Barr. Orji Uchenna Orji, the
Special Adviser on Media to the Honourable Minister of Works, Engr David Umahi, has described as baseless and unfounded, the allegations of fueling Insecurity leveled against the Minister by Mr Abia Onyike.
In a statement from Barr Orji, made available to our reporter further described the action of Abia Onyike as height of Irresponsibility and hunger induced, clothed with shame and sheer lack of character.
His statement reads in full;
"The attention of my office has been drawn to the recent deceptive and baseless allegations deliberately concocted and sensationally circulated in different online media platforms against the person of my boss, the Honourable Minister of Works, *His Excellency, Sen. Engr. Nweze David Umahi, FNSE FNATE CON GGCEHF*, by one Abia Onyike, an unsteady member of the People's Democratic Party, (PDP) from Ebonyi State who is widely and unfavourably known for his irresistible will to propagate a mendacious propaganda and beggarly political job against progressive and celebrated leaders, such as my boss, for pecuniary gains.
"A look at the subject matters in the allegations, the myopic reasonings adduced, and the height of irresponsibility of his vendetta expressions, will leave no doubt in the mind and common sense of even unsuspecting members of the public that the said Abia Onyike is suffering from incurable amnesia and extreme delusion. Otherwise, how can a person in his right senses state that the Honourable Minister of Works ruined the economy of Ebonyi State during his time as Governor of Ebonyi State or that the Honourable Minister is sponsoring violence and terrorism in Edda Local Government Area where Abia Onyike hails from. If it were not amnesia and delusion , why won't Abia Onyike have a deep memory of the captivating records of Sen. Engr. Nweze David Umahi as Governor of Ebonyi State from 2015 to 2023. Mr. Abia Onyike needs to consult the ophthalmologist if he can not see the historic and excellent infrastructural and human development bequeathments of the Honourable Minister of Works as Governor of Ebonyi State between 2015 and 2023 which are evergreen as signature projects in governance records in Africa.
"Abia Onyike needs to permanently wear a dog tag on the harness so as to be acquainted with the great accomplishments of Sen. Umahi as Governor of Ebonyi State. Abia Onyike needs to know that in Sen. Umahi's time as Ebonyi State Governor, the State made a world record as the most prudent State in the use of public resources in Nigeria (Budgit Office 2021); the best State in Capital Budget implementation/investment in capital projects and best State in Nigeria in Economic Growth (Budgit Office 2021); the 2nd Best State in 2021 Fiscal performance rating (Budget Office 2012); the least indebted State in the South East (and 33rd in Nigeria) (Budgit Office 2021); the 4th best on controlled borrowing in Nigeria and the best in South-East (Budgit 2021); the 4th best in investment towards self-reliance (Road to State’s viability); Above average in maternal mortality ratio (2018 World Bank State of States Health index); one of the 10 best States in Economic Development Performance (Philips Performance Index of the Year 2020); one of the 5 best States in Nigeria (2020 State Fiscal Sustainability Index); one of the largest producers of Rice in Nigeria in the Year 2012 (Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment); the 2nd best in Empowerment and Job Creation in South-East (National Bureau of Statistics in 2020); the State with the Local Government Area out of the 774 Local Government Areas that produced the highest number of undergraduates admitted in Nigerian universities in the year 2017, among other performance indices.
"It is foolhardy that in the widest imagination of Abia Onyike, he thinks that our leader who has made Ebonyi State to be truly the Salt of the nation, successfully produced a divinely ordained successor after his heart and with the heart of humanity, and is now navigating the national road infrastructure challenges, could turn back to get involved with the local distractions of governance. Abia Onyike is unwittingly engaging in an infamous blackmail against a populous and peaceful local government by showing his local government in a bad light of violence and terrorism. This shows that Abia Onyike's sense of good judgment is dead. I need not tell him that the day of reckoning is coming when he will be made to account to his people for his various misrepresentations.
"The expression of Abia Onyike on who is hovering around the current government of Ebonyi State for relevance also shows the level of the moral burden of a conscienceless wretch who can afford to spit and take it back. Abia Onyike must know that it is only a life of treachery, hunger, shamelessness, sheer lack of character, and discipline that can make him speak with double tongue after he had taken the job of opposition's chief spokespersons to speak ill of the candidature of our divinely produced Governor and all the APC candidates before and after the elections in 2023. We are not surprised that Abia Onyike's life of double dealing can make him have a habit of doublespeak.
"In his account of the second anniversary of his mindless illusions, Abia Onyike goofed when he alleged that he was attacked and maimed under the administration of Sen. Umahi as Governor following the ' ruling ' of the Federal High Court, sacking him as Governor of Ebonyi State in March 2022. This narration is, to say the least, absolutely unpurposeful and reprehensibly unpatriotic and can not appropriately connect with the character of respect for the rule of law, obedience to court judgments, and deep regard for the principle of constitutionalism which the Umahi administration was reputed for. As you know, Sen. Umahi has never disregarded the cause of justice. Rather, he would always leverage the judicial procedure and processes to achieve the feat of a victor in all his legal battles. Abia Onyike must know that Sen. Umahi's administration never lost any legal battle , let alone encouraging any person or groups to take laws into their hands. In the instance he referred, Abia Onyike must know that even the minutest circles in the administration of Sen. Umahi had confidence in the integrity and sanctity of the judiciary and therefore could not have reacted to his unreasonable distractions over the verdict of the court of first instance. If he thinks he was attacked or treated unjustly, he should explore all legal options to ventilate his grievances, especially now the Hon. Minister no longer has immunity, instead of engaging in character assassination, which he is notorious for.
"Let Abia Onyike know that the members of the public and, indeed, Nigerians know the history makers in the development landmark of Ebonyi State".
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