A group known as Ukwa Youth Initiative for sustainable development (UYISD) has expressed shock at a press release credited to one Benedict Godson a supposed Ukwa East son condemning the reappointment of Hon. Nwogu N. Nwogu into the board of NDDC as Abia representative.

Addressing the youths who gathered in large numbers in solidarity with Hon. Nwogu N.Nwogu, Engr. Sterling Chinwendu Uruakpa the spokesman of the group said, In as much we do not want to give popularity to such an uninformed position from a man who has never contributed anything towards the development and sustenance of Ukwa East and APC Abia state in the person of Benedict Godson, there is need to remind him that the reappointment of Nwogu N. Nwogu into the board of NDDC is an indication that Mr. President recognizes hard work and honesty.

Hon. Nwogu is a core Buharist and a strong pillar of APC both in Ukwa West and Abia in general, he participated greatly and injected huge resources and manpower in all the electioneering processes that delivered APC in Ukwa, and described the claim by Benedict Godson as not only fallacious but ill motivated and uninformed and called on the president to ignore such lies while reminding Benedict Godson and his unfortunate group that Mr. President cannot be beguiled any further by their deceitful fabrications.

They reminded Benedict Godson that it was his selfishness and mendacious presentation of an unqualified candidate that stalled Abia chances in the last board until Mr. President in his wisdom saw the truth and appointed a bonafide son of Asa, a man of impeccable character and honesty into the board.

He went further to state that Nwogu N. Nwogu as the immediate past Commissioner, who represented Abia State in the board of NDDC, performed creditably well despite spending just 8 months before the expiry of the last Board and that in the wisdom of Mr. president there was no need to appoint someone else into that position.

Addressing the group made up of youths from Ukwa, Uruakpa expressed gratitude to the President of Federal Republic of Nigeria, for the reappointment of their illustrious Son, as the NDDC Commissioner representing Abia and expressed confidence that his reappointment will keep bringing deserved development into Asa Land.

He described Hon. Nwogu as a man of Integrity who had always stood on the side of truth, and understands the heartbeat of the Asa man and also a loyal and committed Party Member.

He asked the youths and party faithful’s to be steadfast and not to worry about the publication by any disgruntled person insisting that the president of the Fed Rep of Nigeria is a man who believes in truth and cannot be distracted.

He reminded Ben Godson and his group that they will as usual fail just as they failed the last time, while encouraging Party faithfuls and the youth to remain committed and maintain peace in the Land.