Hon. Promise Uzoma Okoro (PUO), former Deputy Chairman of Bende Local Government Area, has claimed that Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu was betrayed by those in whom he invested heavily.
PUO, speaking at a press conference on Thursday, blamed the election loss on insincerity, greed, and internal sabotage, among other things.
He warned those who blamed the governor for the election’s outcome to stop because he was simply a victim of betrayal.
He said;
It is very unfortunate that the Governor who brought every strength needed for the victory of the PDP in the just concluded governorship election was betrayed by those he invested so much in.
How do you reconcile the fact that in several Local Government Areas most especially in Abia North, the stakeholders were only interested in delivering their House of Assembly candidates, leaving the governorship election in the hands of the labour party?
He revealed that the majority of leaders in several local government areas were only interested in bargaining with Labour Party leaders for seats in the House of Assembly, particularly in Abia North.
According to PUO, there was no single Local Government Area in which the PDP put up a strong fight in the governorship election because they were only concerned with the success of their candidates for the House of Assembly.
Accusing key stakeholders of sabotaging the Governor, the PDP chieftain urged those pointing accusing fingers at Gov. Ikpeazu to backtrack.
Ikpeazu has nothing to lose. History has recorded it for him that he ruled Abia State for eight years as Executive Governor
Those who sold out their party for the Labour Party can now go ahead and queue behind the labour party leadership and be treated as second class, he added.