The Action Peoples Party governorship candidate in Abia State, Major General Ijioma Nwokoro Ijioma (retd) has said he was not going to be a “propaganda governor”, adding the state has so far received about N1.5 trillion federal allocation under the current administration without real impact.
Ijioma, who emerged as a consensus candidate at the party primary held in Umuahia, declared that he represents “a better alternative for Abia State. My vision is to transform Abia into a modern state driven by justice, equity and responsible leadership.
He promised to build a secure, prosperous and people-oriented state anchored on the rule of law, transparency and economic empowerment.
While commending the President for increasing revenue flows to states, he criticised some economic policies, particularly the removal of fuel subsidy without adequate plans.
On the state, he said, “The deployments by the current administration are not commensurate with increased funding coming from the
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