2027: Ex-Abia Speaker Orji Tackles Reps Member Aguocha

The former Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly and All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Rt. Hon. Chinedum Orji, has urged the member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Constituency, Hon. Obi Aguocha, to stop throwing tantrums at him and focus on his representation at the National Assembly.

The ex-speaker accused Aguocha of consistently denigrating him, describing it as a gross sign of low self-esteem.

Recall that Aguocha contested the federal seat against Orji in 2023 and won.

However, in a statement reacting to recent comments by Aguocha, Orji said: “Can someone advise the member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Constituency at the National Assembly, Hon. Obi Aguocha, to kindly focus on his poor, delusional representation at the Green Chamber of the National Assembly rather than throwing unprovoked tantrums at me?

“Can someone tell Hon. Obi Aguocha to stop deceiving himself with the mantra of Nnamdi Kanu’s incarceration for cheap socio-political emotions, clout-chasing, theatrics, and sentiments?”

He added that the lawmaker appears to be under pressure from the Abia State Government to attack stakeholders who criticise him, while he continues to criticise the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

“Why is Hon. Obi Aguocha afraid of a particular person? I guess he is afraid because 2027 is not 2023. It is widely believed that 2023 was ‘iko onu’ and incitement of the people. 2027 is ‘operation show your scorecard.’

“It is a well-known fact that Aguocha’s political history is full of ‘iko onu,’ as he demonstrated by breaking established legislative decorum outside the chambers, where he abuses his direct boss, the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly—who opened up the workings of the Assembly to him for the benefit of the people of Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Constituency, which he failed to utilise.

“I challenge him to a public debate, moderated by any person of his choosing, to account for his stewardship in public office.

“For the past three years, I have never uttered a word against Obi Aguocha’s stewardship, as I believe it is his fundamental right to represent the people of Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Constituency, having been affirmed by a court of law, which, as a law-abiding citizen, I must obey.

“It is not a sin to lose an election, but it is a bigger sin to be an embodiment of failure in the assignment the lawmaker presently has. Defeating me in the last election should not and cannot be considered an achievement that grants Aguocha personal satisfaction, as it has no direct benefit to the people he represents.”