Abia APGA tour shows Ibe, Akaeme prophets with great honours at home

Maduako Igbokwe l Friday, February 3, 2023

 

UMUABIA, Abia – A Prophet can always be with honours in his place, if he has  touched lives, brought, development and connected with his  people.

The love for a good prophet was  demonstrated on Thursday at grand finale of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) Ward to ward tour which ended in Uturu, the home town of Abia state APGA Governorship candidate, Prof Gregory Ibe and  the party candidate for Isiukwutato House of Assembly Hon.  Uche Akaeme.

The party had on Thursday ended ward to ward  tour of 184 wards  in Abia state at Prof Gregory Ibe’s ward 7 in Uturu   amidst jubilations and  massive   support for Prof Gregory Ibe, Uche Akaeme and  all APGA candidates.

The Uturu ward to ward  tour which started at Hon. Uche Akaeme ward 9 was like a mass movement for APGA as  over 2000 people attended the tour.

Given the acceptance of Uche Akaeme by his people who came out enmass to support him, Prof Gregory Ibe was not allowed to address his people. The leader, of the ward to ward tour and  secretary of APGA, Abia state Ambassador Sunday Onukwubiri , stopped him from talking, saying” your people have spoken for you  as a candidate of most choice”.

At Ward 9, the state party  Secretary  Ambassador Sunday Onukwubiri,  the leader of the team , who was  highly impressed by the turn out said  it is the turn of Uturu to lead Abia state and urged every Uturu person to support the project

“It is the turn of Uturu  in Isiukwutato local government to produce the governor of Abia state. We searched and found your son and our  brother  Prof  Gregory Ibe as most competent and qualified person to lead Abia state to our dream state.

Ibe sent us to you,  honestly, we are not supposed to do campaign  about Ibe in Uturu, because he is your son. We that are not from Uturu are for Ibe and we want you all   to lead the campaign so that we cannot lose any vote to other parties in Uturu” he said .

He appealed to all Uturu sons and daughters to join hands  in this great message and ,tell everybody that it is the turn of Isiukwutato to produce the next governor of Abia state, and the best is Prof Gregory Ibe.

According to him, Isiukwutato cannot miss this golden opportunity  offered by Prof Gregory Ibe and APGA, noting that Uturu most pursue it with their two hands. Dem Uchenna, a   former Commissioner in Abia state ,from Umunochi empathically said that come March 11  2023 ,Prof Ibe is the next governor of the state.

According to him, if Prof Ibe assumes office as governor of Abia state on may 29,he will create jobs for the teaming youths who are jobless in the state today.  “If you look around you will  see that  there are a lot of people in Abia today that  are not working, even those that are working do not get salaries. Ibe will create jobs and pay a liveable salaries as at when due.

The Ngwa had  led Abia state  for eight years and they  messed up and misled  the state. It is the turn of Abia North to produce  the next governor.

Carry this good  message of Prof Gregory Ibe to all corner of Abia state, tell people that  our next governor is Prof Ibe. If you are in the bus, markets, Church, any where you are, go  with message of Prof as the next governor of Abia state” he said .

He also told the ward 9 members ,”Uche Akame is your son and you know him better before you presented him to us, we are proud of him, please, don’t disappoint him”.

According to him, take this  messages to every where you go   that  Ngwa can govern Abia state again. The former  Director of Abia State Electoral Commission Iyom Ngozi Oyiaoha said God blessed Ndi Uturu, Isiukwutato  with purposeful leaders like Prof Gregory Ibe.

According to her, when an Isiukwutato man is in leadership position he  does  well, citing Admiral  Ndubisi Kanu  and General Ike Nwachukwu.

“All your votes should be for  Prof Gregory Ibe  ,he should not get anything less than 95 percent in Uturu. Please, vote all other APGA candidates as you vote for Ibe” she said .

Speaking also the Senatorial candidate for Abia North Barr. Carol Okorafor, while urging the people to vote Prof Gregory Ibe, said  since 1999 men had always been in the Senate and it is turn of  a woman to take over.

“We are not fighting our men ,but we are appealing to them to allow woman to represent Abia North at the Senate this time. I am a mother and wife ,I know the problem of the family. I will always be with you, if I am elected. If I am elected,  I will be inclusive in all my operation. I will be a good representative” she said.

She said Uturu is a blessed town for having somebody like Prof Gregory Ibe. According to her, Abia state is  almost a failed state and it needs a person with vision like Ibe to wake  it up.

” Your son is gift to Abia, Gregory Ibe is a gift to Ndi Abia,we most support him with our two hands . He is the best among those coming to lead Abia . Please, take this message  to all people, that Prof Gregory Ibe is best among the candidates in the state. Cast your vote  where there is a cock” she said

Also the candidate of  Umunochi/ Isiukwutato federal constituency,Dr. Onyiye Kay Rufus Obi, said ” I want to represent you at House Representatives, by God’s grace I will be there”.

According to her, somebody has been for 16 years,there is need for another person to go. ” I am not a politician but a business woman, who is  joining politics to make a difference in our constituency”. She  distributed wrappers and materials  to 10 indigent persons in the ward

Hon. Uche Akame, the candidate for   Isiukwutato House Assembly,was stopped by  the leader of when the crowd that followed were much.  ” Hon. Uche Akaeme, your people have spoken for you and you don’t need to say anymore . You are on ground and your people are  with you with what I am seeing” the leader said. The excited, Prime Minister of  Abo Autonomous Community Chief Sunday Nnadi assured that the ward will support and vote for APGA. According to him, the ward will not lose any vote for their son Uche Akame for any party.

 At Ward 8

State secretary, Sunday Onukwubiri, in his opening remark, said that, Uturu  people should carry the message of Prof. Gregory Ibe to other parts of the state and market him to the entire Abians project.

According to him, it  is not good that in the last   24 years  Isiukwutato has not been governor of Abia state. He said this is the time for Isiukwutato man to be governor. Dem Uchenna said they are in Uturu to empower the people for race and they most embrace the projet for the good of Uturu and Abia state.

He said the PDP has misled Abia state and landed the people  into serious  crisis and mess, noting that the people  most say no to continued leadership of Ngwa in the state.

” You most not vote or  allow any party who did not field Isiukwutato man as candidate to  lead again. Gregory Ibe will be the next governor of Abia and he is the best to take Abia to her glory” he said.Iyom Ngozi Oyiaoha  urged Uturu not to allow what happened in 2015 to repeat itself in Uturu again .

According to her, in 2015 Uturu  had 45,000 registered votes but less than 18,000 voted. ” We most not allow the same this year.  A Vote for  Prof Ibe is a vote for  development of Abia state” she said.

Mrs. Carol Okorafor also reiterated that , it  is time for a woman to go and represent Abia North at the senator . “I am ready to  bring to you whatever that belong  to you Support your son Gregory. Ibe, he is the most qualified and best with heart of gold” she said .

Onyiye  Rufus Obi, in her own, said  APGA is the only party that is  Igbo party, “it is our own party ,we most embrace with all we have”. She also stated that Uturu most embrace APGA because it is time for them to shine and produce the governor of the state.

“There is the need for us to follow APGA and we will see the difference. Iam out to serve my people and I am  not a local champion, I am in Abuja and know who is who” she said. Speaking ,Hon. Uche Akaeme said that he is coming out to quality representation to Isiukwutato people at the state house of Assembly.

“When I was the president general of Uturu,I did well. I will also do better if I get to Abia state House of Assembly. I built a police station to enable us have a local government, but some people, mischievously  said I built the station to imprison our youths” he said .

He urged the people to vote Prof Gregory Ibe, himself and all candidates of APGA. “If Gregory Ibe  becomes governor,he will create Jobs to enable the youths take care of their  aging parents” he said

Ward 10

Speaking at the ward ,the State secretary said they have toured  56 wards out of 57 wards in Isiukwutato local government council and the grand finale will  be at Prof Ibe’s ward 7.

According to him, Abians have agreed that Isiukwutato will produce the next  governor and it is a challenge every Uturu man and woman most take serious. Dem Uchenna  said he is an Isuochi man and he has a dream for Uturu produce governor of Abia state.

“Our dream is to see how an Uturu man as governor and if Ibe becomes a governor ,it will favour our  people, especially the youths of Uturu. The present government of PDP has destroy Abia and we are presenting Ibe to rescue the state from current mess” he said  .

Iyom Ngozi Oyiaoha, said God blessed Isiukwutato ,noting that ,since the creation ,it has consistently produced good and quality leaders. According to her, Isiukwutato people has produced great  administrators in the state, people like Ndubisi Kanu and Ike Nwachukwu and they did well.

” I was in PDP and I left when I discovered the fraud in the party. PDP is no longer  accepted in the state and APGA is the only hope for Ndi Abia.

Labour  candidate last time, he  claimed  Ngwa and today, he is from other place, he cannot be trusted. I am not from Isiukwutato and most of us  here are not from Isiukwutato but we are supporting an Isiukwutato man to be governor of Abia state because he has what it takes to be good governor of Abia state “she stated.

While the senatorial candidate, Barr. Okorafor described Prof . Gregory Ibe as the Peoples’ choice .

“Gregory Ibe is our own ,we most support him to become a governor of Abia state. We have confident and trust in him. He is going to be our governor. Every Uturu person most give him all the votes ,we most not allow any vote to go out outside him and  APGA.

“As you vote for Prof Gregory Ibe, vote for all APGA candidates. I am going for senate and this time we shall allow a woman to be senator. We appeal to our men to support me as one of their daughters. I will represent you well. I am qualified and competent to represent you at the Senate.

“ A woman knows the needs of the family, trust me with your votes. I will help you to make law that will impact  positively on the lives of Abia North people. Those who have been attending have been pocketing  the constituency projects money, only to come to at the election time to spend your money for re-election. Please ,vote for APGA all the ways” she said .

Onyiye Rufus Obi, said, if an Umunochi has been there for 16 years ,then it is the turn of the Isiukwutato to go. “I am a business woman ,I studied medicine to pleased my parents, but after I  went for my choice career which is business . I want Ndi Uturu to vote  for me on February and Isiukwutato people will vote for Gregory Ibe and Uche Akaeme for governor and house of assembly on March” she said .

Uche Akame, said I am not campaigning for today, I just want to remind us about myself. I am Uche Akaeme, the former president  of Uturu Development Association (UDA),I gave admissions to many Uturu sons  and daughters, I gave jobs to many Uturu sons and daughters in Abia state university, Uturu, (ABSU).

“I built police station to safeguard Uturu..it is not to take our youths to prison,. Uturu has agreed that Ibe will go for governor and Uche Akaeme for House of  Assembly. Ibe is the best among  all the candidates coming out for governorship . We must vote for all APGA candidates in all elections” he said.

Ward 7, Prof Ibe’s  ward

It was overwhelmingly support, given the number of people that turn out for the tour. In deed it was a real home coming for Ibe and Akaeme . Our Women, men and youths turn out to show support to their son . Pleased, with the turn out, State secretary said  he was pleased and happy with the turn out.

He urged the people of the ward to stand up and defend their son, saying that alot of people have gone to many places to stop Prof Gregory Ibe from being governor.

” This place is a special place because alot of people have gone to so many places just to stop your son Prof Ibe and  it cannot work . Any Party or person  in this place that will work against Ibe ,holy ghost fire. People chorused with loud  amen ” he said .

According to him, as mark of honour to Prof Gregory Ibe, the party  will sing  APGA Anthem at ward 7 to round off the tour . “This is our final ward in Abia North. I am urging you people that all the votes in the wards will go to APGA and Ibe.

All the prayers by Ndi Abia, Ndi Igbo cannot be in vain. We want all the votes in the ward to be for Gregory Ibe. All Achara sons and daughters have no reason not to vote  for Prof Gregory Ibe. Empty you votes for Ibe and APGA” he said .

Speaking at ward 7,Uche Akaeme described the tour as a movement that needs everybody to work harder.

“This movement is for all of us ,we most join hands . We are better, comes March  11 when  Prof Gregory Ibe  assume the  position of governor of Abia state. All the struggle is to better Uturu, Achara and Ndi Abia. I am contesting to represent Isiukwutato at the House. We the APGA does things very well. We give HoR to Isiukwutato, senate to Arochukwu. Ibe is given the ticket to bring about the new Abia

We built Uturu police station,when we were building the police station there were  rumours that the purpose of the station was to imprisoned Uturu youths, which is lie, we built to it  enable us have local government and attract more development.

We are all going to Umuahia together, I am asking  you to give me the key to drive you to Umuahia” he said . While ,Onyiye Rufus Obi said she was coming to represent Umunochi/ Isiukwutato federal constituency for the good of the people.

“I am Onyiye Rufus Obi, I want to represent you at  HoR . At the day of election vote for APGA. The person there has been 16 years and she should allow other to person to occupy the position, it is not her birth right.

Vote for Prof Gregory Ibe for governor, Carol Okorafor for senate,and my humble self for house of representatives , Uche Akame and all the APGA candidate in the forthcoming elections. I have   brought much development to  my community when not even in the power and ,when I got there I will do more for my people” she said .

In all the four wards of Uturu, Dr onyiye Rufus Obi, gave out 10 pieces of  wrappers  to indigent people  in each ward and also gave out  new phones and others .

Barr. Carol okorafor as Usual pleaded with the men to give a woman chance to be at the Senate. According to her as a mother and a wife she represent them very well.