The Chairman of the Abia State Council of Traditional Rulers, Eze Linus Nto Mbah, has criticised a recent remark by former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, in which he claimed that Governor Alex Otti is merely repainting roads constructed during his administration.
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Eze Nto Mbah, reacting to the Abia North Senator’s pledge to block Governor Otti’s re-election in 2027, alleged that there are deliberate plots to derail the ongoing transformation in the state.
He also condemned a recent meeting held by former Abia governors at the residence of ex-Governor Theodore Orji, describing it as a conspiracy aimed at preventing Governor Otti’s re-election.
He further alleged that there are plots by opposition politicians to bring back the years of unpaid salaries, pensions and dilapidated hospitals, but declared that Governor Otti will record a landslide victory despite the alleged conspiracy.
Eze Mbah noted particularly, that the Umuahia -Uzuakoli Akara-Alayi-Abiriba road that leads to Igbere, the home town of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu was completely reconstructed by Governor Alex Otti, and wondered why Orji Uzor Kalu could have said that Governor Otti is just repainting roads.
“How could Orji Uzor Kalu have claimed that Governor Alex Otti is just repainting roads in Abia State, even when Otti completely reconstructed Umuahia-Uzuokali-Akara-Alayi-Abiriba road that leads to Igbere, the home town of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu.
“Do they want to take us back to the days of owing salaries and pensions, time of infrastructural decay and abandonment of our healthcare and education system? It will not work,” Eze Mbah stated.
The monarch who cautioned politicians against violent statements, said that their “closed-door” meetings against Governor Otti will not succeed.
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