A PRESS STATEMENT BY LEAGUE OF IBEKU PRESOUSIONALS (LIBP) ISSUED IN ABIA STATE ON WEDNESDAY 21ST OCTOBER, 2026
League of Ibeku Professionals (LIBP), has cautioned kinsman, Chief Charles Ogbonna to refrain from using Ibeku clan in seeking personal aggrandizement and carrying out written script of paymasters.
The body frowned vehemently the trumped-up and unsubstantiated claims by Ogbonna, accusing the member representing ikwuano/ umuahia federal constituency at the house of representatives, Hon Obi Aguocha of diverting two trailer loads of rice allegedly released by the federal government as palliative to cushion the harsh effects of fuel subsidy removal.
In a statement signed by the President, Surveyor Samuel Aguiyi and Secretary-General, Amb. Chijindu Emeruwa, Ibeku Professional body posited that Charles Ogbonna lacked integrity and moral justification to query Aguocha’s sterling leadership qualities and giant legislative strides recorded at the national assembly.
The Abia professional group noted that Ogbonna and hirelings oversaw ikwuano/umuahia underdevelopment and presided worst administrations in Abia state without visible tangle achievements left behind for the current government in Abia state.
They stated “Charles Ogbonna would have hidden his ugly face in shame for his infamous roles in denying the Ibeku community government’s critical economic and social infrastructural projects towards developing rural communities across the clan.
While serving as deputy chief of staff in past Abia government between 2007 to 2015, Charles Ogbonna and his paymasters could not build a common toothpicks industries/factories, attract private sector business-driven industriaziation, concrete federal projects and amenities in Ibeku land”. And as it’s concerned, Charles Ogbonna is economical with the truths as many average Ibeku indigenes drawn from trading, academia, healths, small-scale business enterprise, religion and traditional institutions and the media, benefitted significantly from every food relief items budgeted and allocated ikwuano/umuahia federal constituency and distributed the palliatives directly to many Ibeku indigenes and other people from the constituency through a well-cordinated and verifiable community -based channels.
While berating Ogbonna’s unjustifiable vituperative attacks on the federal lawmaker,, Hon Obi Aguocha, League of Ibeku Professionals LIBP) dissociated entire Ibeku ancient kingdom from the unwholesome activities of the Abia chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, insisting Charles Ogbonna’s recent outbursts does not represent the opinions of the people from Ibeku clan.
The group affirmed their total support and confidence in Governor Alex Otti, Hon Obi Aguocha and the deputy speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Austin Okezie Meregini”s capacities for continued delivery of transformative leadership and effective representation at the legislative chambers beyond next year.
Presently, Governor Otti, Aguocha and Meregini(Ugolee ) are seeking reelection respectively under the platform of the labour party (LP) in the forthcoming state gubernatorial national and state house of assembly elections in 2027 across Abia State.
League of Ibeku Professionals (LIBP) opined that these eminent Abia leaders have redefined governance in the state and must be queued for continuity in seats and for continued provision of true democratic dividends for every Abia citizens beyond next year.
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The Igbo think-tank group urged every eligible Ibeku son and daughter to utilize their voter’s cards during the coming elections and ensure capable and credible individuals are chosen as leaders to preside the state’s affairs in all levels.
