The state's current governor alleges that his predecessor was planning to defect from the PDP to the APC to avoid an anti-corruption investigation.
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has accused his predecessor, Okezie Ikpeazu, of leaving a “humongous” debt burden for the state.
But reacting on Thursday during a press conference, Mike Akpara, the special adviser to Mr Otti on finance, refuted the claim, describing it as “fictitious.” He added that records showed that Mr Ikpeazu left a debt of N191 billion as of 28 May for Governor Otti’s administration. “The $200 million and $50 million they claimed they left for the new administration are loans they were pursuing which are yet to crystalise,” he said.Mr Akpara said that Mr Ikpeazu’s administration also left “physical liabilities” in various institutions in Abia State, adding that some tertiary institutions lost their accreditations for the first time under the former governor’s watch.
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