Abia LG Poll: Ukwa PDP Youths Reject Senator Wabara’s Brother
Youths from Ndoki, in Ukwa East Local Government Area (LGA) of Abia State, have asked Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, to stop former Senate President, Adolphus Wabara, from imposing his younger brother, Chucks Wabara, as the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in the forthcoming Local Government election in the State slated for December 18, 2020.
In a letter dated September 29, 2020 made available to Orient Weekend in Aba, on Wednesday, the youth wing of the Ndoki People’s Freedom Movement, Port Harcourt Branch, alleged that the former Senate President, was intimidating people with tales that Governor Ikpeazu, had already settled him with PDP Chairmanship ticket of Ukwa East.
The protesting youths warned that the plot which the described as ‘evil and insensitive’ would have far-reaching consequences on the local government if allowed to materialize.Theybegged the governor to stop the alleged political settlement of Wabara, stressing that he has been politically settled enough and should not be allowed to keep standing on the growth of other younger persons with better aspirations.
The statement reads in part: “We would have kept quiet for this to happen to quicken the final burial of your PDP in Ukwa East LGA, even before 2023, but because of the adverse effects it will have on us-the youths and the generality of our people, we have decided to warn against it.
“You and your party have settled Wabara enough with the position of Pro-Chancellor of Abia State University, Uturu; Secretary, Board of Trustees of PDP, at the national level and the Abia State Chairmanship of PDP, at the State level.
“He also served as a Senator for eight years, as well as President of the Senate. Before going to the Senate Wabara represented us at the House of Representatives and at the local level, as our LGA Chairman. He has also served as the Supervisory Councilor of our LGA. He’s healthy and doing well.
“Allowing him to impose his younger brother on Ukwa East people, as elected Chairman will be a source of discouragement to youths, like us and an invitation for violence. We’ll oppose this with our blood. Even our forefathers will not forgive anyone who supports this”.
The youths told Ikpeazu that the Abia PDP where he and Wabara are stakeholders already have a well-structured zoning formula that will be truncated should Wabara’s brother become the party’s candidate for the election.
“You must have been told about what your PDP calls zoning, because as a governor, you are a product of zoning. By that zoning arrangement, as agreed by your party, it was agreed that in each Zone, the Chairman can only come from any ward that has never produced an elected Chairman before.
“Wabara is from Ikwueke East Ward and his ward is in Zone-B and he has served as an elected chairman before. The two remaining wards that have not produced elected chairmen are Obohia and Ikwuriator West wards.
“They are the only two wards qualified to contest for chairmanship. This is in accordance with Wabara’s PDP zoning arrangement.
They continued, “Please do not allow him to change the rules at the middle of the game.
“Also, your party said in their zoning arrangement that if Zone-A produces the House of Assembly Member, Zone-B should produce the LGA Chairman. The current House of Assembly Member, Chief Paul Taribo is from the same village, Ohambele, as Sen. Wabara.
“If he succeeds in the planned imposition of his younger brother, it then means that both the House of Assembly Member and the LGA Chairman of Ukwa East, will come from the same village, Ohambele and the same electoral ward, Ikwueke East”.
The youths urged Ikpeazu not to allow Wabara’s plans to succeed to avoid violence. “We’re for peace and equity, but if Sen. Wabara pushes us, the youths, and l the entire people of Ukwa East, to the wall, we may not guarantee this peace”.
They urged the Governor and the PDP to support any other person that has indicated interest to contest the council election from any of the two wards of Obohia and Ikwuriator, who according to them, are the only people qualified to contest.
The letter, which was also sent to the Deputy Governor of Abia State, Sir Ude Oko-Chukwu, Speaker, Abia House of Assembly, Hon. Chinedum Orji, and the Chairman of PDP, Chief Asiforo Okere, was signed by Dr. Kingsley Nwachukwu, chairman, Chief Paulicap Egejuru, secretary and other principal office holders of the group.
Orient Weekend also gathered that as at Tuesday, October, 6, 2020, four members of PDP in Ukwa East, have picked nomination forms for the primaries. They are Osteen Ejiasa from Obohia Ward, Godson Nwulu from Ikwuriator Ward, Stella Igbokwe also from Obohia Ward and Chucks Wabara, from Ikwueke East Ward.
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