There are indications that the current calm political atmosphere in Abia State may be itching towards some form of volatility as different political interests and feelings are beginning to emerge with gatherings and political decisions being taken at different levels.
In what looks like a bold and confronting move, some Stakeholders of Arochukwu/Ohafia federal constituency have threatened to recall their representative in the House of Representatives, Hon Ibe Osonwa Okwara over alleged non – performance.
Briefing Newsmen after a meeting of over thirty Stakeholdres and Leaders of thought from the eight clans making up the Federal Constituency held at Prof. J.K Onoh Civic Centre Ututu, the immediate past Deputy Chairman of Arochukwu local government, Hon Cletus Kalu Nwankwo, alleged that since his inauguration as a member of the Parliament, Hon Okwara Osonwa has not moved a single motion on the floor of the House, not to talk of initiating a bill.
“In fact, it is as if we don’t have any representative in the House. No motion, no bill, no constituency project. This is the worst representation in the history of our federal constituency”, he further alleged.
According him, the only visible achievement of Hon. Osonwa in the last one year of his representation is the distribution of cassava stems to a few farmers, lamenting that his Ebem Ohafia village is undergoing the worst kind of gully erosion, yet there is no whimper from the representative.
The former deputy chairman claimed that after careful study of the dismal performance of the representative, the leaders of thought agreed that the process of his recall should be activated.
According to him, ” we cannot continue to suffer when we have qualified men and women across party lines to replace him. We have come to the painful conclusion that Hon Ibe Okwara Osonwa should return home since he lacks the capacity to be our representative. “
Hon Nwankwo however made it clear that in line with the zoning formula in the federal constituency, the leaders have commenced the process of finding a suitable replacement from the same Ohafia where Osonwa hails from.
“While we commence the process of his recall, we have already sent a signal to the people of Ohafia to give us a suitable and capable man or woman who can defend our interests in the House of Representatives, ” he stated.
