A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State and former Commissioner for Lands and Urban Development, Professor Victor Nnam, has criticised former Leader of the State House of Assembly, Mr Ikechukwu Ezeugwu, accusing him of hypocrisy following his recent comments about the party after his resignation.
Prof Nnam, reacting to Ezeugwu’s criticism of the PDP leadership after resigning last week, argued that Ezeugwu should not speak against the party that made him.
Nnam stated, “One wonders why Ikechukwu Ezeugwu suddenly found his voice and started attacking the man who made him and the party platform. Why is he attacking an administration he was fully part of?”
In his resignation letter addressed to the PDP Ward Chairman in Udenu Local Government Area, Ezeugwu cited internal dissatisfaction with the party’s operations as his reason for leaving.
He also alleged that the party’s leadership had betrayed its values, claiming that “merit was frequently sacrificed on the altar of mediocrity and deceit.”
Ezeugwu wrote, “I thank God for giving me the wisdom to reject a gift of a Trojan horse then. I was slated to have been economically grounded and politically ridiculed, but they forgot that my name is ‘Ikechukwu’.
“For me, trust is a fundamental aspect of any relationship, and without it, relationships can become challenging to maintain.”
However, Prof Nnam, in a statement made available to journalists, accused Ezeugwu of being opportunistic and questioned his decision to speak out only after leaving office.
“He is just a sycophant who shouldn’t be taken seriously. If not, why is he crying foul now? Why didn’t he tell the world since 2022?”
“Without former Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, who is Ikechukwu Ezeugwu? The former governor made him and even gave him a third-term ticket against the zoning arrangement in Udenu.”
Addressing Ezeugwu’s claim that the PDP deceived him into undertaking constituency projects in exchange for a return ticket, Nnam countered, “So a three-term House of Assembly member needed to be deceived before he could empower his own people? That’s laughable.”
On Ezeugwu’s legislative record, Nnam challenged his credibility, stating, “As a former leader of the State Assembly, what was his track record? During his 12-year tenure in the Enugu State House of Assembly, Ikechukwu Ezeugwu was widely perceived as arrogant.
“Ezeugwu benefited immensely from the administration of former Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi.
“Notably, he once sponsored a controversial bill seeking to provide pension benefits for former governors and their deputies. However, the bill was eventually dropped following widespread public outrage.”
“His recent resignation from the PDP is driven by personal frustration after being denied a fourth term in the House, an ambition that would have extended his stay to 16 years. Now, he appears to be shifting blame for his political exit.”
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