As Nigeria continues to evolve politically, the question before Ndigbo is no longer where we belong, but how we speak with one strong, respected, and unified voice in the politics of this country.
History, culture, and political reality have shown clearly that the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) remains the only authentic political platform through which the Igbo nation can effectively negotiate, protect its interests, and project its collective aspirations within the Nigerian political space.
APGA was not formed out of convenience; it was born out of vision, identity, and destiny. It represents the political soul of the Igbo people, our values, our democratic culture, and our belief in fairness, equity, enterprise, and communal responsibility.
HONOURING THE LAST WISH OF DIM ODUMEGWU OJUKWU
We specially commend and appreciate the great people of Anambra State for consistently upholding the historic mandate (APGA) handed to Ndigbo by our eternal leader, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, whose final wish was clear and unmistakable: that APGA should remain the political home and rallying point of the Igbo people.
Through thick and thin, Ndi Anambra have defended this mandate with courage, conviction, and consistency. Today, under visionary leadership, Anambra has shown Nigeria that APGA is not just a party of identity but a party of competence, development, and progressive governance.
CALL ON ABIA STATE TO RETURN HOME
I call on the remaining Igbo governor outside the APC, the Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, to heed the call of history and return home by joining APGA again.
This is not a call driven by partisanship but by strategic Igbo interest. Together with Charles Soludo, Governor Otti can help strengthen APGA as a dominant regional force that commands respect nationally and gives Ndigbo a solid platform for political negotiation and relevance.
APGA AND THE IGBO IDEOLOGY
APGA remains the only political party in Nigeria that truly reflects and protects Igbo ideology and democratic culture. It is the party that embodies the Igbo philosophy of:
“Be your brother’s and sister’s keeper”
Community-first leadership,
Participatory democracy,
Integrity, honesty, and accountability,
People-oriented governance and shared prosperity.
Unlike other platforms where Igbo interests are often diluted or traded, APGA exists solely to preserve, project, and promote the virtues of the Igbo people; hard work, enterprise, truthfulness, self-reliance, and collective progress.
A MESSAGE TO SENATOR VICTOR UMEH AND SENATOR TONY NWOYE
I also call on Victor Umeh and Tony Nwoye to return to APGA, the political platform that nurtured and elevated them. Politics is about structure, loyalty, and alignment with the people. APGA remains strong, growing, and deeply rooted among the masses of the South-East.
Failure to return home may place their political future at risk, as APGA is fully positioned to reclaim its space and mandate in the 2027 general elections.
A CALL TO ACTION FOR NDIGBO IN 2026
I therefore call on all Igbo political leaders, youths, professionals, traders, and traditional institutions to embrace the 3rd largest political party in Nigeria, APGA fully in 2026. The era of political scattering must end. A divided people cannot negotiate effectively, but a united people command respect.
APGA is not just a party, it is the political identity of the Igbo nation.
The time to unite is now.
The platform to unite under is clear.
APGA is the way forward.
Signed:
Comr. Dr. (Hon.) Amb. Eze Onyebuchi Chukwu GPA, DIL, B.Crim.
National Youth Leader, APGA, Chairman Forum of National Youth Leaders of all Political Parties in Nigeria, and APGA Candidate for AMAC Chairman in the forthcoming FCT Council election.
