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2019 Polls: Abia governorship debate ends in chaos, many injured

January 23, 2019
Agency Report


A debate for the governorship candidates of four major political parties in Abia State on Tuesday ended in chaos, following sporadic gunshots at Abia Hotels, Umuahia, venue of the event.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the gunshots and teargas cannisters were fired by security aides to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu and Alex Otti, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).

The shooting and teargas caused a stampede on the hotel premises, as scores of people, including newsmen and supporters of the candidates at the venue, scampered to different directions in a desperate bid to escape being hit by bullets.

In the process, many fell down, suffering injuries, while struggling to escape through the main gate, which was the only exit route in the hotel.

Trouble started immediately after the tension-soaked debate, when the governor’s motorcade was about to leave the venue.

Scores of Abia youth, said to be students, had besieged the hotel, seeking to have audience with the governor.


They were said to have also organised another governorship debate in Umuahia on the same day and had invited the governor to participate.

Their attempt to get to the governor, who was already seated in his car, was stopped by his security aides.

As the students surged toward the governor’s motorcade, the security aides seized and manhandled their leaders, forcing other students to barricade the main gate to the hotel.

In an attempt to disperse the crowd and bring the tensed situation under control, the security aides fired several shots and teargas cannisters into the air before forcing their way out of the hotel.

The debate, organised by a group of online practitioners and some private radio stations in the state, was attended by Mr Ikpeazu, who is the governoship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and Mr Otti.

Others were the governorship candidates of the Social Democratic Party and Accord Party, Blessing Nwagba and Emeka Uwakolam.

Discussions at the debade centred mainly on the state of the Abia economy, security, infrastructure development, youth employment, education and health, among others.


Me Ikpeazu rated his administration high on road infrastructure, saying he had built roads that would outlive his administration.

According to him, no past administration in the state built any road that lasted up to 10 years.

He also scored himself high on education, security and health, agriculture and development of small and medium enterprises.

His claims were however disputed by Messrs Otti and Uwakolam, who argued that the administration had further impoverished Abia citizens.

Me Otti faulted the governor’s claim on the number and quality of roads constructed by his administration, adding that insecurity worsened from 2015 to date.

He also said only 59 roads with a cumulative length of 79.38km were constructed by the present administration.

The opposition candidates also berated Mr Ikpeazu for failing to pay workers salaries and pensions.

They alleged that the administration failed woefully to transform the state, in spite of the huge resources at its disposal as oil-producing state, and the Federal Government’s bail out fund and Paris Club refunds to the state.

Each of them alleged that the state resources had not been judicously deployed in addresing the numerous development needs of the state by the Ikpeazu administration and promised to do better, if elected.

(NAN)

Join us on Wednesday 23rd January for the next edition of #NgTheCandidates as @KadariaAhmed hosts Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates of African Action Congress, AAC, @YeleSowore and @DrAhmedRufai at 7pm. https://t.co/zoY0TqrCtv pic.twitter.com/CmWp3apOkr

— NTA@NEWS (@NTANewsNow) January 22, 2019

niyiguy:
It is live on the blog

http://jimidisu.com/audio-lagos-apc-deputy-gubernatorial-candidate-dr-kadri-obafemi-hamzat-at-morning-digest-with-jimi-disu/

leighcon:
The governor they opposed was Bola Tinubu not Fashola,according to the interview. You may want to edit this.

Respect brother!

somehow:
Why Championship club? Why not Roma or Wolfsburg?

You no wan play champions league ni?

nepapole:
Baba dey fear bench ni. Him yansh almost burn for chelsea bench that year

akinsmyk:
Roma would have been a good idea. This players sef. Going for lower team when you can play for one of the best team in Italy

Former Chelsea star John Obi Mikel undergoing medical at Middlesbrough after interest from Roma and Wolfsburg.

Roma and Wolfsburg had shown interest in the two-time Premier League winner who travelled from London to the north-east yesterday.

By Tom Roddy

22nd January 2019, 1:09 pm

Updated: 22nd January 2019, 1:12 pm



JOHN OBI MIKEL is undergoing a medical at Middlesbrough ahead of signing for the Championship club.

SunSport understands the former Chelsea midfielder, 31, travelled from London to the north-east yesterday after agreeing personal terms.


Two-time Premier League winner Mikel is set to join the Championship club after spending the past two years at Tianjin TEDA in the Chinese Super League.


Roma and Wolfsburg registered an interest but the Nigerian international wanted to return to England, where his wife and two young children are based.

Mikel will be part of a Tony Pulis side looking to bring Premier League football back to the Riverside next season.

Boro currently sit fifth in the Championship table and seven points off leaders Leeds.

Pulis’ men host Newport County on Saturday in their fourth round FA Cup clash before travelling to promotion rivals West Brom on February 2.

Mikel was part of Chelsea’s Champions League winning side in 2012, and added a Europa League winners’ medal the following year.

He has also won three FA Cups, a League Cup and Community Shield.