“Nwokocha Must Apologise To Ikpeazu For Insulting Elder Brother”, Ukwa-Ngwa Group Insists

An Ukwa-Ngwa socio-political group, Ukwa-Ngwa Yes We Can, has condemned Hon. Darlington Nwokocha for publicly attacking former Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, in a viral video, describing the action as an assault on Ngwa dignity.

In an open letter dated November 4, 2026, the group said it was shocked that Nwokocha, a fellow Ngwa son and former legislator, would resort to insults against Ikpeazu, the immediate past governor and the first Ukwa la Ngwa person to occupy the governorship seat in Abia State.

The letter, signed by all 10 LGA coordinators of the group across the Ukwa-Ngwa bloc, said while political differences are normal, publicly abusing a leader diminishes the collective honour of the people.

The signatories are Hon. Chintua Nwagba (Aba North), Arthur Richard Ugbaja (Aba South), Chief Bethel Ikpeamaeze (Osisioma Ngwa), Engr. Okey Onyeobia (Ugwunagbo), Nwoko Gabriellee Chinonso (Ukwa East), Engr. Prince N. Obia (Obingwa), Ikaa Chinonye (Isiala Ngwa South), Ekweme Kenneth (Isiala Ngwa North), John Adiele (Ukwa West) and Hon. Uloma Nwogu (Woman Coordinator).

The group argued that the greatest political strength of Ukwa-Ngwa remains its unity, warning that tearing down fellow Ngwa leaders does not raise Nwokocha’s profile but rather erodes the bloc’s political capital.

It urged him to emulate elder statesmen like Dr. Jaja Wachuku, Chief George Wigwe and Elder Emmanuel Adaelu, whose legacies were built on restraint, wisdom and magnanimity.

Ukwa-Ngwa Yes We Can called on Nwokocha to stop further personal attacks, clarify his position and apologise to Dr. Ikpeazu and the entire Ngwa people.

The group also charged him to redirect his energy to constructive criticism and issue-based politics, stressing that its intervention was not in defence of any past administration but in defence of Ngwa dignity.

“After politics, we remain brothers. No political ambition is worth sacrificing the unity and future of our people,” the group said.

It reminded Nwokocha that Ikpeazu remains his “Dede” — his elder brother — and that in Ngwa tradition, abusing an elder brother is a sacrilege, warning him to retrace his steps.