A legal luminary and a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Etigwe Uwa, SAN, has indicated interest to run for the Abia State governorship position in the 2023 election.
The aspirant while speaking to newsmen on Thursday, after a stakeholders/members meeting held at the APC state Secretariat, 38 Azikiwe road Umuahia, said he decided to join the gubernatorial race to take a stand against bad governance, imposition, stealing, etc.
“Our thrust on politics will ultimately depend on whether the politics is intended to benefit the people or serve the interest of the politician and his cronies.
As an individual, I am in the Abia State Governorship race to take a stand against bad governance! To take a stand against imposition and the stealing of party structures through undemocratic means! Am in the race to stop impunity and conscienceless plunder of the commonwealth and patrimony of our people!
I have taken a stand and I am willing to stand by its consequences. I stand on the side of truth and conscience. I stand on the side of the people who die every day because of the absence of hospital infrastructure! People whose pensions have been denied for several years and who die of want and deprivation in the midst of plenty! I stand on the side of Restoring Abia to flourish!
Honestly, I do not aspire to be a good politician. I aspire to be a man of conscience and conviction and to be fearless and courageous in my pursuit of the greatest good of the majority of our people.
Martin Luther King took a stand. Mandela took a stand. I have taken a stand and I am on the side of my conviction and what I believe in.
My resolve is that only through a selfless pursuit of the good of our people rather than mere political interest can our people be saved from the dungeon and abyss of hopelessness and grieve they have been plunged into these two and half decades. That is the side I am on” Uwa said.
He called on Abians to join hands to restore and rebuild Abia state.
“Let’s therefore, join hands to restore and rebuild Abia.
The time has come when all true lovers of Abia must embark on a selection process that will ultimately throw up our best 11 regardless of party affiliations. I now invite all compatriots, particularly those outside Abia and the current establishment to join hand with those who have been in but eagerly waited for a change in Abia fortune to be available for this cause.
I am willing and happy to continue to engage with our people in this regard.”
