the false assumption that he is on a performance contest with Governor Otti.

7. As much as the present government is poised and prepared to correct every wrong that was done by the previous government and recover whatever that was allegedly looted, we have however refused to personalise our policies and actions, just as we have intentionally refused to make Ikpeazu or any other former Governor a subject of public discourse. We therfore wonder why Ikpeazu is consistently on this panic mode which has created an infantile obsession that sees him either churning out false data of what he left behind or laying claim to what he never did.

8. Finally, we wish to assure Dr. Ikpeazu and others with similar mindset that Governor Otti is here to serve all citizens equally, irrespective of class.

We wish to also remind him that no leader can perpetually convince the people of his performance by mere rhetoric, no matter how much he intends to distort facts, so he should quit struggling to convince Abians that he did wonders as Governor, but should rather allow Abians be the Judge, after all, Late Dee Sam Mbakwe has no spokesman that reminds the people of his achievements as Governor, yet the people consistently remember his achievements and are celebrating him unconditionally."

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Source : https://igberetvnews.com/1464195/ikpeazu-expecting-paid-pension-gov-alex-otti/

The tears of the Kerosene maestro.

Governor Alex Otti should ignore that shameless, kerosene-sharing man and focus on building the Abia State of his dreams.

At the end of the day, all of you will be former governors of Abia State. They are some of the privileged few in this country. So, no hard feelings for each other.

Late Dee Sam Mbakwe have no spokesman and yet we remember his achievements as governor with great pride. So shall we remember Alex Otti in decades to come while Okezie Ikpeazu will be foegotten.

Otti looking for excuse to divert the attention of the people from his failure. Alex otti is the worst Governor in Nigeria

The pain went to PDP camp
More tears

Blablablu

yarimo:
Otti looking for excuse to divert the attention of the people from his failure. Alex otti is the worst Governor in Nigeria

yarimo:
Otti looking for excuse to divert the attention of the people from his failure. Alex otti is the worst Governor in Nigeria

Yarimo you be mugu

yarimo:
Otti looking for excuse to divert the attention of the people from his failure. Alex otti is the worst Governor in Nigeria

your not ashamed that a young man like you is living by parative

Gjrich:


Yarimo you be mugu

no nah, no need to quote him, that's exactly what he wants, u for just leave am for the person he is, a mumu

Looks like Ottis decision to stop pension payments has really hit a nerve with Ikpeazu, whos now reminding us he never received any.

My able governor, don't mind that womanizer of a former governor. He used our collective wealth for his personal gain and in chasing women from hotel and joint to another.
May posterity be the judge.

COMRADES, nice shot from Otti

If I were Ikpeazu, I will just keep quite and allow Ottih to continue his massive developmental strides, otherwise he will keep embarrassing himself the more😂

NaijaVietnamese:
If I were Ikpeazu, I will just keep quite and allow Ottih to continue his massive developmental strides, otherwise he will keep embarrassing himself the more😂

The kerosene ambassador really needs to follow this million dollar advice.

paramakina202:
Late Dee Sam Mbakwe have no spokesman and yet we remember his achievements as governor with great pride.

See finishing,

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paramakina202:
Late Dee Sam Mbakwe have no spokesman and yet we remember his achievements as governor with great pride. So shall we remember Alex Otti in decades to come while Okezie Ikpeazu will be foegotten.

I remember Dee Chief Samuel O. Mbakwe (Agbawo dike izu agba ya mgbalabo) and his campaign slogan; Sam Mbakwe...makes things happen! A great politician indeed that made things happen.

TYCO77:
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I remember Dee Chief Samuel O. Mbakwe (Agbawo dike izu agba ya mgbalabo) and his campaign slogan; Sam Mbakwe...makes things happen! A great politician indeed that made things happen.

A great Man he was.

Sanwo Olu must stop Tinubu pension now because he doesn't deserve it

I think the man gave birth to little kids not long ago so it is understandable, abi you want an old man to be thinking of school fees ...

Otti is gloating, he should've just acted like nothing happened now he has bought himself extra eyes, I took a look at his appropriation acts, he's not the Saint his media & strategic guys gulping over 500million naira are painting him to be. I don't understand how his State House Assembly is gulping over a billion naira more than the budgetary allowance for some critical sector of Abia & yet louds how he's cutting costs. Just witch hunting in the guys of cutting costs. In public policy analysis the elitist decision making model often disguses itself as a pro masses policy with little or no impacts.

yarimo:
Otti looking for excuse to divert the attention of the people from his failure. Alex otti is the worst Governor in Nigeria

Rabid muugu. . .one day you go run mad. Just make una watch am.

yarimo:
Otti looking for excuse to divert the attention of the people from his failure. Alex otti is the worst Governor in Nigeria

Your papa is a failure not Otti . How can you call a self made Billionaire a failure . You are not different from your father .

Eecho:
Your papa is a failure not Otti . How can you call a self made Billionaire a failure . You are not different from your father .

a self made billionaire fraudster, it's clear you are a fraudster too