Being Text Of A Press Release Issued On Behalf of Dr. Alex Otti OFR On The Abia Governorship Appeal Court Judgement.
On Saturday, the 17th of November 2019, a Governorship Appeal Court panel sitting in Owerri, Imo State, upheld the very controversial and questionable election of Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu as governor of Abia state.
While the Abia atmosphere was expectedly enveloped by another round of sobriety, sadness and sorrow, as a result of the judgement, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu and his men were celebrating in far away Lagos where hundreds of government officials had been flown to, for the reception of yet another deceitful, but mercantilist award used to hoodwink a non-performing government.
For the Ikpeazus, their oppressive and clueless government got yet another judicial imprimatur to consolidate the maladministration that has caused horrendous devastation in Abia state.
True to the same path of ignominy and half smartness like his uncultured and ill-mannered aides who have been abusing and insulting Alex Otti before and after the Appeal Court Judgement, Okezie Ikpeazu hilariously urged Dr. Alex Otti to “Respect the Will of the People” which according to him, the judgement represents.
Yet in another release Ikpeazu also called Alex Otti all kinds of names, and accused him of Pursuing “Inordinate Ambition and wallowing in Self Deceit”, describing him as a “Desperate Sore Loser” for daring to pursue his democratic right of presenting himself for election and seeking redress in court. However, Ikpeazu and his Abia political felons of grand foolery, consciously but callously isolated the masses from the issue while dedicating needless energy which should have been channeled to working for the state, against a citizen who has refused to bow to or worship Baal with them.
The government’s aim is to cunningly and dishonestly sell a deceitful narrative of fighting a political battle against Alex Otti, while in the real sense of it, the notorious Ikpeazu-led government is considered a common enemy of the Abia people who have suffered under the most incompetent leadership they have seen since the creation of the state.
It is very important to humbly state here for the records, that Alex Otti has by the grace of God attained a height where the spoils and perks of office cannot be the motivation for the sacrifices he has made so far, and by the special grace of God, he has continued to soar in all facets of human endeavour, and thus does not, and had never considered Okezie Ikpeazu as his opponent, let alone, a foe. It will, therefore help for Ikpeazu to eschew himself and his media agents of the false narrative of seeking office for selfish reasons. Of course, they should know that Abia people are not fools.
The issue of Okezie Ikpeazu defeating Alex Otti is a fallacious, baseless and an amusing misconception of some moribund minds who ignorantly think that Otti can condescend to their level of nothingness by responding to their insults and mischievous distortions aimed at rewriting our history in a way Ikpeazu’s grand mediocrity and nationally acclaimed failure in governance would be hidden from intelligent minds.
Even though Alex Otti, and his party respect the judgement of the Appeal court, it is well within our rights to disagree with the learned judges of the Appeal court who dismissed our petition and we so do. We believe that being human, the judges are not perfect and in this particular case, we feel that the course of justice was neither served nor was seen to have been served. In spite of our reservations with the said judgement, we wish to appeal for calm as it is consistent with our character.
You will recall that four years ago, when we won at this same court, our opponents recruited political thugs and renegades to match on the streets and disrupt activities around Abia. We cannot be like them. Let us remind and reassure millions of Abians that, our resolve to arrest the leadership deficiency ravaging Abia state has been emboldened the more, hence the need for you not to be perturbed by the insensitive ranting of the oppressive Abia state government and her agents.
As long as the Okezie Ikpeazu led government has chosen to fail woefully, while exporting falsehood of non existing performance of excellence to the world, we shall keep pushing vigorously and fearlessly until we succeed in extricating our state from the hands of her enemies.
As our team of eminent lawyers thoroughly study the judgement to determine our next line of lawful action, we urge millions of devastated Abians not to be dampened, but to remain strong, resolute and faithful, even as we strive to ensure that the entrenched culture of consistent transfer of barton of leadership mediocrity in Abia is halted and broken for the sake of our suffering people.
Signed
Ferdinand Ekeoma
Media Assistant to Dr. Alex Otti
