Barrister Etigwe Uwa (SAN) on Sunday officially announced his exit from the All Progressives Congress, making the declaration to newsmen in Umuahia the state capital, Barrister Uwa stated that that he dumped the APC having realized that it is difficult to realize his dreams of giving Abia the quality and developmental leadership it deserves.

The legal luminary stated that when compared to other neighboring states and with Abia as an oil producing state, he regretted the state of infrastructure in the state saying that the state deserves a more pragmatic and innovative leadership, he decried the slow pace of development in the State while insisting that the state deserve a change. Etigwe said he left the All Progressives Congress, APC, to the All Progressives Grand Alliance, to pursue his dream of leading Abia.

He said the state needs good primary health care system, improved educational infrastructure, and a viable economy will be made possible by harnessing the abundance of natural resources that abound in the state, Etigwe stated that rather than sit and wait for monthly FAAC, he will turn Abia into a manufacturing hub and create wealth.

He talked on the need for effective and efficient power generation in Aba and the state in general by entering into partnership with geometric power plant in Aba and vowed to make a desired change if APGA gives him the governorship ticket.

Barrister Etigwe Uwa is currently working as a managing partner with StreamSowers & Kohn, a leading law firm in Nigeria. He was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1990 and he became a Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 2010.