Ibeku Egwu Asaa Professionals have assessed the political development in Abia regarding the unfolding scenario which will help to stabilize the peaceful co-existence between the two political blocs in Abia and agreed to pitch their tents and support any arrangements for competence, experience, and track record of achievements to play a leading role in the process of getting a worthy successor to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu in 2023.
In a statement signed by Prof. Ogbonna Nnabugwu, National President Ibeku Egwu Asaa Professionals and Pham. Chukwueze Elekwachi Secretary-General, the group said Ibeku people are peaceful and would not allow any desperate politician whose stock-in-trade entails, blackmailing, picking up fights on behalf of those who had used ibeku political space for the enrichment of their family and squandered Abia resources in the recent years.
“We are enthusiastic to know that former Abia Ex-deputy chief of staff to Governor, Chief Charles Ogbonna, was complaining about a government in which he was part of since 2015 and served as Former Commissioner and Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor,” Chief Ogbonna was allegedly instrumental in shutting out Ibeku experts and professionals in contributing towards the advancement of Abia State. He and his co-travelers were interested in using their offices and contacts of a former governor to ensure that all appropriations and pacts meant for Ibeku people ended up in private pockets, he was the major obstacle against the common good of Ibeku people.
“We are in support of any nominee that will emerge through a transparent and credible electoral process, concerning that competence, experience, and hard work will be the guiding principles for the emergence of the next PDP governorship candidate which favors Abia central of Ngwa extraction,” Charles Ogbonna does not understand the clauses in Abia charter of Equity enshrined in documents by the founding fathers which stipulated that power must rotate between old Bende and Old Aba divisions, Old Bende which includes Abia North and Abia central of Umuahia extraction had held power for 16 years in ( Orji Kalu and Theodore Orji), and Old Aba is favored through Abia Central of Ngwa Extraction to complete her term for 16 years”, nobody will pitch Ibeku people against the Old Aba division.”, it says.