BY DESMOND OBISIKE
The popular Faulks Road, Aba, Abia State has been renamed after the first Civilian Governor of Old Imo State, Sam Mbakwe
Governor Ikpeazu renamed the road following a request by a student of Danijoy International School, Umuahia, during the Governor’s lecture at the School on “Building A New Nigeria Through Democratic Leadership”
Ikpeazu said there is need for heroes to be promoted and rewarded and villains condemned.He described perception building as key to building a new Nigeria.
He called for a change in public perception and described former Governor Sam Mbakwe as a model in effective leadership.
He said “public perception has contributed to the failure of Nigeria”, and called for greater encouragement for virtues of honesty, tolerance, temperance and morality.
He maintained that democratic norms must be learnt and imbibed from the cradle so as to build a better society.
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