Former Abia and National Assembly Lawmaker, Rt. Hon. Uzor Azubuike has decried the alleged content of a viral video making the rounds, purporting, he endorsed a new site for the proposed Abia Airport project, describing it as malicious falsehood,urging the public to ignore such narrative.

The former Commissioner in Abia state Executive Council, and member that represented Aba North and Aba South Federal Constituency, said has not met the Chief of Staff to Gov. Alex Otti, only had encounter with him through a zoom meeting with other respected Nsulu sons, where they had advised Abia state government to build the Airport project in the original land donated by Nsulu communities that has no encumbrances.

The statement reads, thus:

THE JEOPARDY OF DOUBLE ACQUISITION OF NSULU LANDS FOR AIRPORT.

I am compelled to address a malicious video circulating on social media, featuring Pastor Caleb Ajagba, Chief of Staff to Governor Alex Otti.

In the video, Pastor Ajagba falsely claims that I and other prominent Nsulu sons support the desperate, forceful and fraudulent confiscation of Nsulu lands for a phantom airport project.

I categorically deny this allegation and state the following:

– I have never met Pastor Caleb Ajagba in person, except for a Zoom meeting coordinated by me with Dr. Max Nduaguibe’s consent. Dr Nduaguibe is the Chairman of the Airport Landowner Communities Group.

– The Zoom meeting was attended by Felix Elele (Secretary), Fidel Ibeabuchi, Chris Ugwumadu, Chukwuma Ofor, and Emmanuel Dawari.

– All participants, including myself, rejected the proposal to site the airport in Nsulu, citing the existing acquisition of an earlier land and issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy by the T.A. Orji and Okezie Ikpeazu administrations for the same purpose.

– I was one of the earliest voices against the mischievous approach of the government that has never come out to inform the landowners of her intents but rather cornered some pretenders who do not have any land in the affected area to purport to give consent.

– I have not changed my stand that government should go ahead with the unencumbered earlier acquired site for the airport which our people of Umuosu, Umuode, Ikputu and some Ikwuano communities voluntarily donated.

– I believe that the desperation to forcefully confiscate the remaining Nsulu lands is mala fide to frustrate the Nsulu people who have not witnessed any government presence but solely depend on farming.

– government has not made any effort to follow rules of acquisition. Some of the people mentioned in that video and claimed to have given their consent are not land owners and do not have the capacity to give any consent.

– the dropping of my name and other sons for a project I do not believe that we should prioritize in Abia portrays the depth of the resolve of this government to rule by falsehood and deceit.

I urge the public to disregard this misinformation. I am committed to protecting the interests of the Nsulu community and will continue to advocate for their rights.


Rt. Hon Uzo Azubuike