Abia State governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has slammed the people asking when Osisioma Flyover in Aba will be completed.
The flyover was flagged off on January 20, 2017, and the construction awarded to a Chinese company, but the project is still under construction till date.
The governor’s critics derisively describe the flyover as ‘centre table’.
However, Ikpeazu said the flyover, and its timeline is not anyone’s concern.
According to the governor, those asking about the flyover do not even own a car.
“Will they walk through the flyover,” he asked rhythmically.
Ikpeazu stated this during a call-in programme with Magic FM radio Aba on Monday.
Asked to tell Abia citizens the reasons behind the delay in the completion of the flyover, Ikpeazu said: “First of all, the flyover isn’t anyone’s concern and people should stop worrying about the completion.”
The governor added that at first people did not believe he was going to build a flyover in Aba.
He said people criticized the idea, calling it “center table” but now, everything is going well as planned.
Speaking in a Ngwa-Igbo dialect, Ikpeazu said: “Question I’m asking is, what’s your concern with the flyover? Am I not the one that started it? I started the flyover and I have been funding it with the little money we have and people should not bother about the flyover…. Some of those that asked about the flyover don’t even have a car.”