It has come to our notice a sponsored piece published on Thisday Newspaper, on the 13th of September 2022, titled ‘Ikpeazu’s Anointed Candidate Unprepared for Governorship” where the writer quoted the acclaimed leader of UkwaLaNgwa elders Council as saying that the Abia state PDP governorship candidate Prof. Uche Ikonne, admitted before a panel of eminent elders of UkwaLaNgwa that he is not prepared to be governor of the state, and we want to state that nothing could be more fallacious than that, while it has become obvious that the statement credited to Dr. Max Nduaguibe is not a true reflection of what transpired on the said meeting as testimonies from other eminent elders of the forum like the former Deputy Governor of Abia state Dr. Eric Acho Nwakanma, Sir GOC Nnaji, Deputy Chief of Staff Government House, Chief Don Ubani and the founder of the UkwaLaNgwa elders Council Barr. St Moses Ogbonna, have all contradicted the position of Dr. Nduaguibe, they have also come out to confirm that Dr. Nduaguibe is being economical with the truth and what he is saying is far from what transpired at the said meeting irrespective of the fact that Dr. Nduaguibe due to selfish reasons convened a meeting that was supposed to be a general meeting and selected only a few people to attend the meeting with a predetermined outcome while shutting out other prominent members of the group just to achieve a compromised end.
While we do not intend to go into the UkwaLangwa Elders Council politics we want to state that no other candidate in this race is more prepared to lead Abia at this time as the distinguished academic with an enviable and verifiable record of excellent performance in the public sector.
Prof. Ikonne made it clear from the onset that he is not being sponsored by anybody including the Governor, that he declared to run for the governorship of Abia state on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, on his own volition and after due consultation with God and his immediate family and that made us wonder why the writer elected to brand him as “Governors Anointed” if not for reasons of undertaking a hatchet job paid fully by frustrated individuals whose ambition is to dig into the state’s resources for personal enrichment
Prof. Ikonne is the most prepared and accomplished based on his cognate experience, and leadership qualities which are evidence-based, he is ready to tackle the challenges facing the state, and he is focused on giving our children quality education, and the citizens’ good governance that will engender prosperity for every Abian.
Prof. Ikonne is not an accidental leader, he has a record of impressive accomplishments, he is armed with an excellent record of delivery in public service and will deliver an Abia state that future generations would be proud of.
He has the confidence, capacity, willpower, competence, courage, determination, and perseverance, he has identified the problems of Abia and he has the courage to take them headlong and make a solution out of them for the good of every well-meaning Abian.
With Prof. Ikonne as governor, Abians will experience a guaranteed tomorrow, and in his dictum of PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE, there will be sustainable development in all sectors be it infrastructure or economy and everybody will be engaged in one lucrative venture or the other and there will be jobs for everybody.
Prof. Ikonne is prepared and his government would give birth to a greater and more prosperous Abia.
Signed:
Okechukwu Charles
Convener: Ukwa La Ngwa Council of Elders (Youth Wing)
