As controversies over tomorrow’s governorship election petitions tribunal judgment in Abia State are yet to settle, United Abia Artistes and Patriots, UAAP, has warned politicians especially the opposition against making inflammatory comments capable of plunging the state into political crisis.
But the Governor through his Media and Publicity Adviser, Ferdinand Ekeoma, denied any dealings with IPOB, and called for the arrest of those behind the controversial press conference accusing them of instigating anxiety and fear in the state. He said that opposition should rather engage the government in power on points, and not resort to falsehood and baseless propaganda.
“Just a few days ago, some infant adults granted a press conference in Abuja, accusing Governor Alex Otti of sponsoring Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi’s court cases with public funds. They know that this claim is false, baseless, and unfounded, but because they ignorantly assumed that the allegation would incite the President and the Presidency, they decided to level it.“This accusation has revealed how infantile the accusers are and how they lack a simple sense of research.
“The governor has commissioned four road projects, rehabilitating many other roads at the moment, and has just flagged off the 3.5km 6-lane road project from Abia Tower to Okpara Square in Umuahia. “Let it be on record, that UAAP will stand by any group, party or individuals who are carrying out opposition activities within the tenet of democracy, but we will not allow any group of charlatans to allege what they cannot prove and get away with it. We will not.”