Abia Crisis: Pressure Mounts on Okezie Ikpeazu as Abia Elders Back Ogah to be Governor

Uche Sampson Ogah has been given an edge over the sacked governor, Okezie Ikpeazu as an influential group has backed him to lead the state.

Dr Sampson Uchechukwu Ogah

 

According to the Daily Sun, an influential group known as the 'Abia Elders' have backed Dr Sampson Uchechukwu Ogah to be the Governor of the turbulent Abia state.

 

The group which claims to be the “the authentic elders of Abia State” has called for the urgent in­auguration of Ogah as the Governor of the South-eastern state.

 

The described Ogah as “a man democratically accepted by Abians'' which was stated in a press statement at a meeting in Umuahia, Abia State capital.

Led by the traditional Prime Minister of Ibeku­land, Chief Uche Akwuk­wuegbu, those who attend­ed include traditional prime ministers from other parts of the state, titled chiefs, com­munity leaders and village heads of all the autonomous communities across Abia.

They stated that they had extensively and exhaustively analysed the political situ­ation in Abia and frowned at the negative reaction of some reactionary forces who went to Abuja to con­demn the judgment of the court.

They dismissed the Sena­tor Adolphus Wabara-led Abia Concerned Elders, “who went to Abuja against the will of the people of Abia, saying they are yet to queue behind the Presi­dent Muhammadu Buhari Change mantra.

“This forum would not have responded to them if not for the falsehood, distor­tion of facts and misleading effect it would have on the people.

“We are the true authen­tic elders and true represen­tatives of the people of God’s own state and we condemn in its entirety the purported meeting they held in Abuja in the name of Abia elders,” they stated and added that“their resolution does not, in any way, reflect the reality on the ground.”

They stated that the true position of things in Abia is that all Abians, male and female, young and old, ir­respective of clan, religion and political group are yearning for Dr Uchechuk­wu Sampson Ogah as their governor, hence, the hi­larious and wild celebration that was witnessed in streets and villages when his victory was announced.