The Abia North Peace Foundation has issued a fiery rebuttal against a recent meeting organized by Chief Chima Agbaeze and his associates under the banner of the “Coalition for Equity and Justice in Abia North,” dismissing the gathering as a political charade aimed at discrediting Senator Orji Uzor Kalu.
In a statement signed by Chief Nnanna Ukaegbu, Director General of the Foundation, and Pastor Caleb Kalu Awa, Assistant Secretary, the group described the meeting—which took place in Agbaeze’s Isuikwuato residence—as a “gathering of political jesters” hiding under false advocacy for equity.
According to the Foundation, the attack on Senator Kalu’s ambition to contest for a third term in the Senate is both baseless and hypocritical. They reminded critics that the Isuikwuato/Umunneochi axis of Abia North enjoyed 16 uninterrupted years in the Senate through General Ike Nwachukwu and Comrade Uche Chukwumerije without any demand for rotational justice at the time.
“Where were these so-called apostles of equity when the Isuikwuato axis monopolized the Senate seat for 16 years?” the statement questioned. “Now that Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, who has served for only eight years, has brought massive development and federal presence to the zone, they suddenly remember equity.”
The Foundation praised Senator Kalu’s performance, listing infrastructural development, scholarships, job creation, and legislative excellence as hallmarks of his tenure. They emphasized that political office should be based on competence and the will of the people, not rotated like “a village masquerade costume.”
Describing Chief Chima Agbaeze as a “sycophant dancing to the tune of a sinking desperado,” the Foundation accused him of engaging in smear campaigns due to political irrelevance and desperation.
“The people of Abia North are not deceived by propaganda or noise. They know the difference between performance and empty talk,” the group stated, adding that only the electorate will decide who represents them in 2027.
The Foundation called on the general public to ignore the communique from the meeting, labeling it “a political masquerade dressed up as a call for justice.”
