2027 Imo east APC senatorial ticket reserve for Mbata,Ngor Okpala Legislative Council leader alleges Uzodimma told them
It was also their considered view that he greviously ridiculed and dragged the image and reputation of the governor in the mud through that unguided and unguarded statement,which they claimed he made out of his desperation to capture and control the community's town union structure and purse. Consequently, they passed a vote of no confidence on him and the chairperson of the LGA, called for their immediate immediate suspension, while also profusely apologizing to Gov Uzodimma over the embrassment the reckless, mindless and provocative utterance of their son might have caused him.
The people of Obiangwu Autonomous Community, Ngor Okpala Local
Government
Area, Imo State, have condemned in its entirety the alleged revealation by the Councillor representating Obiangwu/Ezemba Ward 10, in Ngor Okpala Legislative Council, and the leader of the council,Hon Chibuike Agbugba,
that Gov Hope Uzodimma has already ceded Owerri Zone Senatorial ticket to Chief Alex Mbata.
The community which made the condemnation during a meeting held on Sunday, June 22, 2025, also through a voice vote unanimously rejected the interim town union caretaker committee recently constituted for the community by the local government area chairperson, Hon Chika Ibekwe.
According to them, Hon Agbugba made the allegation that the governor has handed the ticket to Chief Mbata, in a voice note currently in circulation in the community and Ngor Okpala LGA. He was said to have alleged in the clip that the Imo State Governor Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma, made the disclosure to him and other legislative council leaders from Owerri Zone, at a meeting he had with them. Hon Agbugba was said to have told the person he was talking to that the governor told them in confidence that he has already handed over the APC Senatorial ticket for 2027 to Chief Alex Mbata, and further instructed them to start working with him.
Obiangwu Community strongly condemned that allegation, describing it as reckless, provocative and capable of creating confusion and crisis in the party, particularly in Owerri zone.
It was also their considered view that he greviously ridiculed and dragged the image and reputation of the governor in the mud through that unguided and unguarded statement,which they claimed he made out of his desperation to capture and control the community’s town union structure and purse. Consequently, they passed a vote of no confidence on him and the chairperson of the LGA, called for their immediate immediate suspension,
while also profusely apologizing to Gov Uzodimma over the embrassment the reckless, mindless and provocative utterance of their son might have caused him.
On the issue of the caretaker committee as recently set by the chairperson,
the community through a voice vote, rejected it in totality.
According to the community, the rejection of the committee stemmed from many reasons. These are that, the chairperson not only appointed people of questionable character,but also appointed them in secret without consulting constituted authorities in the community,Including the traditional ruler; they also alleged that the caretaker after being secretly appointed, also was allegedly administered fetish oath by their councillor, for the purpose of making them his stooges and conduit pipe for the siphoning of the community’s funds, as well as plans uncovered by them as hatched by the chairperson and the councillor to secretly transform the interim committee into substantive executive, and going on to frustrate any other plan of the community to conduct a democratic town election.
Continuing, the community demanded limmediate conduct of town union election, to prevent adminstrative vacuum in the community; immediate dissolution of the secretly handpicked caretaker; and cautioning of the chairperson, Hon Ibekwe to desist forthwith from meddling in the affairs of the community, as her interference has not only fictionalized the community,but also caused lingering tension and crisis.
They lauded Gov Uzodimma for being a leader with listening ears, as shown by his constant interventions in issues affecting the people of the state, just as they expressed hope and confidence that he will also intervene in the current ugly situation ravaging the community,
masterminded by the LGA Chairperson, and the Leader of the Legislative Council.
