Timi Frank
Timi Frank has come under severe criticism from Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu over his recent antics.
The Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, through his media aide,
Eyinnaya Appolos has replied accusations levelled against his person by
his party member, Timi Frank.
On Saturday, Frank derided the governor over his recent trip to the United Kingdom with President Muhammadu Buhari.
Frank claimed that all PDP governors except Nyesom Wike actively
lobbied to travel with the President, who is a member of the ruling APC.
Reacting, Ikpeazu accused Frank of being trying to sabotage the efforts of the party.
Below is the full statement below:
“First, let us go to the Bible: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (NLT), “For
everything, there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. A
time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to
harvest. A time to kill and a time to heal. A time to tear down and a
time to build up. A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve
and a time to dance. A time to scatter stones and a time to gather
stones. A time to embrace and a time to turn away. A time to search and a
time to quit searching. A time to keep and a time to throw away. A time
to tear and a time to mend. A time to be quiet and a time to speak. A
time to love and a time to hate. A time for war and a time for peace.”
So says the Word of God.”
“For Timi Frank, the disgraced former Spokesperson of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) and a strange-bed fellow in the People’s
Democratic Party (PDP), there is time for only one thing – time to seek
personal comfort and self-aggrandizement.”
“For this reason, he was sacked as the APC Spokesperson, after
his errand boy role in the league of politicians that blackmailed the
Goodluck Jonathan and PDP led presidency, paving the way for President
Mohammad Buhari and APC presidency, expired. Obviously, he was merely
used and easily discarded. He was not worth more than that!”
“Evidence that he was never a member of the PDP, Timi did not
speak as a faithful party man, but as a job-man, hiding under political
activism.”
“It is, therefore, trite to conclude that he was truly a
strange bedfellow in PDP prior to the 2019 general elections, whose only
interest was what to gain in the Atiku Presidential ambition, which
leaders of the party like Governor Okezie Ikpeazu worked genuinely hard
to ensure was a success.”
“It is difficult to place why a Timi Frank, who was anonymous
and unable to deliver PDP even in his ward in Bayelsa State during the
last presidential election which PDP lost to APC, will try to vent his
unguarded spleen on Governor Ikpeazu who has remained a committed member
of the PDP.”
“Governor Ikpeazu is not just a member of the PDP in Ward 7, in
Obingwa LGA of Abia State, he is the leader of the party in the state
and one of the national leaders of the party. A committed and trusted
one at that.
He was first elected Governor by Abians on the PDP platform in
2015 when Timi and his cohorts were busy frolicking in APC. In 2019,
Governor Ikpeazu was re-elected by the Abia electorate on the same PDP
platform. So, his primary assignment and loyalty is first to Abians, who
employed him before even the platform.”
“As earlier said, according to the Bible, for everything, there
is a time. The time for frontline party politics is over, the time we
are in now, particularly for Governor Okezie Ikpeazu in Abia, is the
time for governance. I hope Timi understands this?”
“Yes, Governor Ikpeazu is part of the Nigerian delegation led
by Mr President, to the maiden UK- AFRICA INVESTMENT SUMMIT in London,
United Kingdom. The arrangement for this trip had long been concluded
before the controversial and unfair ruling of the Supreme Court that
sacked Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha as Governor of Imo State took place. It
was the sad judicial development that provoked the emergency PDP NEC
meeting at about the same time Governor Ikpeazu was airborne to the UK.”
“In case Timi is not aware, Governor Ikpeazu is not on the
President Buhari-led delegation to the maiden UK- AFRICA INVESTMENT
SUMMIT holding in London because he wants to enjoy the comfort of the
presidential jet, but the Scholar-in-Governance Governor of Abia State
is on the delegation because he is the bearer of one of the most
important reasons Nigeria is part of the summit – the Enyimba Economic
City Project.
Recall that in 2018, the Federal Government and Abia State
Government signed Definitive Agreements for the Enyimba Economic City
Zone Limited.”
“The signing took place at the Presidential Villa and the
Federal Government was represented by Nigeria Special Economic Zone
Company. President Muhammadu Buhari, who witnessed the signing,
commended Governor Okezie Ikpeazu for initiating the Project, and
thanked the Abia State host communities for their commitment to it.”
“The President further assured the people of Abia State and
other Nigerians of the Federal Government’s support and cooperation
towards similar projects anywhere in the country. President Buhari
specifically commended Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, and some
private sector investors who initiated and midwifed the Enyimba Economic
City Zone project.”
“He said such initiatives were exactly what his administration
was desperately looking for to create employment for the populace and
boost the nation’s economy. So, the inclusion of Governor Ikpeazu on the
delegation to the maiden UK-AFRICA INVESTMENT SUMMIT in London, is
another opportunity for Nigeria, through Governor Ikpeazu, to speak to
the world about the Enyimba Economic City project, and why their buy-in
is necessary.”
“At the UK summit, the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson,
will be hosting African leaders, International Business Chief Executives
and Heads of International Organizations, to create new partnerships
that will deliver more investments and jobs to the benefit of people and
businesses in African countries and the UK.”
“Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, as the initiator of the Enyimba
Economic City project will speak to selected potential investors, on the
invitation of the Department for International Development (DFID), on
the need to key into the project situated in Aba.”
“Recall also that in November 2019, Governor Ikpeazu secured
the nod of the African Development Bank (AfDB), private investors and
other multilateral financial institutions for the investment of $430
million to fast track the development of the first phase of Enyimba
Economic City, at the Africa Investment Forum (AIF) that held in
Johannesburg, South Africa.”
“The city is a proposed free-trade zone, with independent
business registry, labour law, banking regulations and more. It is
located on over 9,500 hectares of land in the oil-producing communities
of Abia State, between Aba and Port Harcourt.”
“Many participants at the South African forum agreed that
Enyimba Economic City is a project worthy of their commitment and
demonstrated their willingness to invest in the City.The UK- AFRICA
INVESTMENT SUMMIT has presented, yet, another opportunity for Governor
Ikpeazu to speak, expound and present the Enyimba Economic City project
at the world stage.”
“Much as Governor Ikpeazu is not responsible for Timi’s
unguarded spleen, no leader would prefer to attend a party meeting to
attending a Summit where his ideas and programs for his people will be
beamed at the global stage. I can assure Timi Frank that even the PDP is
proud of this City, being the brainchild of one of its leading stars.
Indeed there is time for everything.”
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