By Steve Oko
ABIA STATE — Chief Iheanyi Chinasa, Abia State Liaison Officer on the Nationwide Meeting and kinsman to Deputy Speaker of the Home of Representatives Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, has cautioned Kalu in opposition to his public criticisms of Governor Alex Otti.
Chinasa argued that Kalu lacks the capability, observe report, and political standing to problem Otti within the 2027 governorship race. He additionally criticized the Deputy Speaker for utilizing President Bola Tinubu’s latest go to to the state as a platform to assault the Governor.
Kalu had earlier remarked at a reception for the President at Enyimba Stadium, Aba, that Abia State’s improvement was not commensurate with the funds it receives and urged that the President, slightly than the Governor, deserved credit score for the progress.
“I would like us to be very vocal in praising the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on how he has made sources obtainable to states when he eliminated the oil subsidy… If we’d like extra from the President, we should give him credit score in order that he’ll launch extra for Governor Otti to do extra for Abia State,” Kalu stated.
Chinasa dismissed these claims as deceptive, noting that Otti deserves commendation for his developmental achievements. He highlighted that Abians are pleased with the Governor for landmark accomplishments in infrastructure, well being, training, and different sectors inside simply two years—achievements that earlier administrations couldn’t ship over a long time.
He additional accused Kalu of utilizing the President’s go to as cowl for a marketing campaign of calumny, motivated by a veiled ambition to run for governor in 2027. “Otti’s monumental achievements make his second-term bid nearly sure,” Chinasa said.
The Liaison Officer described Kalu’s assaults as futile makes an attempt to attain political factors, advising him to rethink his strategy and concentrate on serving his constituents, Abia State, and the South East area slightly than partaking in private political assaults.
Chinasa warned, “Deputy Speaker Kalu should correctly rely the price earlier than making an attempt to shame himself. As an alternative of leveraging his privileged place for the great of the folks, he’s dissipating power on unnecessary assaults in opposition to Governor Otti.”
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