He warned that the Abia State government would no longer tolerate the malicious destruction of property put in place for public use. 'The state government is using this opportunity to call on communities, traditional rulers and youths to take ownership of all government properties within their communities.
'Government cannot be spending billions of Naira to ensure that necessary infrastructure is put in place for the comfort and convenience of the citizenry and unscrupulous individuals will be busy destroying these properties', Kanu said. He regretted that such acts negated the government's efforts to turn Umuahia and Aba into smart cities.