Ebonyi communities endorse PDP gov candidate

Ebonyi residents drawn from different communities in the Afikpo Local Government Areas of the state, on Wednesday, endorsed the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ifeanyichukwuma Odii, as their preferred choice in the Saturday,  February 6, 2027 gubernatorial polls.

According to the residents, if given the chance as governor, Odii possessed the necessary qualities, exposure, competence and contacts to turn the fortunes of Ebonyi State around.

Speaking in Afikpo on Wednesday at the event, christened “Street Endorsement for Odii”, the Peoples Democratic Party Woman Leader in Ebonyi State, Mrs Chinyere Nwele said the aspiration of the PDP governorship candidate was both auspicious and timely, adding it was high time the state was liberated from the shackles of godfatherism which, according to her, has slowed down its development.

She said, “Ifeanyichukwuma Odii is the only option left for the Ebonyi people to show direction and provide the needed leadership. With the way the state is currently governed, if we don’t join hands to bring somebody who has the capacity and competence to lead, we are all headed for a serious problem.

AnyiChuks has the capacity, the competence, the integrity, the experience, the exposure, the contacts to liberate Ebonyi State.

“Therefore, it will be a huge mistake on the part of our people to return someone without the experience, focus and love for Ebonyi people to govern Ebonyi State again come 2027. We have to all join hands to save Ebonyi State; and the only way this can be possible is by strongly standing with and supporting the PDP candidate, Odii, come 2027.”

Also speaking, the 2027 Peoples Democratic Party senatorial candidate for the Ebonyi South Zone, Mrs Maria Nwachi, who is from the Oha Isu community in the council, called on the people to support the governorship ambition of the PDP standard bearer.

The former lawmaker, who represented the Afikpo North–East Constituency in the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, urged the masses to use their PVCs to chart a better future for themselves in the forthcoming elections, saying with the PDP candidate as governor, the future of the state was brighter.

“Odii is the only one who understands and knows the true feelings of Ebonyians at this time. He is humble. He is accessible. He doesn’t discriminate against the old and the young, against the poor and the rich, against the black and the white.

“Look at the transformation going on in Abia State currently under Governor Alex Otti. That’s how it should be across board — from one state to another. This is what AnyiChuks is coming to do in Ebonyi State. And he can’t do it alone; he needs me and you, and he needs everybody on board.”

On his part, the PDP House Assembly candidate for the Afikpo North–East Constituency, Mr Iheukwumere Okogwu -Otu, described the event as a significant step aimed at redefining and restoring the pride of Ebonyians as it concerns their choice come 2027.

While urging the masses to support the PDP gubernatorial candidate, Okogwu–Otu, who hails from the Mgbo community, in the Afikpo LGA, said, “We are all currently facing the mess going on in our state today. It’s now left for us to choose wisely those to lead us come 2027. We didn’t just gather today to endorse AnyiChuks; we have gathered to express our confidence and belief in a man that can lead the state out of its present doldrum.”

Ewa Chukwumaijem, from Amasiri, who is also the House of Assembly candidate for Afikpo North-West State Constituency, called on the people to support the PDP candidate, while also urging the residents to arm themselves with their PVCs ahead of the polls.