By Anayo Okoli

UMUAHIA—GOVERNOR Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has said that the Court of Appeal judgment against him would not in any way   distract him from his business of governance, saying that it has rather pushed him to do more for the people of Abia State.

Governor Ikpeazu, who spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Godwin Adindu, said despite the court of Appeal decision “his passion for service to Abia people has remained unshaken and unwavering and will remain so.”

In a statement entitled “strength amidst challenges”, Adindu noted that “what should have caused a low morale and dampen the spirit of a leader has rather come to be an inspirational obsession for Governor Ikpeazu.”

According to him, “the regime of projects and road constructions has continued unabated despite the distractions of the Appeal Court ruling. For the Governor, his covenant with the Abia people remains constant. So this period has been largely a time of consolidation of the gains attained in the first 200 days and a time of opening up of new frontiers.”