*Hours after opposing another Ngwa man succeeding Ikpeazu as gov
A former President of the Senate, Adolphus Wabara, has been removed as Chairman, Governing Board of Abia State University Uturu (ABSU).
His removal and dissolution of the Governing Council was announced less than 12 hours after he warned the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) against giving its 2023 governorship ticket to another Ngwa man.
The Secretary, PDP Board of Trustees (BoT), advised PDP to either cede the party’s governorship ticket to Ukwa or Abia North, in observance of the subsisting Abia Charter of Equity.
Wabara warned that any attempt to deny Ukwa or Abia North senatorial district the PDP governorship ticket would earn the party a protest vote in 2023.
According to him, a similar mistake made PDP lose Plateau State to the APC in 2015.
And hours after, a government announcement signed by Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr. Chris Ezem, dissolved the ABSU Governing Council, which Wabara chaired.
It read in part: “The Governor of Abia State, Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, PhD and Visitor to Abia State University Uturu has approved the dissolution of the Governing Council of Abia State University with immediate effect.
“Furthermore, the Governor has also approved the immediate reconstitution of the Governing Council as fellows: Chief Mba Okoronkwo Ukariwo – Chairman; Chief Obinna Njoku – member; Senator Emma Nwaka – member; Chief Chinwe Nwanganga – member; Chief Ndukwe U Ndukwe – member; Dr Jonas Ibeaja – member; Barr. C Nwokeukwu (SAN) – member; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education – member; this directive takes immediate effect,” the government’s announcement said.
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