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I CAME FOR PARTNERSHIP, NOT SUPPORT - UKACHUKWU By Uchechukwu Ilo-Okeke
I CAME FOR PARTNERSHIP, NOT SUPPORT - UKACHUKWU By Uchechukwu Ilo-Okeke
Yesterday, APGA party stakeholders drawn from Aguata local
government area together with Anambra South zonal executives and local
government executives of the party from Ekwusigo local government area
converged at the country home of Chief Titus Anigbogu for an interactive
meeting with Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu (Ikukuoma).
At the meeting, the issue of campaign structure for Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu was exhaustively discussed.
Speaking during the occasion, Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu
said that before he joined APGA, he made extensive consultations with
Chief Titus Anigbogu (Ugwumba Aguata), the Zonal vice-chairman of APGA
in Anambra South and other zonal executives of APGA and they gave him
their blessing.
Speaking further, he said that he joined the party on the
point of strength and not weakness. He observed that in Anambra South
Senatorial Zone, APGA has never won senatorial election and that he
believes in the ideology of APGA, which is ‘Onye Aghana Nwanne Ya’.
He went down the memory lane when he wanted to contest for
Senate in 2015 under APGA platform and was disqualified and was accused
of trying to win election in APGA in order to decamp APC.
In the 2015 Senate Election, he observed that Ernest Ndukwe
was given the APGA ticket he contested and lost, and eventually joined
APC,upon the party offered him BOT membership.
Speaking further, he said that in 1999-2003, he won
election to represent Abuja municipal council at the Federal House of
Representatives and was the chairman house committee on FCT.
He equally observed that he was the only Igbo man till date who has ever won election in the North.
Speaking further, Ikukuoma said that during his era as the
federal legislator, he was a bridge builder between the Northern and
Southern Nigeria.
Ikukuoma described himself as a pace-setter in his
community Osumenyi and that he tarred all the major roads in his
environment and has contributed a lot to the APGA family in Ekwusigo
local government area, little wonder, all the local government
executives and ward chairmen of the party came down to Aguata with him.
Ikukuoma observed that mediocre always represent Anambra
South at the Senate, and he has been instrumental in securing political
appointments, DGs and others, and he has been partnering with the
presidency to achieve this feat.
He described himself as a born philanthropist with
charitable blood running in his vein. He said that any good leader must
have a track record of his involvements in one community project or the
other.
In conclusion Ikukuoma said that he came to Aguata to seek
for partnership and not support. According to him, there is a very big
difference between the two.
Supporting an aspirant in his own opinion, is a short-term
project which normally terminates after election, while partnership is a
long-term project which is sustained after election. In partnership,
the people has the right to ask questions and seek for explanation, he
then urged the stakeholders to allow him to go to represent them at the
senate, this time around on compassionate ground.
In his response to his speech, Mr. Coleman Okafor, from
Ora-eri and the chairman of APGA stakeholders forum observed that the
people gathered at the interactive session were the Crème’ de la Crème’
of Aguata politics.
He said that the meeting needs to be repeated so that the partnership can be streamlined.
In her response, Prof. Mrs. Uba Nwuba told Ikukuoma that
the stakeholders present are ready to partner with him. She advised him
to form election committee. Hon. O. C. J. Ezechukwu, the local
government party chairman in his speech, urged the party stakeholders to
ensure that they send their first eleven to represent them both at the
state and National Assembly.
He said that there are 28 House of Assembly aspirants in
both Aguata 1 and II constituency and that he is overwhelmed by the
testimonies of the various speakers on Ikukuoma.
Hon. Chukwuma Umeoji, Oba Aguata in his speech told APGA
stakeholders that Ikukuoma has a very focused, political group in
Aguata, that is a united structure. The group according to him was
instrumental in winning 21/21 local government for Chief Willie Obiano
in the last governorship election. Hon. Ikem Uzoezie in his speech
described Ikukuoma as a man with a large heart. He urged APGA delegates
to use track records to vote for people in both national and state
Assembly and not monetary inducements.
Hon. Iyke Umenwa (Dikeudo Aguata) described Ikukuoma as a
household name in Anambra politics. He pledged his support to whoever
wins in all APGA primary elections.
In his vote of thanks, Chief Evarist Uba (Obannabuenyi)
said that Aguata has 20 wards, the highest in Anambra South and Aguata
equally, is the prince of old Aguata Union (OAU) and the kingmakers and
opined that Nicholas Ukachukwu will make it to the senate this time
around.
I CAME FOR PARTNERSHIP, NOT SUPPORT - UKACHUKWU By Uchechukwu Ilo-Okeke
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