Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has described his victory at the Supreme Court as an impetus for more work and more services to the people of Abia State and Nigeria, adding that there is no victor and no vanquished.
Mr Godwin Adindu, Chief Press Secretary to the governor, in a statement soon after the Supreme Court decision, cited Ikpeazu as further describing the verdict as the victory of God, the victory of justice, the victory of David over Goliath and the victory of the common masses.
Ikpeazu said he needed to get out of the distractions of legal tussles so that he will focus his attention and channel all his energies into service delivery and thanked the Supreme Court for giving him the impetus to continue with his revolution of rebuilding the state.
Quoting from the Bible, Galatians 6: 17 and repeating after Paul of Tarsus, the Governor said: “From now on, let no one trouble me, for I bear in my body the marks of my lord Jesus”.
He promised that with the distractions over, the tempo of infrastructural renewal drives in the state will be accelerated in the days ahead.
He waved an olive branch to all his detractors and advised them to shield their swords and join him in his crusade for the development of Abia State, warning that nobody should trouble him again.
The governor also thanked the people of Abia State for their support and doggedness throughout the campaigns, the elections and the legal battle that have stressed the entire state, adding that there is now light at the end of the tunnel.
He reaffirmed his covenant with the people and maintained that his victory is a clarion call for greater stewardship to the people of Abia, noting that he will remain consistent with his vision of putting the people first.
