Is Fabian Ihekweme truly on the run? By Ambrose Nwaogwugwu

Is Fabian Ihekweme truly on the run?

By Ambrose Nwaogwugwu, October 24, 2024

The answer is an unequivocal YES.

He is on the run because of alleged looting of Avutu Poultry Equipments that led to his sack as commissioner.

Following my last article that exposed Ihekweme’s use of reverse psychology to cloak his alleged criminal activities under a veil of activism, a reader raised a pertinent question: is this former commissioner actually facing charges?

The simple truth is that Ihekweme, who once held the lofty position of Commissioner for Foreign Affairs, is indeed evading justice.

And, contrary to his newfound claims of innocence and persecution, he is not only a fugitive, but one whose trial was delayed due to the interventions of notable figures like former Speaker Kennedy Ibeh, who stood as his surety when the law caught up with him.

The people of Imo State deserve better than this calculated dishonesty. If Fabian Ihekweme is not on the run as may claim, we challenge him to emerge from his hideout and face the truth like any man who has nothing to fear.

Stand before the people and answer the burning question: what happened to the equipment and machinery worth millions of naira from Avutu Poultry?

Where did they disappear to under your watch as commissioner, in the guise of securing foreign investors for the state?

Fabian’s silence speaks louder than any of his empty proclamations of activism.

If he truly had a defense, would he be hiding? If his conscience was clear, would he not face the people and explain why the equipments meant to revitalize the Avutu Poultry in Obowo mysteriously vanished during his tenure?

For someone who claims to be a champion of good governance and accountability, Ihekweme seems curiously allergic to the idea of answering for his own actions.

But before anyone can take him seriously as an activist or a “seer,” he must first prove that he is capable of being accountable.

In the court of public opinion, his credibility is in tatters, and no amount of loud rhetoric will change that.

Until Ihekweme steps forward and provides clear answers about his involvement in the alleged looting that led to his sacking, his words remain hollow, and his campaign for justice will continue to be seen for what it truly is—a smokescreen to cover his flight from the law.

We, as ndi Imo, are not deceived. A man who cannot account for his past actions, especially when those actions involve the looting of public property, cannot expect to lead any meaningful conversation on governance. If Fabian Ihekweme wants to be taken seriously, he must first submit himself to the authorities and face the criminal investigation that has been hanging over his head like a sword of Damocles.

In leadership, as in life, integrity is everything. It is time for Omu to stop running, face the truth, and be accountable to the very people he claims to represent. Only then can he begin to rebuild the trust he has shattered. Until then, his words—whether cloaked in activism or victimhood—will continue to ring hollow.

-Ambrose Nwaogwugwu,
Senior Special Assistant to the Governor.
(Electronic and Creative Media)