Gov. Alex Otti of Abia State has told
his predecessor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu that defecting to the ruling All Progressive
Congress, APC, as he is allegedly planning to, would not stop anti-graft
agencies from probing him over the huge debt his administration plunged the
state into.
Otti who stated this in Umuahia on Thursday, claimed
that the Ikpeazu administration bequeathed to him a debt of over
N191,239,307,593.67.
Akpara who read from a prepared
speech entitled:” Abia Financial Status: Separating Ikpeazu’s Fictions”, said
there was no iota of claims in the ex-Governor’s “fictitious claims”.
He said:”The Alex Otti
led-government woke up to the shocking news of the several billions of naira
allegedly left behind for the Alex Otti led-government by the former government
of Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu.
“We waited to see if Ikpeazu or
his Spokespersons would refute the false and offensive claims, but to no avail,
rather we saw astronomical increase in the number of his allies and former
aides circulating the fake news with the intention to misrepresent facts and
deceive the public, especially workers and pensioners whom he treated with
utter disdain and disregard.
“For the records, the public
should note thus: The Okezie Ikpeazu-led government did not leave any N24
billion in the account of Abia state government as they falsely claimed.
“The $200 million and $50 million
dollars they claimed they left for the new administration are loans they were
pursuing which is yet to crystalize.