By Ugochukwu Alaribe

Aba—Abia State governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has accused the state chapter of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, of seeking to distract his administration’s focus to deliver democracy dividends to the people.

Ikpeazu

In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Godwin Adindu, the governor who vowed not to be distracted, added that his administration views APGA’s position on issues of the state as a misguided and ill-conceived aggression against a government genuinely serving the people of Abia even under a very tight situation.

“Having lost out on all fronts and  with the  imminent disaster that awaits it in the tribunal, APGA is just clutching on any available straw to stay afloat. It creates distractions to attract attention. But, the doomsday is just around the corner,” the statement read in part.

He noted that the people of the state  appreciate the sacrifice being  made  by  the government  to rehabilitate the badly dilapidated infrastructure of Aba and other parts of the state, wondering why APGA chose to antagonize the genuine efforts to better the lot of the citizenry.

“So far, the effort of the government in rebuilding Aba has received widespread endorsement and commendation from residents and visitors alike. People come out to cheer and rejoice as the illegal structures fall to the caterpillars. They are happy that a Daniel has come to judgment, that Aba will be better again. This effort is being applauded by all and sundry except the few infinitesimal  group that call themselves APGA.

“The demolition of illegal shops, kiosks, fences and buildings that encroach into the service lane and on the roads is being carried out only on the roads where the construction work is going on. There is no selective pattern in the demolition exercise. Nobody is being spared  but the contractors on site might exercise their discretion to delay demolition for technical purposes or to allow time  for people to evacuate their belongings.

“As far as the government of Abia State is concerned, any structure that contravenes the town planning regulation as regards the appropriate location of buildings and structures is an illegal structure and such buildings must be pulled down.”