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A group under the aegis of Abians for Sustenance of Good Governance has called on the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Benjamin Kalu, to stop inciting President Bola Tinubu against the state Governor Alex Otti.
The group, which advocates the deepening of good governance in Abia state, made the call at a press conference in Umuahia at the weekend, stressing that series of statements coming from Kalu in recent times were disconcerting.
Recall that the Deputy Speaker had said that the Abia State governor has not deemed it necessary to acknowledge that President Tinubu has made it possible for him to have a steady inflow of humongous revenue.
Kalu had also criticised the manner Otti was managing the state resources, saying that the governor was not transparent and open in disclosing the revenue that accrues to the state.
But in response to the position of the Deputy Speaker, the leader of the ASGG,Dannie Ubani, said during the press conference that the statements credited to Kalu were temperamental and unstatesmanlike.
According to him, “A situation where supposed statesmen could deliberately fan the flames of conflicts between the state government and the presidency in furtherance of their selfish political ambitions at the expense of peace and stability should be condemned.
Ubani said the Deputy Speaker was portraying the Otti administration as profligate in managing the state resources, thereby inciting the Abia people against their government.
He stated that the allegations in reference “are heinous” irrespective of who is the accuser and the person making the allegations, hence such utterances “demand the interrogation of all well-informed and patriotic Abians.”
Ubani noted that the figures being trumpeted by Kalu, as a way of setting up the governor against the Abia people, are cowardly and capable of igniting avoidable conflagration.”
He appealed to all the political warriors in Abia State to sheathe their swords in order not to distract the government from focusing on the ongoing transformation of the state.
While admitting that no man is infallible, Ubani said that Otti, being the chief servant of Abia State, is not and cannot be beyond public scrutiny, and ASGG has subjected the allegations of financial impropriety to a crucible test of objectivity.
The ASGG leader lauded Otti for outstanding performance in the state so far, adding that the allegations of financial mismanagement could not be substantiated, insisting that “a governor who has won back public confidence through the implementation of programmes and policies that have catalysed socio-economic growth cannot be justifiably said to be liable to financial malfeasance as alleged.
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