I Won’t Decide My Successor Alone, Says Ikpeazu

Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, says he will consult with the State Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on the choice of his successor.
Ikpeazu who stated this during the grand finale of the PDP State Working Committee’s tour of the 17 council areas, at Mgboko, headquarters of the Obingwa council, urged governorship aspirants to acknowledge that only one person would be governor at a time and assured that the PDP would do the right thing at the right time.
The governor explained the party’s tour of the 17 council areas would help to strengthen the PDP in securing victory for the party in the 2023 general elections and commended the state party leadership for the initiative.
“Those who are interested in governorship position should understand that leadership is ordained by God. I cannot decide alone but will meet with the PDP State Working Committee to take a stand based on reports they have gathered from the 17 LGAs of the State”, he said.
In his speech, the member representing Obingwa East at the State House of Assembly, Hon. Solomon Akpulonu, assured the PDP leadership that the party had a stronghold in the council and would turn in more votes than past elections.
Earlier, State Chairman of the party, Chief Asiforo Okere, explained that the party embarked on the tour of the 17 council areas to make the PDP stronger and ensure success in all elections from House of Assembly to the Presidency.
He boasted that the governor had made the PDP proud in terms of too many projects to campaign with for the 2023 election.
Speaking on behalf of the stakeholders of the party, former Commissioner for Physical Planning, Elder Godwin Nna, said that the PDP had no rival in Obingwa council and would return 100% votes.
Meanwhile, Senator Mao Ohuabunwa has lent his voice to the agitation for power shift to Abia North come 2023, arguing that it will help cement unity in the state.
According to the former Leader ECOWAS Parliament, rotation of power will not only guarantee and sustain the prevailing peace in Abia polity but also ensure mutual trust among all three Senatorial zones in the state.
“We need peace in the state to enable the governor to concentrate and finish well. So, my take is that the party must resolve this issue immediately as time is of the essence”, Ohuabunwa said.
He argued that since power began with Abia North in 1999, and had gone round all three districts, it would only be proper that “power rotates back to the zone where it first started”.