The continuous attack on Tinubu’s appointee, Henry Nwawuba by one of the Spokespersons of governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, Jones Onwuasyoanya is an indication that Imo APC is sitting on a keg of gun powder and will soon implode.
It is an indication that the ABUJA branch of the Imo APC will soon clash publicly with the Owerri branch of the APC.
While the Abuja branch of the Imo APC wants to produce Uzodimma’s successor with or without his blessing, the Owerri branch of the Imo APC is waiting entirely on the governor to pick one of them as his successor.
Read Onwuasyoanya’s latest attack on Nwawuba who is the Executive Secretary of National Assembly Library Trust Fund
HENRY NWAWUBA’S LEGACIES OF POLITICAL BETRAYAL
Onwuasoanya FCC Jones, PhD
Yesterday, I wrote what was supposed to be an innocuous inquiry on Henry Nwawuba’s political affiliation and activities. As expected, there were many reactions. Many of those who came in his defence are known ADC coalition members and people from other Parties. Some notable leaders of the APC also called me to say a thing or two about him. There were people of my Party who spoke in defence of him, including Chike Okafor, his colleague, in the 9th session of the National Assembly. But none of those responses cut the ice for me, until the topmost official, a personal senior brother and a leader I have enormous respect for called to say that “Henry has been supportive of the APC”. At that point, I told him that I will take his words for it, and decided to keep my gun dry.
Ahumaraeze Chibuiike Obumneke my comrade and friend for over two decades also intervened and I told him, even though I didn’t quite agree with his denial of a former PA to Nwawuba, I would, for friendship’s sake, let the sleeping dog lie.
This morning, another leader I respect so much sent an article to me, which I consider the official response of the Nwawuba team to my inquiry, and I told the person that I hadn’t seen it elsewhere, but would help circulate it further, to gain the visibility that it required. He said it wasn’t good for me, I told him that the only thing I have been accused of in that writeup is that I change political affiliations from time to time, and if it is a crime, I would not stop committing it. I also told him that Nwawuba is a senior criminal, if that is considered a crime, hence, I will share it before responding, in order to set the records straight.
Nobody can accuse me, factually, of having diverted any political Party’s mandate to that of another Party. I have always associated with or dissociated with politicians or political Parties at personal levels, not using a mandate given to me on behalf of a political Party to negotiate personal interests.
In 2018, when I was the elected State Publicity Secretary of APC, I got offers, good and even logical offers to issue a press statement in my official capacity, accepting the position of the Party’s national leadership on the Imo governorship ticket. I rejected that offer, and instead resigned as the Party’s Publicity Secretary to join the candidate I believed in at the time in another Party. It is on record that while other officers of the Party remained in the Party while working for another Party, I was the only one, on the grounds of principle, who resigned openly before supporting another Party.
Nwawuba’s team judges that for every political decision I have taken, money or some personal gains must be involved, but that’s because that’s whom their principal is. People would always judge you by their own standard. I will however challenge Nwawuba and his team to provide evidence that I have ever negotiated a political alliance or realignment on the basis of money or personal gains. The reality is that, I have rejected huge amounts of money in the past to join a political party or group and still turn around to join that same group without a dime on offer. You want to know what informs my decision to quit or remain? When respect for my talent is no longer served, I quit. I rather go hungry than be disrespected. If that’s a fault, I am proud of mine.
Nwawuba holds the inglourious record of being one of the few people who switched Party loyalty, twice within a space of six months and on the floor of the National Assembly.
Elected to the House of Representatives on the platform of PDP, Nwawuba failed on his third attempt at getting the PDP ticket, hence, his defection to APGA, where he ran for the 2024 election. While the election was yet to be concluded, he sold out APGA’s votes, in order to negotiate some personal gains for himself in the APC. While I concede to the “crime” of defecting to different political Parties, I will not be factually accused of political betrayal, in any way, unlike Nwawuba, who ran away with the mandate of the PDP and sold off APGA’s votes, I daresay, for a “pot of porridge”.
It is instructive that Nwawuba’s team failed to make any categorical statement on their principal’s political affiliation at the moment. The meat of the matter is left unresolved. I am aware, and I have tangible evidence, that Nwawuba’s key lieutenants are openly campaigning for the coalition and individuals who are opposed to the APC in Imo State. There is no better way to know a political leader’s affiliation than through the actions of those closest to him. The person I know as Nwawuba’s PA, even though I am told he no longer holds that position, but is still an integral part of Nwawuba’s team, is a major campaigner for a purported coalition chieftain in Imo State.
The greatest evidence of political betrayal is the failure of elected representatives of the people to utilise the resources voted for the advancement of the people to solve the people’s problems. If efficient representation is measured by dropping pittance to some sycophants, then, Nwawuba might be considered an efficient representative, but if it would be measured by providing solutions to the people’s economic, social, infrastructural and educational problems, then, we will still have a lot of questions to ask regarding what and where the Mbaitoli born former banker channeled the enormous resources voted for his constituency in the eight years he held sway as their representative.
Let Nwawuba’s pack of Rottweilers prove their loyalty or servitude to their slave master, forever, I ame proud to be a freeborn and I will not be anyone’s slave. If the measure for loyalty is about how long you can tolerate disrespect, I am proud to say that; “I am not loyal.”/Chidiebubu
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