Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has accused those jittery over his governorship ambition of spearheading campaign of non-performance to diminish his electoral fortunes ahead of 2023.

Senator Abaribe who made the allegation while inspecting some of the projects he attracted, said his political opponents were desperate to scuttle his ambition but declared that they lacked the capacity to stop him.

Abaribe had penultimate week, declared his ambition to succeed the incumbent Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu in 2023.

The four- term Senator said that contrary to blackmail and misconceptions by his detractors, he had actually posted some verifiable achievements since he moved to the red chamber.

According to him, he is viewed in many quarters by progressive minds as a Senator not just for Abia South but the entire state and indeed Ndigbo.

He said that apart from his legislative strides, he had also attracted a number of projects some of which were sited in the other senatorial districts in the state.

“Although I represent Abia South, some of my projects are in Abia North and Abia Central”, he added .

The former Deputy Governor who enumerated the qualities of a good leader to include “character, competence and courage”, regretted that these virtues were lacking in most of those in leadership positions.

Senator Abaribe who said he had donated over 200 transformers to different communities in his constituency promised not to relent in his intervention projects.