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From Okey Sampson, Umuahia
A chieftain of the Labour Party (LP) in Abia State, Chief Peter Azubuike has bemoaned leadership failure in Abia South which he said was responsible for the area lacking behind other zones in the state and called for change.
Azubuike, who expressed his displeasure during a meeting held by stakeholders of the old Obioma Ngwa bloc at Osisioma, Aba said something positive must be done urgently by the people for a different narrative.
He advised that the era of giving people political positions based on sentiment or for personal settlement in the area should be over if the zone must progress politically.
“Abia North and Central zones are getting it right, Abia South is yet to embrace new phase of leadership, our people must get it right to be at par with the other zones in the state.
“We have experienced leadership failure in the past, none of our representatives has liaison office in the area. Politics is not business as people tend to believe, but service and we must have leaders who are supposed to serve us.”
He said it is natural that when there is vacuum in leadership, the people will rise and demand for one, adding that he was prepared to fill the gap at the right time.
“We must hold our leaders accountable at all times. I want to be part of history makers, part of those that will change the narratives, those leaders who will be accountable to the people.”
Azubuike commended Governor Alex Otti for his good performance in Abia, adding that Otti has changed governance narrative in the state.
The LP chieftain said with what Otti is doing, in the next couple of years, the state will become one of the best in terms of infrastructural development.
Speakers at the meeting commended Azubuike for what he has been doing for the zone and the state at large despite the fact he is not in government.
They urged him to be prepared to represent them in Abuja come 2027, expressing optimism he would make a whole lot of difference.
