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Last week Friday, the governor of Abia state,
Theodore Orji, held an interactive session with select bloggers, social
media influencers and journalists in Umuahia, the state capital where he
was quizzed on the performance of his administration in the last seven
years.
In the course of the interaction , Orji justified why he has put himself forward to run for a senate seat next year.
Orji was asked why despite the fact that
he served in the civil service for over 25 years, retiring as a
permanent secretary, became chief of staff for eight years to former
governor Orji Uzor Kalu, and has now served for seven years as governor,
he still wishes to occupy another office. “You have done well so far,
why don’t you just quit the stage in 2015, so others can do their bit?”
the governor was asked.
In response, Gov. Orji said that “the
senate project is the project of the people. The form I bought was not
with my money. You don’t just reject the wishes of the people like
that.”
The governor then went on to narrate
that even though he served as permanent secretary in the civil service,
it was different from being chief of staff.
“Also, I was chief of staff for eight
years and I did it diligently but there is a big difference between
chief of staff and being governor. As chief of staff, you are a
subordinate, you give your advise and the governor chooses to take it or
leave it, but as governor you are in charge.
“These are all experiences. But I have
not experienced the legislature, so let me experience that one too so I
can become an all-rounder,” the governor concluded .
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