6
Total tracked
3
Kept
1
Partial / mixed
2
Broken
Kept
Partial / mixed
Broken
In progress
Partial
The promise
Campaigned on a 'Five Pillars' economic blueprint centred on making Aba an industrial and commercial hub, covering trade and commerce, MSMEs, education, agriculture, and oil and gas.
Assessment
The administration invested in Aba's manufacturing clusters, injecting over ₦1 billion into cluster support by 2017, and signed a ₦500 billion Enyimba Economic City deal with the Federal Government in 2018, though the flagship economic-city project remained under development at the end of the tenure.
Kept
The promise
Promised to formalise and modernise Aba's famous shoe- and garment-making trade.
Assessment
A garment and shoe factory was delivered as part of the administration's industrialisation drive, described by commentators as strategically important for the sector.
Kept
The promise
Promised to improve the quality of basic and secondary education.
Assessment
Abia recorded improved WAEC pass rates over the tenure, alongside completion of around 150 road projects that included school-linking infrastructure.
Kept
The promise
Promised to close IGR leakages through a dedicated revenue council.
Assessment
Monthly IGR rose from about ₦400 million to over ₦1 billion, according to figures from Deputy Governor Ude Oko Chukwu, who chaired the state's IGR council for the full tenure.
Broken
The promise
Promised prompt, regular payment of civil servant salaries and pensions.
Assessment
By 2023, salary and pension arrears had grown to 35-40 months by predecessor Theodore Orji's account; Ikpeazu publicly accepted responsibility for the crisis rather than disputing it.