Chief Chidi Onyeukwu Ajaegbu a former ICAN President and
2019 APGA Senatorial flag bearer for Abia Central Senatorial District has
formally abandoned the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), citing among
other things, the hijack of the party by those he described as disgruntled
elements who are enemies of progress.
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Addressing group of journalists at his Aba residence, Chief
Ajaegbu said he joined politics with the sole intention of challenging the
corrupt status quo which has led to the collapse of infrastructure, non-payment
of salaries to workers in Abia state, as well as to be one of the progressives
who would position Abia State and make it a better state.
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The former ICAN boss regretted that Abia state under PDP,
since 1999 till date has never had it so good as the leaders never have the
interest of the citizens at heart, hinting that leadership failures has been
the problem ever since.
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He further explained that APGA as a party under Chief Victor
Ike Oye has derailed from the main course, adding that he joined APGA with the
hope that it will be a better alternative to help address the many challenges
both in the state and the federal level, stressing that he will no longer be
part of what is happening in the party.
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Answering questions from newsmen, Chief Ajaegbu noted that politics
is not the only way of affecting peoples lives, stressing that he has been
affecting the peoples lives positively for the past ten years through women and
youth empowerment.
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He went further to state that he will soon embark on
renovating and building news primary and secondary schools in Abia Central,
starting from Osisioma Ngwa L.G.A.
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Chief Chidi Ajaegbu however call on Governor Okezie Ikpeazu
to fix the road and other necessary things he needs to do, hinting that the
recent protest by some group of Aba women over bad road in the state is a
welcome development.
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Press Release on the Occasion of Chidi O. Ajaegbu's Exit
from APGA.
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Good day, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Press, I wish to first
of all welcome you to my home. I also thank you for attending this press
conference, despite the short notice.
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I joined partisan politics several years ago, and as you are
all aware, I am not a career politician. I am a professional accountant and a
successful one at that, having reached the pinnacle of my profession through my
election as the Golden Jubilee President of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) in 2014.
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I have never considered contesting for any political post
until I was confronted by the unacceptable and heartbreaking happenings in Abia
State. This is what prompted me to run for office.
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I joined politics with the sole intention of challenging the
corrupt status quo which has led to the collapse of infrastructure, the
non-payment of salaries to workers and stipends to pensioners, the appointment
of mediocre individuals (new honourables) into very sensitive leadership
positions, as well as the poverty that has overtaken our God's own State. This
state of affairs is indeed an unsustainable model.
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I joined politics because I wanted to be one of the
progressives who would position my beloved State to be able to compete with the
best States in the Federation.
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Unfortunately, over time in APGA, I have come to the
realization that the party has been hijacked by some disgruntled elements who
are enemies of progress. Consequently, the party became visionless and
mercantilistic in all forms. The people's agenda that had hitherto attracted me
to APGA was expunged from the party's psyche.
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We must admit frankly and unequivocally that with the PDP in
Abia State since 1999, the standard of living has become unacceptably low and
declining fast, with penury visibly written on the faces of the masses. The
insecurity of lives and property has made Abia State very unconducive for
business and unlivable for people.
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As Governor Okezie Ikpeazu commences his illegitimately
attained second term, just like his predecessors T.A Orji and Orji Uzor Kalu's
illegitimate mandates, Yes illegitimate; because you can't be oppressing a
people on one hand and claim that they are voting for you on the other. It is
illogical and unconscionable, and clearly shows total lack of cognitive human empathy.
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I urge him to confront these untoward developments, because we need and deserve better living in Abia State. The declining standard of living and misery index in Abia State in my view is reversible and I am certain that we CAN achieve this as a State.
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If the pretense of service displayed by those in leadership positions in the state will give way to purposefulness at all levels of governance, we can work out progress. The claim of exogenous influences for non-performance is redundant at this juncture, because Dr Okezie Ikpeazu is the Executive governor of Abia State, pure and simple.
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It was Albert Einstein who once said, "it is insanity to do
the same thing over and over again and expect a different resultÔÇØ.
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Abians are not sufficiently angry. Until we are angry
enough, this comedy called the PDP administration in Abia State will continue
to take Abians for a ride; exploiting our resources and devaluing our
businesses and lives.
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I have heard that a certain aide to Governor Okezie, identified as Erondu Junior, is going about threatening the people who are speaking out against the rot in Abia State. Let it be known that I unequivocally align myself with the legitimate agitations of the individuals and groups clamouring for the payment of salaries when they are due, the payment of pensions when due, fixing Aba with quality road networks and more, as demanded by the Aba women in their recent demonstrations in Aba and also by the young activist, Ogochukwu Ogbonna.
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If you owe salaries and pensions for years, and you are
superintending over a collapsed infrastructure, how can you claim that this
same people gave you their votes, for you to continue to starve them? It is an
illegitimate mandate.
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I wish to bring to the notice of the general public that
before the general elections, there were allegations that some members of my
party were involved in actions inimical to the progress of the party and its
candidates. I was initially skeptical about the insinuations, however; events
occurring after the elections have proven those allegations to be true.
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How else can you explain the abysmal performance of the
party at the polls if not for this obvious sellout? How else can you explain
that a party which had 11 seats in the state assembly in 2015 now struggles to
retain just 2 (two) in 2019? In what other way can one explain that senators
and state lawmakers in Anambra State lost elections to opposition parties in
Anambra State where APGA is the ruling party?
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Before the elections, I expressed my dissatisfaction with
the leadership of Victor Oye. Party forms were given to the highest bidders and
internal democracy was thrown to the dogs. This, of course, greatly affected
the fortunes of the party at the polls.
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I had hoped that after the abysmal performance of APGA in
2019, the leadership of my party will usher in a new set of leaders to position
the party for 2023 general elections. I made it clear that if the party
leadership under Victor Oye was not shown the door, I would leave the party. I
have waited this long because I did not want my exit to be misconstrued.
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In our Abia State, Chikwe Udensi and one Ahamdi Nweke were
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this Victor Oye to destabilize the party and ensure that our
party went into that
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election weakened, thus playing out the script of their PDP
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Unfortunately, Victor Oye and his cohorts perpetuated
themselves in office through a highly controversial convention; a situation I
can no longer condone or accept. I have decided that I will not embark on
another fruitless journey with this APGA.
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It is indeed embarrassing that every time I declare my
membership in APGA to people, the question I am always asked is which faction?
Rather than coming together to prepare for 2023 general elections, what we see
is internal wranglings by party members, with factions laying claims to one
form of legitimacy or the other.
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The factions are clear indications that there were and still
are enemies within, working against the interest of the party, possibly working
for other parties as was evident during the last primaries and the actual
election. The situation in my party has made it impossible for me to fulfill
the purpose for which I joined the party and politics in general; that is the
pursuit of the people's agenda.
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In view of the fore-goings, I am constrained to resign my
membership of APGA with immediate effect. I no longer belong to any party, and
I am quitting partisan politics in Abia State and Nigeria for now, but we will
continue the pursuit of our age-long people agenda through our Foundation and
Widows cooperative Initiatives.
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I wish all members of my former party the very best.
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Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria
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Mr. Chidi Onyeukwu Ajaegbu
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Abia Central Senatorial District
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