Former governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, has listed the Nigerian Military’s Operation Python Dance, the #EndSARS protest and COVID-19 outbreak as a number of the hardest challenges he confronted throughout his administration.
Ikpeazu spoke on Friday whereas receiving the Deputy Speaker of the Home of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, who visited him in his Umuobiakwa, Obingwa nation dwelling.
The previous governor who thanked the Deputy Speaker, Kalu, for standing by him all through the rough intervals, additionally praised Kalu for his achievements on the Nationwide Meeting
“Speaking about our chief, the Deputy Speaker, he has been my brother and my ally, all via thick and skinny.
“We had too many rough patches throughout my time (as governor), we experienced Operation Python Dance, we experienced COVID-19, we experienced #EndSARS, and all these rough patches, however via all of it he stood by me with out something in return.
“He was all the time there and for that I owe him an obligation to assist and encourage him,” Ikpeazu mentioned.
Ikpeazu additional urged Kalu to stay humble in doing the fitting factor, saying that God raised him for the liberation of Abia State and the whole Igbo nation.
“So, for these of us who’ve seen, we are going to proceed to encourage you as a result of God has raised you at a time like this, for the liberation of not solely Abia State but additionally for the whole Igbo nation that appears to be in a quandary,” Ikpeazu mentioned.
Earlier in his remarks, Kalu, who represents Bende Federal Constituency of Abia, congratulated Ikpeazu on his appointment as an envoy, explaining that the go to was a New 12 months homage.
