LG polls: Ex- APC guber candidate, Ogbuoji, others adopt Chima as consensus candidate for 2nd term

Uchenna Okeh, Abakaliki

The former gubernatorial candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, senator Sonny Ogbuoji and other prominent stakeholders in Edda local government area of Ebonyi State has adopted Prince Chima Ekumankama as their only candidate for the forthcoming July 20 local government elections in Ebonyi State.

The stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Edda made the adoption during the local government APC enlarged stakeholders meeting held at Ebunwana Civic Center, Edda.

The stakeholders noted that Chima Ekumankama has done well in his first tenure and therefore deserved a second term to enable him to complete the projects he started and consolidate on the gains of his achievements.

They noted that his pragmatic, visionary and purposeful leadership which accounts for the existing peace and ongoing rapid transformation in Edda, required that he (Chima) should go back for second term.

They highlighted the achievements of the council chairman to include; provision of roads linking farmlands in the LGA; granting financial support to the vulnerable and distressed persons in Edda; floating of the Edda Mass Transit Scheme for easy transportation of personnel and goods within and outside services in the LGA.

Others were procurement and distribution of vehicles to Councillors and other council officers, renovation and modification of the council secretariat, Nguzu Edda, construction of drainages along Ezi Edda road and many others

The Nations News Nigeria reports that the motion for the adoption of Chima Ekumankama for the second term was moved by the chief whip and member representing Edda West in the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Nkemka Onuma and was seconded by his counterpart Stephen Igwe representing Edda East state constituency

The meeting was also used to charge all Councillorship aspirants and serving councillors in the 11 electoral wards in Edda to liaise with their stakeholders and discuss their zoning arrangement for the election of councillors.

They stated that the decision of the Stakeholders in each political ward concerning who represents the ward is sacrosanct and not negotiable.

Stakeholders who spoke during the meeting included; Prince Nkemka Onuma, member representing Edda West State constituency and Chief Whip of EBHA, Steven Oji Igwe, the member representing Edda East State constituency; Okwu Oko Ụdụ on behalf of the past and present commissioners, Okenwa Ụka on behalf of the past and present SSAs, Irem Oka Ibom on behalf of past members of the National Assembly, Livinus Irem on behalf of the past and present Local Government Chairmen and Edda Elders Council, Mrs Dorathy Ọbasi on behalf of the Women group, Mrs Cecilia Nkama Ude on behalf of the Development Centre Coordinators, Chief N O Irem for Edda People’s Assembly led Mike Okoro , Mr Ukpai Nnachi Agha on behalf of Okada Unions and Leader of the legislative council on behalf of serving councilors.

Other stakeholders that graced the occasion included Prince Sunday Ugwuocha, Agwu Nnachi, Mrs Ọla Irem , Igwe Uduma, Okoro Uchenna Okoro, Comrade John Okoro Emegha; Coordinators of Edda North DC Hon Mrs Cecilia Nkama Ude, Edda DC, Prince Ajunwa Okoroafor, Edda West, Jecklin Ọnwụbiko and Edda East, Mba Oko Nkama, among others