Abia Guber: I’ll Fill Up All Potholes In Abia Roads Within 100 Days In Office, Construct Teachers Quarters — Samson Orji

A governorship aspirant in Abia State on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP Dr. Samson Orji also known as SCOURJ has said if elected governor in 2023, he will ensure he fills potholes in Abia roads whether they are state or federal government roads.

In an interview with Vanguard recently in Umuahia, he also assured that he will construct teachers quarters in secondary schools in the state.

The former House of Assembly member and former Commissioner further assured that under his watch as governor, security vote will be publicly accounted for.

According to him, if elected governor, he will have EFCC liaison officers in his office to checkmate if there will be any misappropriation of funds.

He said, “Within my first 100 days in office people will see it that this is governance in action that this man has come with the fear of God and has come for his people. Secondly, within my 100 days in office, I will fill up all the potholes on the road in Abia – whether they are state or federal roads.

“It will be operation fill up potholes with asphalt. I will fill up all the existing roads to make them motorable. Why won’t they be filed up? What will be the duty of government If people cannot pass freely on a smooth road. I will also construct teachers’ quarters in Secondary schools.

“My security vote will be accounted for publicly. Commissioner for Finance and the Accountant General will be mandated on a quarterly basis to render accounts about the revenue of the state and how it is spent including my security vote. That which is not feasible with the ordinary allocations will have to be tackled with my security votes.

“On the day of myself inauguration as governor, I will invite the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC; and Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC, to deploy Desk officers to my office. I want them to monitor us and see if we are going to divert a dime from official purposes.

“My Permanent Secretaries, Directors, and civIL servants will be under strict instructions to behave themselves because there will be zero tolerance for corruption. When those working under you discover you are not stealing money, diverting money or hiding away money they will sit up because they will know that if they are caught you will not come to their rescue.”

The Idima Abam, Arochukwu LGA-born businessman and construction expert, therefore, called on the people of the state to support him to emerge governor in 2023, assuring that he will make them proud.