A Political Scientist and philanthropist, Hon. Mkpa Oju Uka has said the deputy governor of Abia State, Rt. Honourable Ude Oko Chukwu is the best governorship material the state needs as the race for next governor of the state in 2023 gathers momentum, IgbereTV reports.
He maintained that Abia North in the spirit of equity and fairness should be allowed to produce the successor to the incumbent Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu to avoid situations of confusion.
Speaking recently, Hon. Uka said any plan to shift the governorship seat of the state from Abia North where it started in 1999 and went to Central and South where it is at the moment will not be tolerated.
He insisted that what he called Abia Charter of Equity should be respected or the state will engulf in crisis.
Hon. Uka was speaking against the backdrop of agitation for the governorship seat of the state to move to the Ngwa political bloc of the state.
“It started started somewhere, (Abia North) normally it has to end somewhere. Everywhere you go around the world, it will go where it started so that it will follow the same sequence otherwise you create confusion, otherwise you create controversy.
“Somebody in Abia North is expectant of becoming the governor and you are telling him, let it start from Abia Central, why create confusion? It should follow the sequence in respect to Abia Charter of Equity” he said.
The Political Scientist therefore drummed support for former Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly and the Deputy Governor of the state, Sir Ude Oko Chukwu, saying he is qualified and experienced to lead the state.
Describing the Deputy governor as an established Accountant with ICAN Certification, well read, well learned, well exposed, loyal, humble, tested and tried, Hon. Uka said Oko Chukwu is well known among his people and embraced in every part of Abia State.
He said the Deputy governor is the only that can fix Abia and take the state to the next level.
