By Anayo Okoli

UMUAHIA—ABIA State Government has faulted the claims by a prominent monarch in the state, Eze Isaac Ikonne that the administration of Governor Theodore Orji, has not performed well.

Ikonne, the traditional ruler of Aba, was reported to have said former Governor Orji Kalu did more to develop the state than Governor Theodore Orji.

But the government through the Special Adviser to Governor Theodore Orji on Electronic Media, Mr. Ugochukwu Emezue, while dismissing the claims, insisted that there was no basis to compare the two administrations.

Emezue accused the monarch of twisting the truth in “his desperation to disrepute Governor Orji.” He wondered why respected positions in society should be economical with the truth.