Ikpeazu's candidacy a wake up call for the Ukwa/Ngwa.

By Uche Aguoru

The choice of Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu PhD. by the peoples Democratic party as its standard flag bearer for the 2015 general election should serve as a wake up call for every Ukwa/Ngwa man and woman both at home and in diaspora.

Without mincing words the Ukwa la Ngwa tribe have all along been known with the reputation as a people who can never be united in pursuit of a common goal in politics despite its rich
material and human resources which abound in that part of the state, its a known fact that all along the Ukwa/Ngwa people have tried severally to have a shot at the leadership of the state dating back to when we are still in the old Imo state before the creation of Abia, but all along they have not been successful because of lack of unity in their quest for the leadership of the state, despite their numerical strength and rich cultural back ground, their character of standing against their own when ever any Ukwa/Ngwa son comes out to vie for the number one position in the state has been their greatest challenge in the governorship of Abia state.

Just recently the Abia chapter of the Peoples democratic party zoned the governorship of the state to Abia south which comprises of the Ukwa la Ngwa tribe and chose an Ngwa son Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu PhD. amongst others as its candidate for the 2015 governorship election, in every electoral contest a winner must emerge and Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu an Ngwa son who has been living amongst his people and knows the history and problems of his people and is determined to solve the problems of the Ukwa/Ngwa and indeed the entire Abia state emerged as the winner of that contest, but some Ukwa and Ngwa sons has been kicking against that decision by the party and would rather prefer some one who is not a core Ngwa or Ukwa son, whose claim to be an Ngwa man is still sketchy and unfounded against their own son. this custom of "its either me or no one else" type of politics that has been in practice by the Ukwa/Ngwa tribe has been the reason why the Ngwas or the Ukwas have not had the opportunity of governing Abia.

The Ukwa/Ngwa should wake up now, rally round their son and speak with one voice and also cast their vote for their own son Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu PhD. the Ukwa la Ngwa should also bear in mind that if they make the mistake of selling their right to those who have come to claim Ngwa because of the opportunity given to the Ukwa/Ngwa by the peoples Democratic party by casting their vote for the wrong person as against their own son it will take them the next 24 years to try their hands on the leadership of Abia state, the Ukwa/Ngwa vote should be given to Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu in block so as to secure the political future of the Ukwa la Ngwa tribe.

Politics should not be a winner takes all affair and at such the Ukwas should understand that if they give the Ngwa man their support he will bring even development to both the Ukwa and Ngwa and indeed Abia in general and when the opportunity calls again for the leadership of the state to go back to Abia south the Ngwa man will as well support the Ukwa man to get the leadership slot of the state.

A vote for PDP is a vote for justice, equity and even distribution of development across Abia, and let all Abians bear in mind that it is only by casting your vote for PDP at all levels and Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu PhD that we can truly say Oke ezue la Abia.

Aguoru

Writes from Umuahia

Failure await you cus Abia must be free from any thing Orji,s what has he done in the past eight years. We want to be like Anambra and Enugu who are not even an oil producing state, my Uncle has not been paid 7 month salary is that not wickedness . God has rescue Abia already cus feb Oti is our Man.

Should I remind u that as long as he is our stupid governors choice...u know the rest....