Prof Chinedu Nwajiuba, younger brother to former Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, said his elder brother did not attend the special national convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Eagle Square in Abuja, because he felt betrayed and scandalised by the heavy monetisation of the process.
Uwajiuba, who was regarded as one of the key contestants, was absent at the convention, to elect the presidential standard bearer of the party for the 2023 presidential.
His name was called several times to go up the podium to address the APC convention but he was not available.
In a statement, he issued last night, the younger Nwajiuba, who is the immediate past Vice chancellor of Federal University Ndufu Ebonyi State, said his brother was betrayed by the leadership of the party.
Read the statement in extenso: “Many friends are calling to find out why my brother, Dr Hon. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, did not come out to address the APC convention.
“Simple: The understanding from the highest levels prior to his involvement, and considering his role in the founding of the APC, was that of consensus as was with the National Chairmanship a few months ago.
“With that understanding, the Presidential ticket was to come to the South, and the southeast.
“This has been the hope till the end of the negotiations. He, not wanting to be part of the Dollar and Naira bazaar, is convinced that what Nigeria needs now is no more of the same thing that has kept Nigeria at the low level it has been.
“Our challenges as a country cannot be addressed at the same energy level by which they were created
“God order our footsteps towards a better life for all Nigerians. God bless you.”
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