Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo
A group of concerned Abia State businessmen, technocrats and professionals has urged the state Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, to show more transparency in the management of the state finances, saying the current “opaque nature” of governance leaves much to be desired.
The group under the aegis of Abia Freedom Alliance (AFA) made the call in a statement made available to journalists in Umuahia, the state capital, highlighting the six years of Ikpeazu administration and 22 years of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) “stranglehold” on the state.
The statement entitled: ‘Okezie Ikpeazu at 6: Why we must rise to reclaim our state from political opportunists’, was signed by the group Coordinator, Prince Uzor Nwachukwu, and four other strategic executive members, Chief Joe Ezearu, Chief Allen Chunks Wogu, Bishop Bernard Nwaogu and Dr. Jude Ohuche.