Alex Mbata and Harritex should explain their selfish distribution of appointments in Owerri East – Nwachukwu

Senate hopeful Mike Nwachukwu has called out fellow senate hopeful, Alex Mbata alongside another APC Chieftain from Owerri Federal Constituency, Chief Henry Njoku Harritex, over the selfish distribution of appointments into the Owerri East Development Centre.

This was contained in an open letter authored by Chief Mike Nwachukwu and reads as follows:

Obiri Mpi Dike
Umuokpaa Egbelu Obube
27.04.2022

My dear brother’s Chief Henry Njoku (Harritex) / Prince Alex Mbata, top of the day.

Both of you are obviously very close to the levers of power in Imo State and therefore undoubtedly submitted the list of those appointed to the Owerri East Development Centre.

It is therefore very imperative that both of you explain to nde Emekuku / Emii Bloc and OAU / Obibiezena Bloc how this patently “selfish and self – centred distribution of appointments to the OWERRI EAST DEVELOPMENT CENTRE was engineered!!!

1. Franklin Oparaochaekwe – Umuovum, Ulakwo:
   Co-ordinator
2. Kelechi Akagha – Ngwoma, Obube
3. Onyekuru Anthony – Agbala
4. Amanze Christopher Nnadi – Umuovum, Ulakwo
5. Aneme Innocent – Ulakwo
6. Benedict Mbata – Ngwoma, Obube
7. Stella Opara – Obibiezena.

Meanwhile, Owerri East Development Centre is made up of 2 Political Blocs as follows:

1. Emekuku / Emii Bloc (Emekuku Ward 1, Emekuku Ward 2 and Emii Ward) with six (6) Autonomous Communities
2. OAU / Obibiezena Bloc (OAU Ward and Obibiezena Obibiezena Ward) with five (5) Autonomous Communities

Is it not ridiculous and a shame that out of seven (7) positions, Ulakwo has 3 (with Harritex’s village – Umuovum alone providing 2 positions with the 3rd one going to his “boy” – Innocent Anaeme, aka Poko, who though not from Ulakwo has lived virtually all his life in Ulakwo) followed closely by Ngwoma (Prince Alex’s village) taking 2 positions!

Meanwhile Agbala on whose land the Development Centre is sitting on has only 1, while Obibiezena the other half of OAU / Obibiezena Bloc has just 1 member with none going to Emekuku / Emii Bloc.

And so out of seven positions meant for two political bloc’s in Owerri, you, my two brothers – Harritex and Prince Alex Mbata appropriated a whopping 5 (71.43%) – 3 for Harritex and 2 for Alex!

So…

1. OAU Ward – 6 positions
   Ulakwo: 3
   Ngwoma: 2
   Agbala: 1
2. Obibiezena Ward: 1
3. Emekuku Ward 1: 0
4. Emekuku Ward 2: 0
5. Emii Ward: 0

Is what has happened here not just a classic case of:
“ME, MYSELF AND I” syndrome?

So, Harritex my brother, if God in His Infinite and Abundant chooses to make Prince Alex Mbata the Senator, representing Imo East Senatorial District come 2023, this is how you, as the Chairman of his Campaign Council will advise him to allocate the resources that find their way or consciously drawn to Imo East? And Alex, if he offers you such advise you’ll take it without thinking through, the ramifications and consequences?

If Ndaa Lemmy or his protege – Aririerimba, did this type of thing both of you’ll cry blue murder and begin to arrange emergency Owerri Summit’s to discuss and address the issues and that’ll become the talk of the town!

Just, ordinary composition of Owerri East Development Centre and two of you as close allies of His Excellency, could not manage the distribution of offices in such a way and manner that will be reflective of the disparate and contending political blocs, wards and communities in our Development Centre! Haba!

If the two of you cannot manage the distribution of political patronage / offices belonging to 5 political wards that make up Owerri East Development Centre – Emekuku Ward 1, Emekuku Ward 2, Emii Ward, OAU Ward, and Obibiezena Ward, how then can you manage the distribution / allocation of resources and political patronage in the 104 political wards that make up Imo East Senatorial District?

So much for “political leadership”

If both of you know what is good for Owerri East Development Centre, better get back to His Excellency, apologise to him, and withdraw that list and do the proper thing that will reflect the constitution of Owerri East Development Centre as follows:

1. Emekuku / Emii Bloc (Emekuku Ward 1, Emekuku Ward 2 and Emii Ward) with six (6) Autonomous Communities
2. OAU / Obibiezena Bloc (OAU Ward and Obibiezena Obibiezena Ward) with five (5) Autonomous Communities

Thank you.

Mike Nwachukwu
Mpi Dike Egbelu Obube.