Ebonyi Youths warn opposition parties to shun challenging Gov. Nwifuru in 2027 polls

By Uchenna Okeh, Abakaliki

No fewer than two thousand youths that hailed from the thirteen local government areas of Ebonyi State on Thursday warned opposition parties to shun any attempt of challenging the incumbent governor of the state, Francis Nwifuru in the forthcoming 2027 gubernatorial polls.

The youths who adopted governor Francis Nwifuru as their sole gubernatorial candidate in 2027, vowed to do anything to secure Nwifuru’s second tenure in office, stressing that the government house has no vacancy in 2027.

The youths on the platform, F.O.N Movement, through their National President, Chinedu Emerike Orji, made this known during the 2024 FON Youths Summit at Abakaliki, the state capital.

Orji said, it is obvious that various political parties would hold their congresses in 2025, to elect their preferred candidates for the  2027 general elections, and declared that Ebonyi Government House has no vacancy till Governor Nwifuru completes his 8 years in office.

“We are all aware that 2025 is the year of congresses, and we Ebonyi youths have gathered here and  have said there’s no vacancy in the Ebonyi State Government House in 2027. 

“If anybody is seeking vacancy in our government house, we are saying no, because the only rightful candidate for the 2027 governorship election of Ebonyi State is Onwa, the builder of human beings.

“Today being 19th December 2024, we the good youths of Ebonyi State are gathered here to say 4 plus 4 is 8, and that’s the two tenures for His Excellency Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru. 

“We are in charge, and there’s no vacancy in the government house because Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru must complete his two terms in office. 

“We the youths of Ebonyi State have adopted our governor for two terms, the governor is the builder of youths, King of the youths and the most youth friendly leader in Nigeria today.”

The President recalled that in Ebonyi State, over 90 per cent of the local government chairmen, Coordinators of Development Centres are youths, 80 per cent of Executive council members are youths, 50 per cent of members of boards and commissions are youths.