ONE of the sons of chief Benjamin Apugo (a former chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State), Mr. Chukwudi Apugo, has faulted his father for quitting the PDP.
Chukwudi also warned his father, who was a member of the PDP Board of Trustees (BOT), against what he (Chukwudi) called unwarranted and non-objective criticism of the state governor Theodore Orji.
Chukwudi said he takes exception to his father’s recent criticism of Orji in the media. Orji is a kinsman of Apugo.
While reacting to his father’s reported assessment of the governor, as having performed below expectation, Chukwudi said: “ I want to advise my father, if he is no longer comfortable with the rising profile of governor Orji who is also his fellow Ibeku kinsman, to quit active politics and become adviser and kingmaker in the state. I wonder what pleasure my father derives from criticising any government in power including that of governor Orji. I urge my father to dump APC and quickly return to PDP or quit politics.”
Chukwudi, who also faulted his father for describing the Abia State airport, proposed recently by Orji, as a “political joke”, said: “any man who says that Governor Orji is not performing, is unfair in his judgement, because the achievements of Orji are identifiable and visible, even to the blind.
“Our father should know that even we, his children, are not castigating the governor, hence he stands alone. If he sees Orji as a political threat, let him quit politics, because whether he likes it or not, Orji has come to stay.
“Today, Orji holds the highest title in Ibeku land, because of his towering achievements. Before he came to power, our people were very backward, but today we have seen the light.”
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