Ikpeazu Fumes Over Reports On Abrogation Of Abia Governors’ Pension

The immediate past governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has reacted with indignation to the reports of the law providing pension for former governors of the state and their deputies.

In a statement obtained by GWG.ng Ikpeazu fumed that the reports appeared to suggest that he had been a beneficiary saying that he had not received a dime since he left office as governor.

Affirming that he had since moved on after he led the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to lose the state to Labour Party, Ikpeazu lamented that the reports were apparently sponsored to humiliate him.

In his reaction articulated by his spokesman, Sir Onyebuchi Ememanka, Ikpeazu while reacting to the decision to abrogate the pension payments for former governors said:

“The attention of the immediate Past Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has been drawn to reports circulating online to the effect that the Abia State House of Assembly has repealed the 2001 Law under which former Governors and Deputy Governors are paid some money as pension.

“The said reports, which are obviously sponsored, are mischievously couched to give the false impression that Dr Ikpeazu is amongst former Governors of the State currently receiving  pension from the Abia State Government.

“Dr Okezie Ikpeazu wishes to make it abundantly clear that since after handing over the reins of power as Governor of Abia State on May 29th, 2023, he has neither requested for, nor received from the Abia State Government, any dime under any guise whatsoever, and has no intentions of doing so.

“Former Governor Ikpeazu has since moved on with his life and is currently engaged in other areas of interest to him and advises the Abia State Government and her various organs to face the business of governance and desist from engaging in needless media sensationalism.

“The general public should be properly guided, please.”

GWG.ng reports that other former governors of the state similarly affected like Ikpeazu by the new law like Senators Orji Uzor Kalu and TA Orji have yet to react to the abrogation of the pension law.

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