Sh*cking Revelation: Ngige Breaks Silence On His Forced Exit From Governorship

Former Anambra State Governor, Dr. Chris Ngige, has disclosed that his removal from office in 2006 was due to his refusal to appoint political godfather, Chris Uba, as his deputy.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Ngige, who later served as Minister of Labour and Employment under President Muhammadu Buhari, made this revelation during an interview in Abuja. He said his falling-out with Uba was at the heart of the political crisis that plagued his tenure.

According to Ngige, he has no regrets about how things turned out, describing the experience as part of a divine plan.

“I know those who orchestrated my removal. They made their demands clear, but I refused to comply,” he stated.

Ngige recounted a meeting brokered by the late Senator Ibrahim Mantu, who conveyed Uba’s demand that he be made deputy governor. Ngige firmly rejected the condition.

“Mantu said someone sent him. When I declined, he suggested we go meet the person directly. The major demand was that I appoint Chris Uba as my deputy,” he revealed.

Ngige explained that he turned down the proposal for two main reasons: “First, appointing him would give him immunity, and if he chose to harm me, nothing would happen. Second, the people of Anambra would rise against me. They had seen what these people were capable of—they didn’t hide. They burned down the House of Assembly, the governor’s office, ABS, and other institutions.”

He continued, “They even went on AIT, declaring I shouldn’t return to the state. I knew they weren’t fit to govern. So, I told them: take the seat, no problem. God is in control.”

A devout Catholic, Ngige said he accepted his removal as destiny. “I’m at peace with everything that happened—it was God’s will. Someone once told me he’d commit suicide if he were in my shoes. I replied, ‘Do you want me to get you a rope?’”

Ngige also chose not to challenge the court ruling that sacked him, saying he wanted to avoid further bloodshed in the state.

“I wasn’t born a governor,” he said. “I was born Nwabueze Ngige, the son of a carpenter—my father was a foreman at PWD.”

He confirmed that he remains a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) but is currently on sabbatical.

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