By Anya C. Anya
The Chief of Staff to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, ACB Agbazuere PhD has called for calm across the state . This is an attempt to stop the ongoing crises rocking the state between State Executive Council members and those loyal to the Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly Rt Hon Chinedum Orji.
Investigation by AFNEWS revealed that there is currently a face-off in Abia State between the camps stated above. The face off as we gathered started as a result of a statement credited to Rt. Hon. Chinedum Orji on his recent visit to The Chief Whip of The Senate Senator Orji Uzor Kalu.
The speaker was quoted to have asked Senator Orji Uzor Kalu to come back and take his rightful position as leader in Abia State. But this statement did not go down well with those loyal to the Abia State Governor who described his statement as being ” anti party and an attempt to undermine the leadership of Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu” therefore he should honorably resign or be forced out.
The speaker who reacted through his media aide called those asking for his resignation led by Don Ubani as ” political Jobbers who he considered himself too busy to exchange words with or be answerable to ” this face-off has continued without any official statement from the governor.
But in a press release made available to AFNEWS and signed by Barr. A.C.B. Agbazuere, LLM, Ph.D, cease fire was ordered.
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In the press release reads:
” I have been inundated, for some time now, with variegated comments from several groups and individuals on some issues in the state and I hereby urge everybody in the interest of the state to ceasefire forthwith.”
” Abia State is a PDP State with a PDP Governor and a PDP majority House of Assembly and thus one family.All sides are to strictly comply.”
Furthermore, ” Let me also thank all Abians for their solidarity and prayers which God answered by healing our dear Governor, Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, Ph.D.”
Whether or not the face-off will cease as directed is yet to be ascertain.
