Commissioner nomination; Abia Youth protest Ex-Abia Lawmakers' inclusion

Hon. Uzo Azubuike, EziUche Ubani’s, others commissioner nominations suffer set back as youths protests their inclusion

The chances of the former lawmaker that represented Aba North and South Federal Constituency in the 7^th Assembly, Hon. Uzo Azubike and his counterpart from Obingwa/Osisioma/Ugwunagbo Federal Constituency, Hon. Eziuche Ubani to be appointed Commissioners in Abia State may have suffered a huge blow following the recent protest by youths from the two Local Governments.

odogwu emeka odogwu.com gathered that a group of youths from Aba North Local Government Area under the umbrella Nzuko Ndi Nwe Ala (Indigenous People of Aba North) had on Monday protested the inclusion of Hon. Uzo Azubuike on the list of yet to be confirmed commissioners sent to the Abia State House of Assembly by the Governor of the State Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu.

According to information reaching us the youths said that they were protesting against the nomination of Hon. Azubuike because he is not from Aba North and therefore should not be nominated a commissioner for Aba North slot.

They also said that Hon. Azubuike having served at the state and federal level from 1999 till date should also make way for youths with fresh ideas and talents to be appointed into government, pointing out that recycling old politicians who have run dry of ideas should not be the case of Abia State, even as they alleged that it was a way the governor of the state Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu was paying back his “Political godfathers” at the detriment of the state.

It was the same in Obingwa/Osisioma/Ugwunagbo federal constituency as youths of the area were said to be angry over the nomination of the immediate past legislature of the zone whom they said was nominated for using his media station (Magic Fm, Aba) as a platform to sell Governor Ikpeazu’s candidature to the people of the state and the country.

A source within the Obingwa area disclosed that though the choice for Ubani as a commissioner in the state was not surprising to them, they however questioned the decision of the Abia State Governor to also nominate Chief Henry Ikoh, (owner of Harmony foam), Chief Charles Ogbonna, former Chief of Staff to the immediate past Governor Senator T. A Orji and among others as commissioner nominees.

The youths said that they were going to do everything possible to ensure that they scuttle the decision of the Abia State Governor to appoint Hon. Azubuike and Hon. Eziuche Ubani’s Commissioners in the state and to put an end the era of recycling people that have run out of developmental ideas.