A group under the aegis of Etigwe Youth Ambassadors, EYA, has given reasons why Mr. Etigwe Uwa (SAN), a frontline governorship aspirant in the 2023 governoship election in Abia State should be elected as the next governor in the state.
The group disclosed that if elected, Mr Uwa would “restore” good governance for Abia to flourish.
The Deputy Director General of the group, Hon. Ebere Ibekwe stated this on Monday in Umuahia during the inauguration of the Umuahia North Local Government Area ward coordinators of the group.
He encouraged eligible voters in the state to participate in the ongoing Permanent Voters Card registration exercise and shun money bags politicians.
He said, “Etigwe Uwa should be supported by all Abians because he is a credible and reliable personality.
“He was the Chairman of the Board of NOI Poll Limited and the Managing Partner in StreamSowers & Kohn, a leading law firm in Nigeria. He sat at the board of various International and/or multinational conglomerates, business institutions and academic institutions. He was the Chairman, Board of Directors of Lumos Technology, a leading solar energy and alternative energy distribution company, that partnered with MTN to provide solar energy to over 154,000 homes across the Nation.
“He served as the Chairman of the governing council of Rwanda’s best Science and Technology Institution, after many years as member of the school governing board. These are to mention but a few of the young, gifted, technocrat’s exploits in academics and business.
“He is a consummate Legal Practitioner and Arbitrator of International Repute, who has been involved in numerous arbitrary and litigation matters.
“He successfully defended a Korean off-shore consortium contractor of Mobil in arbitration proceedings, in a claim for the sum of approximately US$10,000,000. This was in relation to the construction of a gas injection project in Asaba.
“Etigwe has acted as the principal legal consultant to the Federal Government of Nigeria in the review of all the major aviation laws in Nigeria including the current Civil Aviation Act of 2006 which regulates airlines’ operating standards.
“A pioneer of class actions in Nigeria as exemplified by the actions against Pfizer for the Trovan tests and First Bank Plc for its 2007 hybrid offer, Etigwe Uwa has also acted for the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria with regard to the release of the MV Abuja, which was arrested in Sri Lanka.
“In him, we have an avatar and result-oriented leader with the required capacity, exposure, contacts, charisma to move Abia forward,” he said.
