By Igwe Jackson
There is a haunting Biblical parallel unfolding within the corridors of Abia State’s All Progressives Congress (APC), one that every discerning Abian must examine with calm reflection.
When Moses ascended Mount Sinai to receive divine instruction, the children of Israel grew restless. In their impatience, they melted their gold and forged a calf to worship.
Today, a similar impatience seems to be stirring within Abia politics. In the conspicuous absence of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, Rep. Hon Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, High Chief Ikechi Emenike, Minister Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah, Prince Paul Ikonne, High Chief BB Apugo, Chief Nyerere Anyim, and several other foundational pillars of the party, a faction has hurried to assemble and proclaim direction before the mountain has spoken.
The silent questions echo loudly across the state: Where are these men and women? And who sanctioned such a gathering in their absence?
Abians will recall how different political platforms and initiatives have emerged in recent years with noise and promise, only to dissolve into uncertainty and quiet retreat. Movements have been launched with fanfare, yet many have struggled to find lasting structure or unified purpose. Each new banner has raised expectations; each has also revealed underlying divisions within the party.
Now, in what appears less about loyalty to the President and more about internal positioning, certain actors have gathered to project unity while quietly recalibrating control. The language may invoke President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, but the deeper contest seems rooted in who commands the party structure from ward to state level, and ultimately, who shapes the APC’s governorship ticket ahead of 2027.
Let it be stated plainly: President Tinubu understands his political architecture. He has never depended on hurried endorsements to identify his allies. The unfolding maneuvering within Abia is less about national leadership and more about local dominance.
The concern is not endorsement itself. It is the motive beneath it. When political structures built in the name of presidential support begin to double as instruments of factional consolidation, questions naturally arise.
And then there is Senator Orji Uzor Kalu—a political heavyweight whose influence across Abia’s 17 local governments remains deeply rooted. A figure who does not rely on spectacle but on structure. In Abia politics, when OUK moves, it is rarely without consequence.
The golden calf may already stand. But history teaches that impatience often collides with authority when the mountain speaks again.
Written by Igwe Jackson, the Controversial Analyst
