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It also goes a long way to explain why Abia has been politically stable since Governor Ikpeazu assumed office on May 29, 2015, making him the first Governor in Abia State’s political history without a quarrel with his deputy, and also the first Governor to finish his first term with his deputy and also run for a 2nd term with the same deputy.

Recall that Governor Ikpeazu has worked so hard since assumption of office in 2015 to keep Abia uninterruptedly stable politically; politicians of all sides in the state were given a level playing field to operate. Recall that when Orji Uzo Kalu was Governor, from 1999 to 2007, he had three deputies, beginning with Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, to late Dr Chima Nwafor, who died in controversial circumstances while in office as the second in command to Kalu.

All that changed with the coming of Governor Ikpeazu who also happens to be the first Governor from the Ukwa-Ngwa clan of the state, despite its majority status. Both Uche Ogah and Alex Otti are from Abia North Senatorial District, which governed from 1999 to 2007 when Chief Orji Uzo Kalu was Governor. After his eight-year-tenure, he handed over to Abia Central which held sway in the state from 2007 to 2015 with Senator Theodore Orji taking charge. Ikpeazu came in 2015 for Abia South, his eight-year-tenure of two terms will be completed in 2023.

In addition, both UcheOgah and Alex Otti lost the support of their party men before the election. Bearing in mind the implications of the Abia Charter of Equity on the polity and the need to support one of their own, the Ukwa-Ngwa and Abia South members of the APC took a decision to support the second term bid of Governor Ikpeazu. Some of them felt, and rightly so, that it was the correct thing to do. They went on air and declared their support for Governor Ikpeazu.

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