A chieftain of All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA in Abia State, Sir Chikwe Udensi has taken a swipe at at the state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu for choosing to support the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike for the presidential ticket of the PDP.
Udensi a governorship aspirant in Abia wondered why Gov. Ikpeazu will decide to abandon all Igbo aspirants for office of the President on the platform of the PDP to support Gov. Wike, a South Southerner.
Speaking on a radio programme, Open Parliament on Love FM Umuahia and ABN TV on Wednesday, the Interpol Systems Consultant noted that Wike has severally demonstrated that he does not like Ndigbo.
Udensi said Wike had in the past openly confessed that he is not Igbo despite that some persons from South South answer Igbo names.
While noting that Wike is not being forced to become Igbo, the APGA chieftain said it is wrong for Igbo to support Wike when it is turn of the South-East to lead the country.
While admitting that Wike has done well in terms of developmental activities in Rivers, the governorship hopeful maintained that 2023 is time for Igbo to lead the country as President.
Sir Udensi further recollected that after the civil war, it’s only in Rivers State that Igbo were denied access to their property while in the North, South West and Middle Belt, no property belonging to Igbo was tampered with.
“After the Civil War, Igbos who were in the North gained back their properties, even in Yoruba land, Lagos and Ibadan, their houses were safe.
“Those who were even in the Middle Belt, Benin nobody’s property was tampered with. It was only in Rivers State that people lost their properties.
“Up till today, they are clamouring. No form of compensation or restitution was offered, we lost our property and Wike continues to adhere to these tenets of stopping our people from accessing their hard earned wealth from our neighbours, Rivers State,” he said.
Udensi further noted that when a presentation was made to Gov. Wike to stop efforts to entirely delete Igbo, especially names of places like Rumuola, Rumuigbo, Rumuibekwe and others from Rivers State, he reacted to it negatively.
While further stating that Gov. Wike kicked against Rivers representation in Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Udensi insisted that Wike does not deserve the support of Ndigbo.
He called on Gov. Ikpeazu to withdraw his support for Gov. Wike, stating that prominent Igbo men have indicated interest to lead the country as president who deserve Gov. Ikpeazu’s support.
