“His midas touch will leap jump Abia State to a greater height, the expected glory and honour of our dreams. Prof. Ibe is a man who has passed through all stages of lives before attaining to prominence. Hard work, purposeful engagement, love of God and humanity have always paved his path to greatness”
Titus Eleweke l Sunday, July 24, 2022
AWKA , Anambra, Nigeria – As the 2023 general election draws nearer, the people of Abia State are painstakingly yearning and looking for a man who will change the ugly narratives in the state.
A state so much blessed with material and human resources but held down by political negatives and economic underdevelopment. A state christened “God’s Own State” as adopted by the founding fathers appears to be dominated by un-Godly leaders who are not concerned about human and economic development of the state.
A state peopled by political leaders who are only interested in milking it to comatose – political leaders who have apportioned the state’s resources among families and friends.
They have virtually turned the state into private enterprise , whereby the sitting governor with his cronies impose whoever they wish and foist it on the people just to keep dominating and having free access to the state resources.
They prefer to have a puppet in office instead of a visionary and innovative leader ; a puppet that will never say enough is enough even at the cost of the state – that has been the bane of Abia State. This has systematically contributed to the stagnation or the retrogression of the state’s development.
And because the kingmakers are innately deep in corruption, they starve the workforces in the state to submission and cowardice . They destroy every institution in the state including the education sector, castrating human and infrastructure development.
They don’t want an independent, innovative and purposeful leader to emerge as governor of the state because they have no good intentions for the people .
They are always afraid of giving opportunity to people with capacity and character to govern because they are aware that the rot and leakages in governance will be exposed.
But God in his infinite wisdom and being the owner of Abia State has answered the people by throwing up Prof Gregory Ikechukwu Ibe to put smiles on the faces of Ndi Abia, away their tears, restore God’s own state to the glory of God.
Prof. Ibe, is a legendary Abian- Nigerian Business Executive, an entrepreneur of astute quality, promoter of human and material development. He is coming to give the state a face lift and economic transformation. Ibe is a moving force in educational transformation and human capital development in Nigeria, a philanthropist and humanitarian, who has never been found wanting in any capacity.
His midas touch will leap jump Abia State to a greater height, the expected glory and honour of our dreams. Prof. Ibe is a man who has passed through all stages of lives before attaining to prominence. Hard work, purposeful engagement, love of God and humanity have always paved his path to greatness .
He was not born with a golden spoon. Indeed, he had a raw deal with poverty in his early life which spurred him with the determination to attain great heights today. He conquered poverty for himself and the generation of his time .
He understands what it means to be in want because he had passed through it and he has vowed to serve God through humanitarian services in appreciation to God’s glory in his life .
To appreciate God for raising him to a high level, Ibe established Gregory Iyke Foundation as a humanitarian medium to reach out to the poor and the helpless in society . The Foundation is in affiliation with World Medical Relief Inc. and Global Medical Relief Inc. in the United States for execution of medical aid programmes in Nigeria.
This foundation has lifted over 20,000 people across the country. People of Ibe’s pedigree and likes , do what people of God do. They are never wanted by the politicians in the state because the politicians are not happy seeing Ndi Abia happy .
They abhor similes on the faces of the masses, whom they vowed to keep perpetually saddened by their actions and because they are not happy seeing smiles on faces of the masses, they refused to pay workers in the state, destroyed the educational institution and health care system with their children attending schools and receiving medical care abroad .
Abia remain the most backward state in the country despite being an oil producing state. Prof. Ibe, by his record is better equipped and prepared to leverage on his “extensive knowledge of political power dynamics, vast background in the world of corporate business, diplomatic skills acquired while consulting with international bodies and relevant experience garnered from being the largest private investor in Abia State.
Ndi Abia should consider him sufficiently prepared by God to be Governor of Abia in order to reclaim its christened name “Gods own state” come 2023. Ndi Abia are tired of the effects of godfatherism on the polity of the state and this is the time to vote for integrity , purposefulness ,service to God and humanity which Prof Ibe represents .
Time has gone when one man will stay in office and write the result and say go to court. Our dear state is in dire need of the change they can trust and believe in. We are tired of same corrupt politicians, godfatherism and revenue leakages, multiple taxation, infrastructural decay and total negligence of our youths ,women and work force.
Prof. Gregory Ikechukwu Ibe is a man whose time has come to lead to the promised land, therefore let all of us support him, wholeheartedly.
NB:Titus Eleweke, is a multiple award winning journalist based in Awka
