Ubakala Stakeholders Challenge Obi Aguocha Over Project Claims

Ubakala Stakeholders Challenge Obi Aguocha Over Project Claims

Community leaders and stakeholders from Ubakala have questioned the project claims of the member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Obi Aguocha, with concerns raised over the attribution of some projects to the federal lawmaker.

The concerns were reportedly expressed at a meeting organised by Aguocha in Ubakala on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, which was attended by members of the Ubakala Clan Union, the federated body, Community President-Generals and members of their respective executives.

A source who was present at the meeting told our correspondent that the gathering provided an opportunity for stakeholders to review developments in Ubakala and examine some of the projects being presented as achievements of the federal lawmaker.

The source said questions were raised over the Eziama–Amuze Road, with participants arguing that the project was connected to a collaboration between the Abia State Government and the World Bank, rather than being solely attributable to Aguocha.

It was further alleged that the Abia State Government provided counterpart funding towards the project after it was flagged off, raising questions among some participants over the basis for presenting the intervention as a personal constituency project.

Also mentioned was the Agalaba-Ise–Umuokeleke Road, which, according to the source, had been flagged off under the Abia State Government before being cited at the meeting as one of Aguocha’s projects.

The issue of the Apumiri Market streetlights also featured prominently in the discussion.

The source maintained that the market-lighting project was initiated under the representation of Senator Austin Akobundu, who represents Abia Central Senatorial District, rather than by Aguocha. Available public reports also identify Apumiri Market among the markets covered by Akobundu’s streetlight initiative.

Other interventions, including scholarships and the distribution of relief materials, were also reportedly discussed, with participants seeking clearer distinctions between projects and interventions personally facilitated by elected representatives and those implemented through government agencies or development partners.

The meeting reportedly took a more pointed turn when the Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Hon. Kingsley Anosike, was said to have told Aguocha that more needed to be done for the people of Ubakala, while urging him to use the period before the next election to undertake interventions capable of improving the people’s perception of his representation.

The development also brought the issue of the 2027 election into focus, as discussions reportedly touched on Aguocha’s bid for a second term in the House of Representatives.

According to the source, some participants expressed concern that returning Aguocha for another term could affect Ubakala’s opportunity to produce a representative of its own in a subsequent election cycle.