Orji thanks God for court victory
From GAMBO KANNO FUBARA, Umuahia
Governor Theodore Orji of Abia state has confessed that the 20-month Appeal Court case has negative effects on his government, saying many development projects suffered due to distractions.
Addressing a large crowd of people at Umuahia township stadium on Thursday, during an interdenominational Christian thanksgiving service for the success at the Appellate court, Governor Orji told his detractors in the state that he would no longer tolerate further distractions from any quarter.
Governor Orji, who said that the quiet disposition of his government should not be taken as an act of cowardice, added that he was thankful that the court case has ended.
He assured that his administration would never be pushed to the wall by the opponents to do what it would regret, adding that he only chose to overlook all negative the things they published about his person, family and government.
He also said that he had forgiven all those who offended him, and called for forgiveness from all those he might have offended too, adding that, “They should tell us how and when we offended them to avoid a reoccurrence”.
The governor, who said he organized the thanksgiving ceremony to fulfil his promise to God, added that it was a bitter war with the opposition in the state.
The occasion which witnessed sermons, exhortation and prayers by clerics, also had in attendance dignitaries like past administrators and party bigwigs.
The highpoint of the occasion was the special prayers held for the governor, the deputy governor, the Speaker of the state House of Assembly and their wives, as they all knelt down on the podium.
The clergies, who prayed in turns, called on God to grant the state and those at the helm of affairs protection, guidance and blessings.