The Senator representing Abia South, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe has said he is in the governorship race of the state to end the era of looting the resources of the state which he said is shared among some persons.
While stating that he will do the state proud if elected as the next governor, he expressed regret that Aba, the commercial centre of the state is in a sorry state.
He spoke during a meeting with the PDP delegates ahead of the governorship primary election next month.
The lawmaker alleged that there are plans to bribe the delegates from the resources of the state government, insisting that it will be drawback to the state.
Sen. Abaribe who spoke in Igbo language said any candidate who emerges from the process of bribery will pay heavily when elected through the resources of the state, urging delegates to shun inducement.
He alleged that the state has budgeted over N3bn to bribe delegates to vote a candidate of its choice, adding that it gives rise to backwardness, imposition and, corruption.
The former Abia Deputy governor alleged that the plan to zone him out is because he is a strong force, stating that he will contest the election against the zoning formula provided by Abia State PDP.
“I said no problem, you can’t stop my right I will run and that I support zoning but that the zoning I want is for capability, capacity, integrity, zoning to people who are ready to work.
“How can we be in this state and the pensioners are not being paid, what are they saying? Is it because the state is not good? Is it because we don’t have money?
“Nobody can tell us that Ebonyi State has more Internally generated revenue than Abia. The problem is that Abia resources is being siphoned, it is being given to some people. We will resist imposition,” he said.
He appealed to delegates to vote him as the candidate of the party in the gubernatorial election, noting that they will not regret it.
