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Ukwa-La-Ngwa Youth Reject Ikpeazu’s Endorsement as Leader, Demand Accountability

A fresh political firestorm is brewing in Ukwa-La-Ngwa land following the controversial endorsement of former Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, as the “undisputed leader” of the Ukwa-La-Ngwa people by a select group of political stakeholders.

The endorsement, which took place at Ikpeazu’s Umuobiakwa country home, has drawn sharp criticism and prompted a stern response from the Ukwa-La-Ngwa Progressive Leaders Forum, who described the move as an attempt to whitewash failure and rewrite history for personal political gain.

In a strongly-worded statement titled “Reclaiming Truth and Accountability in Ukwa-La-Ngwa Politics”, the forum questioned the basis for Ikpeazu’s anointment, warning that the future of the Ukwa-La-Ngwa bloc must not be sacrificed on the altar of political nostalgia and blind loyalty.

“Leadership—especially of a people as proud and dignified as the Ukwa-La-Ngwa—is earned, not demanded,” the statement read. “It must rest on competence, justice, and results, not empty rhetoric or recycled influence.”

A Legacy of Failure, Not Honour

The forum did not mince words in dissecting the legacy of the former governor, stating that his administration was “tested and found wanting.” They accused Ikpeazu of squandering the historic mandate he received as the first governor from the Ukwa-La-Ngwa extraction in over 40 years.

According to the forum, under Ikpeazu’s leadership:

Civil servants and pensioners went unpaid for years.

Key roads, particularly in Aba, remained death traps.

The state’s education and healthcare systems decayed.

Confidence in governance reached an all-time low—even within his own constituency.

2023 Elections: A Referendum, Not Betrayal

Reacting to claims that Ukwa-La-Ngwa people were “betrayed” in the 2023 elections, the forum said such assertions were deeply misleading. They insisted that Ikpeazu’s failed senatorial bid was not a betrayal but a clear rejection by his own people, particularly Abia South voters who know him best.

“The 2023 elections were not a collective setback. They were a democratic statement. The people rejected Ikpeazu’s return because they had suffered enough under his watch,” the group maintained.

Merit, Not Sentiment, Should Guide Appointments

On the current administration’s treatment of the Ukwa-La-Ngwa bloc, the forum cautioned against whipping up ethnic sentiments, stating that appointments and development must be based on merit and competence, not geography.

They argued that the real progress lies in inclusion through performance, not entitlement politics.

Remembering Jaja Wachukwu: A Model for Leadership

The statement also paid tribute to Jaja Wachukwu, the revered nationalist and statesman from Ukwa-La-Ngwa, calling on current political actors to emulate his legacy of vision, ethical leadership, and national service—not personal aggrandizement.

The Way Forward: End Personality Cults

The Progressive Forum called for an urgent reset in Ukwa-La-Ngwa politics, warning that continued loyalty to failed leadership models would only entrench poverty and backwardness.

“We must rise above personality cults and invest in grooming a new generation of leaders with vision, integrity, and cross-ethnic appeal,” the group urged.

With this explosive statement, the political atmosphere in Ukwa-La-Ngwa appears to be heating up again—only this time, the youth and progressive voices are demanding accountability, not titles.

Source : https://igberetvnews.com/1483754/ukwa-la-ngwa-youth-reject-ikpeazus-endorsement-leader-demand-accountability/

Abia state deserves better than the clowns in the corridors of power it currently has
Smh

Tor 😂😂
The "kerosene tanker" governor. Who would not reject such as their leader?

Hahahaha any body that ruled Abia should not be allowed to partake in politics in Abia Biko.. those people really finished us

Okezie is a monumental failure.

He is busy jostling for political offices because he can’t get enough of public funds. A man who failed to leave a lasting legacy deserves no recognition from any body.

In the next six years, Otti for his good works in less than three years will be remembered by every Abian and international bodies.

Real recognizes real.

Politics

Commendable!

Chai ,this disgrace is what u get when igbo people see u as a failure in government...but we can't talk of the region that reward criminals and thieves in particular with more political powers ,so they could continue to lord it over them

Nice, nice . The kerosene dispenser. Otti will teach Nigerian politicians Leadership 101. I wish tinubu could visit and commission those projects. I hope it's not what I'm thinking, which was why he cancelled the visit. APC governors and their supporters will be intimidated and feel threatened seeing those massive projects on tv

Serves him right.... Our actions today is our legacy tomorrow

daveP:
Abia state deserves better than the clowns in the corridors of power it currently has
Smh

Define current

First of all, there's nothing like ukwa la ngwa. That's a political term!

Niceguy4ever:
Define current

Oh, this is not a shot at the blessing, Gov Otti. Naaah. This is at everyone else. Lol.

He's way way out of the league of these clowns. Iykyk

One thing about the igbos is that they dont celebrate failure no matter who is involved.

saintcasmir:
Politics

Yes, politics starts with the masses, same masses who rejected his appointment because they're the ones always at the receiving end. He ate their money and gave them kerosene. When the masses vote right, they see the result. It's just like a candidate who wrote an exam and deliberately wrote down the wrong answer and said, the examiner would pardon him and mark him right. What do you think his result would be? That's what Nigeria is facing today. If we want her to move forward, it's still in our hands,not in the hands of politicians because they can put gun on our neck to vote them. They're also on the minority side.

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Griffon:
Okezie is a monumental failure.

He is busy jostling for political offices because he can’t get enough of public funds. A man who failed to leave a lasting legacy deserves no recognition from any body.

In the next six years, Otti for his good works in less than three years will be remembered by every Abian and international bodies.

Real recognizes real.

IKpeazu just like his name is failure personified.

If you allow him to lead Ngwa people, it will be Wike his master leading you in actual fact.

ikpeazu kerosene man

We don't worship or praise failures

Kerosene leader.
Thank you abians for rejecting him.

Ihebu4chelsea:
First of all, there's nothing like ukwa la ngwa. That's a political term!

It was created by ngwa people to wrestle power from Abia north. Unfortunately, when they got the power, the frittered it away on the altar of incompetence ...they left Abia State worst than they met it. People will never trust them with power again. Ukwa people shouldn't allow anyone to deceive them again.

As long as Enyinnaya Abaribe is interested in the Senate, I doubt if Ikpeazu can unseat him.

No sane mind will leave chief ENYINNAYA ABARIBE and mention a collosal failure like okezie ikpeazu as a leader of Ukwa la Ngwa.
That is a joke carried too far

Arostar2023:
It was created by ngwa people to wrestle power from Abia north. Unfortunately, when they got the power, the frittered it away on the altar of incompetence ...they left Abia State worst than they met it. People will never trust them with power again. Ukwa people shouldn't allow anyone to deceive them again.

As long as Enyinnaya Abaribe is interested in the Senate, I doubt if Ikpeazu can unseat him.

Ngwa people win Abia again if they present a worthy and trustworthy candidate.

People knew ikpeazụ was going to be a failure not because he is from Ngwa but because he was associated with TA Orji.

Normally this is the role THE OHANEZE SHOULD be playing....Any Igbo leader who has held a position in igbo states and has demonstrated poor governance, ineptitude, or financial recklessness should be banned from all political gathers, or pay fines to the umu nna. AT the very least, this action will send a ear message to future political prospects..

Wisdomkosi:
Source : https://igberetvnews.com/1483754/ukwa-la-ngwa-youth-reject-ikpeazus-endorsement-leader-demand-accountability/

When Shehu Sani, Olisa Agbokoba and the owner of Stanbic bank from Rivers said that European democracy is not working for us, that we need to use our own form of democracy. Most of the leaders in Nigeria will fail woefully if they're to contest leader of their clan. Their people won't allow him near that office. How can such a person be a governor or a president.
If there is an election to vote for Afenifere leader would the Yurobas nominate Tinibu? No! Would Orji Kalu, Hope Uzodimma near there? Would Atiku near there?
We are the genesis of our problem until we use our own form of democracy Nigeria will continue to be a sorry state.

But he tried small.

GOV OKEZIE IKPEAZU COMPLETED AND COMMISSIONED THE FOLLOWING ROAD PROJECTS DURING HIS TENURE…

1 Faulks Road Aba
2 Osusu road Aba
3 Milverton road Aba
4 Eziukwu road Aba
5 Ukaegbu road Aba
6 Ngwa road Aba
7 Kamalu road Aba
8 OMNNE DRIVE OSISIOMA Aba
9 Owerri road by Okigwe Aba
10 Okigwe road Aba
11 Ururuka road Obingwa
12 Umuene Road
13 Obikabia Umukalika road(Crossing Obingwa, Osisioma and Isialangwa south LGA)
14 Ukaegbu road Aba
15 Umuobasi Estate road
16 Aja road Ngwa
17 Immaculate Heart Avenue, Umungasi Aba
18 Aba Road Umuahia
19 Isingwu Umuagu road and bridges umuahia north
20 Azikiwe road Aba
21 Aba Owerri road
22 Ntigha umuaro -Umuopara road Obingwa
23 Umuakatawom Osaa Okea ring road Obingwa
24 Umueze Teaching Hospital Road Aba
25 Ibadan by Obohia road Aba
26 Ajah by Ngwa road Aba
27 Hilton road Aba
28 Egege road Aba
29 Agalaba Ring Road - 22km
30 Umuola road
31 Ovom road
32 Afor Ibeji Road, Old Umuahia
33 Trinity College Road, Umuahia
34 Amuda Isingwu Erosion Control Project Umuahia North
35 Amuzukwu Gully Erosion Road, Umuahia North
36 Umule Road, Osisioma
37 Tonimas Road, Osisioma
38 Mcc Road, Osisioma
39 Brass Street, Aba North
40 Nicholas Street, Aba North
41 Ebenma Ogbor-Hill Aba North
42 Aba-Ikot Ekpene Road Ogbor-Hill, Aba
43 Ojike Lane, Aba South
44 Okoro Road Aba South
45 Obohia Road Aba South
46 Agharandu Street, Aba South
47 Onyebuchi Street, Aba South
48 Dr Chima Nwafor Road
49 Owoo-Ahiafor-Agburuike Ohanze Road, Obingwa
50 Umuogele Umuakwu Nsulu Road Isialangwa
51 Mgbokonta-Amachi-Umunkpeyi Road, Isialangwa
52 Umuode umuojima road
53 Aro-Osokwa-Umuejije
54 Okon-Aku Bridge in Ohafia
55 Okobo Bridge in Arochukwu
56 Nneato Bridge in Umuneochi
57 Abiriba-Nkporo Road
58 Cottage Hospital Ohafia
59 Nkpa Road
60 Ozu Abam-Ndi Okereke-Arochukwu Road
61 Umunneochi-Anambra Road
62 Abiriba Ring road
63 Ohafia Ring Road
64 Park Road, Aba
65 East Street Aba
66 River Layout, Aba
67 Constitution Crescent, Aba
68 Weeks Street, Aba
69 Ochefu, ( opposite CKC) Aba
70 Kamalu Road, Aba
71 Reasphalting of Umuwaya Road, Umuahia
72 Road 2, Federal Housing Umuahia
73 Reasphalting Of Niger Niger Road, Umuahia
74 Umuocham Road, Aba
75 Umule Road, Aba
76 Jubilee Road, Aba
77 Ehi Road, Aba
78 Hospital Road, Aba
79 Ube Street
80 Adazi Street, Aba
81 George's Street, Aba
82 Echefu Road, Aba
83 ENUC Close, Osisioma
84 St Michael's Road, Aba
85 Pound Road, Aba
86 Uwalaka to Factory Street, Umuahia
87 Ubakala Street, Umuahia
88 Warri by Club Road, Umuahia
89 Bende Road, Army Checkpoint Umuahia
90 Bank Road/ Abia Tower Roundabout , Umuahia
91 Owerrinta Road, Aba South LGA
92 Weeks Road, Aba
93 School Road, Aba
94East Road, Aba
95 Okwunauka Road, Aba
96 Cameroon Road, Aba
97 Queens Road, Aba
98 Ehere Road, Aba =
99 Imo-Ndikpa Bridge, Umunneochi
100 Umuojima - Owerrinta Road, Isiala-Ngwa
101 St Paul's Street Aba
102 Eze Kanu's Road, Afaraukwu, Umuahia
103 Internal Roads, FMC Umuahia
105 Agbazuere Road, Umuahia
104 Health Center Road, Umuahia
105 Enugu Ukwu Street, Umuahia
106 Ndoki Road, Umuahia
107 Emma Nwabuko to Upstairs, Umuahia
108 Umuafai Junction to Kolping, Umuahia
109 Mao Ohuabunwa Road, Umuahia
110 Internal Roads of Aba High Court
111 Reasphalting of Umuwaya Road, Umuahia
112 Kaduna Street Umuahia
113 Niger Road, Umuahia
114 Hospital Road, Aba
115 Azikiwe Road, Aba
116 Ubakala Street, Umuahia
117 Uwalaka Street, Umuahia
118 Warri by Club Road, Umuahia
119 Okoro Road, Aba
120 Jerry Kalu (First Avenue), Aba
121 Eziukwu Road, Aba
122 Ojike Lane, Aba
123 Milverton Avenue, Aba
124 Erosion Control Project Amuda-Mbala, Umunneochi
125 Mgbarakuma Rong Road, Umuahia
126 Umuakatwaom- Osaa-Okearoad, Obingwa
127 Omoba Road, Isiala-Ngwa South
128 Isiagu-Isingwu Road, Umuahia
129 Amaorji-Isi Court Road, Isiala-Ngwa
130 Ossah-Isingwu Road, Umuahia
131 Amuzu Ukwu Road, Umuahia
132 York Street, Aba
133 Ochefu Road, Aba
134 Umuaro- Umuopara-Amano Road, Obingwa
135 Hii Top Road, Ogbor-Hill Aba
136 Ovom Street Aba
137 New Umuahia Road, Aba
138 Scared Heart Avenue, Aba
139 St Nicholas Street, Aba
140 Roads at New Government House, Umuahia
141 Umuaro-Nenu-Obot Akara Road, Obingwa
142 Nbawsi Urban Roads, Isiala-ngwa
143 Obinwa-Omauzor Abattoir Road, Uratta Aba
144 Ibere Road, by Ngwa Road, Aba
145 Umuobiakwa-Owo-Onicha Ngwa Road, Obingwa
146 Amaoba-Nnon Ndoro-Oboro Road, with Spur to Ikputu, Ikwuano
147 Amauda Achara Isuoci, Umunneochi
148 Lohum-Nkpa Nto Bende
149 Ariam Usaka Ring Road, Ikwuano
150 Ohazu-Ozumba Street Aba
151Trinity College- Afara Tech Sch Road, Umuahia
152 Umuocheala/Abayi-Ihie Road, Isiala-Ngwa
153 Udeagbala Road, Osisioma
154 Club 25 (ABSUTH Road), Osisioma
155 Brass Street, Aba
156 Reasphalting of Okigwe Road, Aba
157 Expansion/Rehabilitation of Ururuka Road to Obiakabia Junction.
158 Umuobiakwa, Obingwa roads
159Agbama Housing Estate Ring Road, Umuahia
160 Eke Eziama Obuzu Ngodo Road, Umunneochi
161 Umuavom-Okwueze House of Assembly Road, Umuahia
162 Umuagu-OssaUkwuowoObikaba-OhuruRing Road, Obingwa
163 Umueze-Agbor- Ubani beku Modern Market Road, Umuahia
164 Ozuabam-Ndi Okereke-Arochukwu Road, Arochukwu
165 Amuihe-Umuokehi-Umunkaru Afugiri Road, Umuahia
166 Aba- Obikabi Road, isiala-Ngwa
167 Ebenma/Egege Road, Aba
168 Abiriba Junction to Etitiamna Nkporo< ohafia
169 Aba Area Command Access Road, Aba
170 Osokwa-Aro Umuehie-Omoba Road, Isiala-Nwa/Obingwa
171 Umuda-isingwu Erosion Control with 2.5km road, Umuahia
172 Umnuaro-Umuanunu-Ekereazu_Nto Border road
173 Ukaegbu Estate Roads, Umuahia
174 Umuahia Ralway Crossing to Eastern Comfort Hotels, Umuahia
175 Afo Ibeji Segment of Ubakala Road, Umuahia
177 Agalaba Ring Road, Obingwa
177 Amapu Ntigha-Abam Ubakala Road, Isiala-Ngwa
178 Obikabia Junction -Umuene Road, Obingwa/Isiala-Ngwa
179 Nbawsi-Umuala Road, Isiala-Ngwa
180 Awolowo Road, Umuahia
181 Ukaegbu Crescnet Umuahia
183 Ekwereazu Road, Obingwa
184 Umuobiakwa-Itungwa Crescent, Obingwa
185 Isiahia-Umuode Road, Osisioma LGA
186 Old Express/SAMEK Road, Aba
187 MCC Road, Osisioma
188 Umuala Ukwu -Nbawsi Road, Isiala-Ngwa
189 Mgbaja-Ossah Junction-Umuokoro_umoka-Umuda, Umuahia
190 Okorocha-Umuda Umuahia
191 Adaelu Unity Garden Road, Osisioma
192 Kent Street with Spur to Aba Shopping Mall
193 Umuojima Owerrinta Road, Isiala-Ngwa
194 Ebem Layout Road, Ohafia
195 Ibadan Road, Aba
196 Agharandu Road, Aba
197 Onyebuchi Road, Aba
198 Umuehigbu Road, Aba
199 Road 2 & Road 8 Low Cost Housing Estate Umuahia
200 Mosque Street Aba
201 Umuatako Road Aba
202 Asa Umuka-Ugwunagbo Obohia Junction, Ugwunagbo
203 Owerri Road, Off Okigwe Road, Aba
204 Chima Nwafor Road, Osisioma
205 Abam Street Umuahia
206 Ehere Road, Obingwa
207 Queens Road, Aba
208. Osisioma Flyover, Aba
209. Aba-Owerri Road, Aba.

Ihebu4chelsea:
First of all, there's nothing like ukwa la ngwa. That's a political term!

Can u throw more light?