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<\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"kvezio kvezio-clearfix kvezio-post-inline kvezio-float-center kvezio-align-center kvezio-column-1\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Who Cheats More: Married Men or Women? | IFENKILI (PREMIUM IGBO CONTENT)\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_kcF0IcrtLU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Governor\u2019s aide tackles former APGA aspirant, says criticisms on Port Harcourt Road, education funds and \u201cone-man show\u201d governance are baseless<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Abia\u2019s 34th anniversary has taken a dramatic political turn as the camp of Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/Alex\">Alex <\/a>Chioma Otti responded fiercely to remarks credited to former APGA governorship aspirant, Chief Chikwendu Udensi, accusing him of peddling half-truths and mischief under the guise of objectivity.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a strongly worded statement signed by Ferdinand Ekeoma, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Udensi was described as a \u201chabitual purveyor of falsehood\u201d who deliberately misrepresented facts about key projects and policies of the Otti administration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Udensi, in his commentary, had questioned the cost of the Port Harcourt Road reconstruction, raised suspicions about the \u20a654 billion reportedly spent on school renovation, and alleged that Governor Otti was running a \u201cone-man show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But Ekeoma, in his detailed rebuttal, insisted that Udensi\u2019s claims were false, mischievous, and predicated on ignorance.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Port Harcourt Road Facts<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to the governor\u2019s aide, Chikwendu Udensi deliberately ignored engineering standards in his criticism of the \u20a636 billion Port Harcourt Road project.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe road is not 5.7km as he mischievously claimed, but 6.7km dual carriageway. Each lane is 11.1 metres wide, making it a full six-lane road totaling 22.2 metres. By engineering calculations, the project translates to 20.1km of road at about \u20a61.8 billion per km, built to Julius Berger\u2019s world-class standard. Udensi could have consulted a competent engineer instead of embarrassing himself in public,\u201d Ekeoma stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He reminded Udensi that the road, before reconstruction, was not just in disrepair but a \u201cslum of sorrow\u201d where refuse heaps rose up to 24 feet and nature reclaimed parts of the thoroughfare.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The \u201c\u20a654 Billion\u201d Allegation<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"kvezio kvezio-clearfix kvezio-post-middle kvezio-float-center kvezio-align-center kvezio-column-1\">\n<div id=\"kvezio-178990-1344541989\" class=\"kvezio-container kvezio-type-image \" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WPAdBlock\" data-adid=\"178990\" data-type=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"kvezio-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/afnews.sumofunnel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cover-1-scaled.jpg?w=1170&ssl=1\" alt=\"news paper\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>On education, Ekeoma dismissed Udensi\u2019s reference to \u20a654 billion allegedly missing from school renovation funds as another \u201clazy lie,\u201d stressing that no money was missing.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He explained that all expenditures are documented in the state\u2019s audited accounts and that the results in the education sector\u2014ranging from renovations to improved facilities\u2014are \u201cvisible and heartwarming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The \u201cOne-Man Show\u201d Accusation<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ekeoma also ridiculed Udensi\u2019s claim that Otti runs a \u201cone-man show,\u201d insisting that the Governor has institutionalized collective governance.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He pointed to weekly State Executive Council meetings, the unprecedented Expanded Exco sessions involving commissioners, permanent secretaries, and heads of agencies, and the establishment of decentralization structures such as the Greater Aba Development Authority (GADA), Greater Ohafia Development Authority (GODA), and the reformed Umuahia Capital Development Authority (UCDA).<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow can the same Governor accused of running a one-man show be the one who empowered state engineers, architects, surveyors, and planners to directly drive projects across ministries for the first time in our democratic history?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Udensi\u2019s Political History<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The statement also recalled Udensi\u2019s poor political track record, noting that even after Otti left APGA in 2019, Udensi\u2014who had long accused Otti of hijacking the party\u2014still failed woefully.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ekeoma accused Chikwendu Udensi of behaving \u201clike a stone-age coupist\u201d by announcing himself winner of APGA\u2019s governorship primaries midway through voting, only to finish a distant fourth.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He said Udensi\u2019s current media outbursts are nothing but \u201cattention-seeking theatrics ahead of 2027 elections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Governor\u2019s media office urged Chikwendu Udensi to stop trivializing opposition politics with unfounded allegations, stressing that governance is about serious service delivery, not radio talk-show performances.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbians are wiser now. Cheap blackmail will not distract the Otti administration from delivering the dividends of democracy,\u201d the statement concluded.<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<h3><strong>Listen to top Radio Stations in <a href=\"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/abia\">Abia <\/a>State CLICK HERE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Alex Otti\u2019s camp has slammed former APGA aspirant, Chief Chikwendu Udensi, describing his criticisms on Abia governance as ignorance and mischief. The statement breaks down facts on Port Harcourt Road, education funds, and governance style. Read full details. 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