How has the mighty fallen? This was my exact exclamation after reading the interview granted by our elder statesman, Dede,Theo Nkire published in different media and online portals.

How did our erudite Dede compromise himself in the blind support of a particular candidate that he is making a mess of his former exalted personality? .

Was it Dede Nkire that granted the interview and made those illogical and senseless statements?

Dede Nkire in the interview stated that “fair is fair” yet he believes that fairness will be achieved by excluding 3 Local Governments of Ngwa Land. He leads an association called Ukwa-Ngwa professionals. Does this association include our people from Isiala Ngwa North and South and Osisioma LGAs? Perhaps, time has come for the name to be changed to Abia South/Ukwa professionals. It cannot be Ukwa –Ngwa with exclusion of the crown prince of Ngwa land.

Dede, in relation to the governorship agitation of the Ugwa-Ngwa people said in one breath “yes, very much so, it will remain on course until the battle is won, until an Ukwa-Ngwa son or daughter is governor in 2015. In the other breath he advocates that “ideally Isiala Ngwa should take first. This is why we plead with our older brothers from Isiala Ngwa that they should show magnanimity and candour that only first sons are blessed with to their younger brothers in Abia South”.

Chai Dede, because you are supporting a particular candidate, you are preaching that the first son should sell his birthright?. What manner of advice! There is God oh!!.

It would have been understandable if Dede had argued that the candidates from Abia South have greater qualifications and experience. He has not said that. He is also not canvassing for his preferred candidate from Abia South on the grounds of competence. Rather, he wants other sons of Ngwa land to sell their birth rights to give undue advantage to his candidate of choice.

Going through his appraisal of the candidates, it is clear that he willfully and cunningly excluded other candidates from Isiala Ngwa including the front runner and the most competent of them all.

At least, we now know the candidate he considers a threat to his personal ambition. Little wonder, an elder like him is giving the unelderly advice, unheard of in Igbo land, asking the first son to abdicate his rights. Will he equally advocate that in fairness, Kolanut should be broken by our wife who is “beautiful in body and soul and very intelligent too?. How come you acknowledge the beauty of her body before you acknowledge her intelligence” Hmmm. She is your brother’s wife oh.

Dede, to address you directly, there is something you are not telling our people. You said “It is painful to my brothers from Abia Central to tell them that Ochendo has taken their slot; but that is the gospel truth”. The gospel according to you is that Isiala Ngwa and Osisioma are no longer Ngwa land on grounds of political expediency. You in effect have excised these three Local Government areas of Ngwa land.” Ochendo has taken their slot; ..” An Umuahia man has taken the slot of Ngwa man. Eze Njemanze once told the Military Governor of the then Imo State, thus “ Amadi, na kwa echiki” Dede Theo “nakwa echeki”. Isiala Ngwa, the first son of Ngwa, has no further right because his portion has been sold by you to an Umuahia man. That is what you said.

What then did you not say? That Isiala Ngwa will never produce Governor, because the Umuahia man has taken his turn. In future, if power rotates and comes back to the Abia Central, will the Ohuhu man not tell the Isiala Ngwa man that, no, you sold your birthright to the Ibeku man and also that your younger brother has collected the other slot on behalf of your family. When will it be the turn of Umunneato?. Tell us. Can we produce the deputy Governor like Abia South has monopolized in the past? Can we produce the Speaker?. Which one can we produce?.

Dede, have you ever considered that it will have been more honourable to continue this fight as Ukwa/Ngwa as always and secretly support your candidate like you are doing. That way the battle could have been fought and won fair and square. But in your blind hatred for a particular son of Ngwa land and fear that he will win, you have sold your soul to the devil.

Dede, we are not fooled. We know your plans. You are consistent in deceit. Have you told Ngwa people the deal you made to support a particular Ukwa man? Come out openly and say so because we know. It is no longer a secret that you agreed with Ochendo to support an Ukwa man for Governor while assuring him of support for his ambition to be senator.

Confess to the Ngwa people where your real support lie. You are partisan. We know you hate Enyinaya Abaribe and will never support him. We know that you were told to support Ikpeazu. The man you shamelessly described as having done a brilliant job in Aba as ASEPA Chief. Obviously he cleaned your compound in Aba not Aba township. Dede, you indeed must have grown senile. You are the only one who can say that Ikpeazu did a brilliant job in Aba.

You have not told us what gives you the confidence that Senator Nkechi Nwaogu will back your candidate. Have you told the Governor that the deal you are offering to Senator Nkechi Nwogu . Is he aware that you are encouraging her to go back to the senate?. Did you tell Ochendo that you have gone to see Nkechi.?. Did you give full disclosure of what transpired? You argued with confidence that she will agree to step down because told her that Chime Sullivan will upstage Ekweremadu from going back to senate and that she will naturally become the Deputy Senate President as a high ranking senator.

Since you acknowledge that she is brilliant, do you think she will fall for that? If that happens; what about your promise to the Governor Ochendo?. Will two senators represent Abia central?.

You nicodemously went to Isiala Ngwa to see another candidate. Tell us what you collected?.

Dede, remove the hand of the monkey from the plate before it becomes a human hand.

God crowns kings not individuals like you, who can sell their birth right for a plate of porridge.

Your Shenanigans and blinded desire to be relevant in the next regime by positing as the king maker will be your albatross. You will soon run away to America like you did before.

It is common knowledge that you offered Ochendo the support of Ngwa for his senatorial ambition while dangling the same senatorial support to Nkechi for your preferred governorship candidate. How will you achieve this?

Should an Ngwa man fail to win PDP primaries, the curse will be upon your head. Should an Ukwa/Ngwa man fail to be the Governor of Abia come 2015.

Theo, you will be held accountable. Obasanjo said “I dey laugh”, me too I dey laugh”, you think others are not interested in governorship of Abia. Ugwa/Ngwa mistake is that they never allowed anybody to run without fielding a candidate. There will be justifiable reasons for any other person from any other clan to successfully snatch the ticket. Keep playing games. Strong candidates from other Zones will soon take the position.

Please have a conscience