The APGA chieftain and Abia State frontline governorship candidate Sir Chikwe Udensi has once again proved competent and credible to fly the Governorship flag of APGA in Abia State as he outshines his opponent during the just concluded National Screening.
The Interpol expert who arrived at the party National Secretariat early enough even before the scheduled time with his teaming supporters showed solidarity to party faithfuls.
The source revealed that Sir Chikwe Udensi was well recognized and welcomed by the party stalwarts who described him as a rare breed of party loyalist.

They expressed confidence in him as the trusted candidate who will protect Abia Votes come 2019, they regretted the political misfortune of 2015, as APGA votes were not protected and the victory finally sold to PDP even after the Appeal Court reaffirmed APGA Victory in the election.
The party faithfuls thanked Sir Udensi for his unalloyed support to APGA since inception when a 12 man delegation came to meet him in Lagos for the formation of APGA, they also thanked him for lifting the party after its outing in 2015 when it was abandoned by those who were supposed to ensure its growth.
It is Crystal Clear that Sir Chikwe Udensi is the most qualified and most accepted to bear the party’s Governorship flag in Abia as he is the only one who can PROTECT THE WINNING VOTES OF THE ABIANS.

KELECHI NWAGBARA – UMUAHIA

Alex Chioma Otti one of the Aspirants of All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA in Abia State have continued to disfigured His already displaced ambition of contesting the Party primary election under the platform of All Progressives Grand Alliance in an insulting accusation he made publicly during the APGA retreat and book launch held recently in Awka.

In his speech he said that the National Chairman is a business man, and that is why he brought all NWC, SWC members and Aspirants to do business, he further stated that the National chairman has been begging money from Governor Obiano and aspirants National wide but with the launching, he will at least have some money for himself and no longer beg money from the Leader of the party.

“Victor Oye is a business man, that is why he has brought all of us together to do business, with this book launch he will no longer beg money from the National chairman” he concluded.

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A reliable source and a close political associate of Otti revealed that this accusation and derogatory statement really angered the Leader of the party Gov. Obiano and the National Chairman Dr. Victor Oye and may cost him being ejected from the Party.

Members of the NWC, BOT and other APGA Faithfuls have frowned at the derogatory statement of Otti. The source also revealed that the NWC and BOT members are already not happy with Otti for selling the Party’s Victory to PDP in 2015, abandoning the party thereafter and will not tolerate any act or allegation that tends to tarnish the good reputation of the National Chairman Of the party who they described as a Leaders per excellence.
This may cost the internally displaced politician his membership of the Party.

By
Adindu Onyedika.

Sir Chikwe Udensi seems to be having upper hand in the APGA gubernatorial contest in Abia going by the number of heavy weights that have pitched tent with the Interpol consultant.

Some of the major personalities who are now with Udensi were supporters of Alex Otti during the 2015 general elections. We can't place exactly why majority of Otti's supporters have dumped him for Sir Udensi but a close ally of Dr. Otti claimed that Otti's arrogance and his past deals with dirty politicians including his open alliance with APC could be a major reason. APGA members claimed that his inconsistency especially as it concerns his place of Origin makes him unworthy of any sort of trust.

One of the major blows was a former director of Diamond Bank and a great financier of the Alex Otti's 2015 bid Mr Charles Nkata who declared for Arochukwu-Ohafia Federal House of Representatives and has openly aligned with Sir Udensi's faction.

Dr Nkata declared under the APGA platform at a ceremony which took place at the Central Primary School Ohafia on Saturday 8th September.

Elder Onwuka Ukwa, who is one of the founders and leader of APGA in the zone identified with Mr Charley.
Other leaders of the party present include the National Vice Chairman (SE) for APGA, Mr Uche Nwegbo and Mrs Carol Okorafor, who is the National Welfare Secretary.

Sir Chikwe Udensi was also available to encourage the aspirant and others who were present to show solidarity to Chikwe's camp.

Also in attendance along with the Abia State Working Committee was State Secretary of the party Elder Onukwubiri, Ohafia LGA chairman, Prince Onuka and the State Publicity Secretary, Chikwendu Mmadu.
In attendance too were Barr Chukwuemeka Nwokoro, Legal Adviser, Sir Aguocha Marcelinus, ex officio, Amb Okiyi Chigorom, zonal vice charman and Hon Ifeanyi Sunday Ajaero. Others are Senatorial aspirant for Abia north, Dr James Okoro Okorafor, Uchenna Uwegbu and Charles Nwanyanwu, state vice chariman.

From what was exposed at the ground, Dr. Alex Otti is afraid of going into primaries and has threatened to decamp to APC if Udensi emerges the party flag bearer.

Udensi has promise to resist any form of bribery by the likes of Otti as was done in 2014 when Otti bribed the then party Chairman Sen. Victor Ume with $4 million dollars for the party ticket. He further disclosed that he would make himself available for any form of primaries and does not feel threatened by Otti or any other aspirant.

The Frontline Governorship Candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and Interpol Expert Sir Chikwe Udensi on 8th September 2018 graced the grand declaration of Chief Charles Nkata to run for Arochukwu/ Ohafia federal Constituency. During the event, the future governorship flag bearer expressed his gratitude for the arousing welcome from teaming supporters.
While addressing the crowd He promised to reciprocate the support and numerous endorsements he has so far received from the LGA by making sure that good governance is felt when elected governor. He lamented that previous and present governments have done little or nothing for Ohafia LGA as the headquarter of Abia North. He reassured the good people of Ohafia and APGA members that he will ensure the protection of their votes and the deletion of the bad government of PDP come 2019. He also warned against those who are being used as agents of division in the party to desist from such act as it will not do them any good. He informed the crowd how Tim Menakaya led an eight Man delegation in 2001 to his home in Lagos and asked him to become part of the formation of All Progressives Grand Alliance, an offer which he gladly embraced and made a huge donation in this regard. This information was rightly Confirmed by Chief Onwuka Ukwa who was present at the declaration as he was among the said delegation in 2001. The governorship hopeful therefore promised to uphold the ideology of the party through unalloyed support at all times.
The Interpol Expert also endorsed the candidature of Chief Charles Nkata who he described as a rare breed of personality and a blessing to Ohafia people. It will be recalled that during the days of Chief Charles Nkata in the Banking Sector, he helped so many individuals gain employment and rise to greatness.
The Ohafia/ Arochukwu Federal Constituency aspirant in his address expressed joy over the huge turnout for the declaration despite it was a day set aside for festivity. He ascribes his decision to contest in the forth coming elections to represent Aro/Ohafia in the green chambers to the need for effective and quality representation of the constituency and promised to deliver if elected.
The occasion was well attended by APGA faithfuls across the State and member of the NWC, these were Chief Onwuka Ukwa ( One of the founding fathers of APGA), Chief Sunday Onukwubiri ( Abia State Secretary APGA), Chief Charles Nwanyanwu ( Abia South Senatorial Chairman), Mr Okiyi ( Abia Central Chairman) Prof James Okorafor ( Abia North Senatorial Aspirant ) Chief Uchenna Okogbuo ( Deputy Chairman South east), Lady Carol Okorafor ( National Welfare ) State publicity Secretary (Chikwendu Madu), Bar. Chukwuemeka Nwaokoro ( State Legal Adviser), Sir Aguocha Marcelinus (ex officio) and many more.

NACJ SET TO HONOR SIR CHIKWE UDENSI AS INTEGRITY MAN OF THE YEAR.

The Sixth Annual Integrity Lecture/ Award Organized by Nigerian Association of Christian Journalists (NACJ), will resonate this October with Sir Chikwe Udensi, the Interpol Expert and Front line Abia State Governorship Candidate Of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), being honored as Integrity Man Of the Year.
The prestigious Award which comes in various categories is given to leaders to encourage the spirit of integrity in every strata of the society.
This year, Sir Chikwe Udensi, the Sole Interpol Consultant in Nigeria and Frontline Governorship Candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance ( APGA) will be honored.

Eminent personalities that will equally be bestowed the prestigious award includes, Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, while Nollywood Super Star Joke Silver, will be decorated with the prestigious woman of the year Integrity Award. Others are Bishop Isaac Idahosa, the Founder / President , Illumination Assembly International; Sir Marc Wabara, Former Hallmark Bank Boss; Apostle Chibuzor, General Overseer, Omega Power Ministries; Senator Usman Umar and Chief Godwin Ogbaga, One time Minister of Power and Steel.
Others include 9ice, Nigeria’s Sensational Singer who is nominated for the Pricey, Young Person of Integrity of The Year Award; High Chief Edwin Duke, Former Minister of Tourism; Rt Hon Cosmos Ndukwe, Deputy Speaker, Abia State House of Assembly,Rita Nkiruta Okoro, a marketing Communications expert and Chief Executive Officer, Esthymike Limited; Mrs Ijeoma Onyeri, Deputy Director, Downstream DPR and Dr Philip Lenka.

While addressing newsmen, the Organizers of the event through a statement signed by its Secretary, Charles Okhai, revealed that the
theme of this years event is tittled “Integrity is Everything, he explained that Today , nations all over the world are yearning for men of Integrity to occupy their corridors of power because Integrity is the cornerstone of good leadership that ensures a healthy society.

Abia indeed needs a man with High moral rectitude, impeccable character and unquestionable Integrity like Sir Chikwe Udensi to ascend the seat as Governor Of Abia State in order to effect the desired change.
It will be recalled that early last month the Interpol Expert was awarded a Fellow Of Ethical Leadership by the prestigious University Of Nigeria Nsukka. These and many more describes Sir Chikwe Udensi as a rare breed of personality who has encouraged integrity against corruption and has upheld the virtues of integrity and ethical Leadership in his daily lifestyle while exhibiting same in various leadership positions.

It was shocking to learn of the monumental illegalities in forex transfers and conversions involving MTN, Standard Chartered Bank, Stanbic IBTC, CitiBank and Diamond Bank which the CBN recently uncovered in its painstaking investigations of these firms between 2007 and 2015 for which the apex bank has fined Diamond Bank N250m for its role in the saga.

Apart from being particularly concerned about the role of Diamond Bank because one of the governorship aspirants in Abia State, Alex Otti, served as the Managing Director of the bank from March 2011 to October 2014, part of the period which the CBN investigation covered, the likely consequences of job cuts that may be embarked upon by the banks to mitigate their losses arising from the fines are also of great worry to the Abians because such job cuts will certainly affect indigenes of the state.

As a man putting himself forward and selling integrity as one of his credentials, Abians are calling on Alex Otti to come out clean on his roles in the monumental illegal forex transfers and conversions for which the bank was slammed with such a heavy fine of N250m.

In its letter to Diamond Bank, the CBN had written thus,

"On account of the illegal conversion of the shareholders loan to preference shares (interest free loan) of $399,594,146.00, the sum of $8,134,312,397.63 was illegally repatriated by your bank and the other banks on behalf of MTN Nigeria Communications Limited, within a period of six years.

‘Your bank illegally remitted the sum of $352,222,358.39 on behalf of Standard Chartered Bank and Stanbic IBTC Bank in respect of the various CCIs issued to MTN Nigeria Communications Limited."

It is most unfortunate and at the same time sad that Alex Otti was involved in such a scandalous financial impropriety which led to Nigeria losing billions of dollars to foreign investors whose financial illegalities against our economy were aided and abetted by four banks including Diamond Bank.

Abians are even more saddened to learn that part of this monumental fraud happened under Alex Otti’s tenure as MD/CEO of Diamond bank.

How can a man who grossly abused his office as a managing director by perpetrating these frauds against the country be trusted with the finances of Abia?

Alex Otti should do the needful by begging Abians to forgive him for deceiving them with his false mantra of integrity and honesty after he had colluded with others to defraud the country using Diamond Bank.

Abia does not want such a man to govern them. If he could supervise such fraudulent transactions in a bank, there is nothing he would not do with the resources of the state if he is given the opportunity to become governor.

Those who have betrayed the trust of depositors and ripped the nation dry because of the huge commission they would get personally for themselves must not be allowed to use such proceeds of fraud to play politics, especially their kind of politics of deceit.

Such people should be arrested and prosecuted by the EFCC forthwith. The CBN would do well to go further than just imposing the fines but also ensure that all those involved in this crime are diligently prosecuted to serve as deterrent to others.

Abians say no to such a man like Otti and they thank the CBN for this timely exposure of this fraud, if not, Abians would have believed Alex Otti’s entrenched deceit and falsehood! Our God works in mysterious ways!

THE REJECTION OF ALEX CHIOMA OTTI BY ABIANS

I have observed with dismay and utmost disappointment the recent incident which took place in Obingwa LGA, where the internally displaced banker turned politician with identity crisis, Alex Chioma Otti and his Abia First supporters where stoped from holding a mini rally, assessing the various reports and accounts of what happened on that day leaves me with no doubt that they are chaffs that needs to be sieved from the substance in APGA.
It is true that when an individual fails in an endeavor as he passes through life’s rough way, he refuses to accept nor admit that he is the architect of his own misfortune rather he apportions baseless blames on unconcerned parties and attributes frivolous excuses to irrelevant factors.
Most times he provides false versions of his unsuccessful adventure as to attract pity and sympathy from Spectators and observers.
With baseless publications by Otti’s supporters, it’s obvious he is in search of a mango tree to hide his face of shame as the searchlight Of rejection beams on him.

I will like to deal in details with each of the versions of the story.
Firstly the concocted and disjointed version that it was Sir Chikwe Udensi’s supporters that attacked De Max and Otti’s followers. This in its entirety is a lie from the deepest section of abyss, even Alex Chioma Otti knows very well who his attacker’s were and he is equally not oblivion of the fact that the incident was triggers out of his total rejection by Abians especially the entire Ngwa Nation.
On the 1st Of August 2018, in the heat of the just concluded LGA familiarization tour by the Interpol Expert and Frontline Governorship Candidate Of APGA Sir Chikwe Udensi, it will be recalled as the records are there, that Sir Chikwe Udensi was heartily welcomed by a cheering crowd of supporters while series of endorsements rolled out from Socio- political groups in the LGA. Example of such group is the Democratic Mass Movement for Change. DMMC.
It was visible to the blind and audible to the deaf that Sir Chikwe Udensi recorded a resounding success in Obingwa during the visit. It will therefore be so inconsequential and fruitless for any of Sir Chikwe Udensi’s supporter to even engage in a verbal wrestle with anyone because the battle of support from the LGA and beyond had already been won by Sir Chikwe Udensi. Otti has no political relevance in Obingwa.
The rejection of Otti and his refusal to campaign in Obingwa by PDP is a sign of total unpreparedness and political unfitness to represent APGA in any capacity.
It is becoming clearer that soon, Alex Otti will not be able to drive APGA even as an LGA party chairman. As a matter of facts, the attacker’s had mercy because of the presence of one of their respected son Dr. Maxwell Nduaguibe who was present at the incident.

Like the naked Adam in the beautiful garden, Otti has been striped off of his sheeps clothing due to his fraudulent dealings and covetousness in the past and recent times.

The case of Abbot J.N Kalu who Otti connived with his brother and forged his will, the grabbed land by Otti belonging to late Prof. Edward kanu, the merciless looting and embezzlement of Abia State funds he carried out with the Former Abia State Governor TA Orji and many more are all on record.
When salt looses it’s taste, it become more useless than a used diapers.

Otti has continually shown his political weakness in every public statement he makes, he has repeatedly exhibiting his inability and lack of political vigor in every symposium. Not long ago on the day of his declaration he expressly and proudly stated that he surrendered ballot boxes filled with voted ballot papers at a gun threat by Olisah Metuh, What a sympathetic story. Just after the incident in Obingwa, he issued a statement through his campaign DG that he will go and prepare then come back to campaign in the LGA, what a consolation message! We all know the popular saying that when you fail to prepare, your have already prepared to fail. Who knows his next excuse for future failure...

Abia State at this perilous time need not a coward but a man with a lion heart who can win and protect their votes.
The PDP led administration in Abia has failed God’s own people in the delivery of democratic dividends, the state has been held hostage by insecurity, lack of Job opportunity,Infrastructural deficiency, non payment of workers salary, pension and gratuity, growing death rate of pensioners, increasing unemployed rate, youthful restiveness, increasing rate of underdevelopment, lack of qualitative education, poor health care, low standard of living, absence of foreign direct investment, squandermenia attitude of our leaders, ineptitude and lack vision.
APGA as a party needs a political warlord and brave hearted individual to fly the Governorship flag in Abia State, a strong willed candidate who will do the needful to ensure the protection of their votes and maintain victory at last. From every indication Sir Chikwe Udensi is the only qualified candidate with the required prerequisites to flag APGA Governorship flag for 2019 elections.

By
Authority Ukpabi.