Okezie Ikpeazu, Governor of Abia State, has explained why he lives in a three-bedroom flat in Aba, the state capital.
He told journalists that he opted to live in a three-bedroom house in Aba, away from the Government House in Umuahia, because he wants to be close to his people and have a feel for life outside of power.
“I spent some time in my Aba lodge. It's a three-bedroom house. I'm not sure how many governors can live in such a place.
“But I'm staying here because I want to keep my focus on the reality that I'm the Governor today, but I won't be the Governor tomorrow.
“I won't go too far from how I live my life. I shall work so hard that anyone coming after me will find it hard to operate unless he is running in the same lane as me.”
Ikpeazu also spoke about who will succeed him in 2023. That, he said, can only be decided by God.
He added that no one expected him to be governor in 2015, but God shocked everyone.
He went on to say that he hopes that whoever succeeds him will build on his legacy and outperform him.