Abia State has the potential of becoming the manufacturing hub of Africa. From electronics to mechanical engineering, the state is awash of talented youths whose skills can match international best practices.
Little wonder Aba is called the Japan of Africa.
It is however said that heaven helps those who help themselves.
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu came into office with a lot of promise, after many years under previous administrations that milked the state completely dry of its financial resources.
Despite the abundance of human capital, and a large youthful population who are able to boost the state's internally generated revenue, and by extension, a prosperous economy, the state government continues to do all it can to kill the prosperity of the state.
How can one explain the situation of the Ariaria market? One of Nigeria's true international markets whose revenue base is larger than that of most local governments in many parts of Nigeria.
How do you explain the situation of the popular Fox Road which after only two years of rehabilitation needs another rehabilitation.
The state government keeps shouting about inadequate revenue allocation from the Federal Government, and yet the one that has been put in their trust cannot be accounted for with any visible longstanding project.
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Traders at the major markets in the state, civil servants, and all privately employed individuals in the formal sector remit their tax to the state revenue agency, yet the government keeps complaining of low revenue.
Abia State by the nature of its hardworking and innovative population should be a green fertile land that attracts all and sundry for investment and development.
At what point will the Abia State Government live up to its responsibilities and stop being the insect that destroys the green leaf.
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