Abah Joshua
The Forum of All Progressives Congress Chairmen in Ohaukwu local government area of Ebonyi State has appealed to the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to zone the position of the house of representatives to Effium political bloc.
The chairmen, who had earlier drumed support for the presidential and gubernatorial ambitions of His Excellency, Engineer David Nweze Umahi and Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonnaya Nwifuru, respectively, also gave their backing to Hon. Barrister Clement Omenkannaya Odah to contest for Ohaukwu/Ebonyi federal constituency in 2023 general election.
The Forum, in a resolution reached at its meeting held at Ndulo, Ngbo on 27th, April 2022, also passed a vote of confidence on Governor Umahi and Rt Hon Francis Nwifuru as the next Governor of Ebonyi State come 2023.
They assured 100% support to the candidature of the governor for presidency 2023 and Rt Hon. Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Francis Nwifuru for Governor come 2023.
The forum also noted in particular, the sterling leadership qualities and developmental strides, uncommon ingenuity and virtues of the Ohaukwu LGA Chairman, Barr. Clement Omekannaya Odah and after a careful deliberation of the political situation in Ebonyi/Ohaukwu Federal Constituency.
They thereafter adopted Barr. Clement Omekannaya Odah as sole candidate for Member, House of Representatives, Ebonyi/ Ohaukwu Federal Constituency come 2023.
The forum further resolved amongst other issues, to work tremendously to deliver all APC candidates in all positions in the 2023 general elections and urged the stakeholders to support the arrangements of zoning governorship position to Ebonyi North, Member, House of Representatives (Ebonyi/Ohaukwu Federal Constituency) to Effium extraction.
Ohaukwu APC Forum of Ward Chairmen, has endorsed Gov David Umahi, to run for the position of the President of Nigeria, Rt Hon Francis Nwifuru for Governor of Ebonyi State and Barr Clement Odah for House of Representatives, Ebonyi/Ohaukwu Federal Constituency in the 2023 general election
In attendance were;
*Asp Ubele Sunday rtd- Ishingbo ward I
- Hon Eze Chima – Umuogudu Oshia ward
- Hon Ogba Uchenna – Umuogudu Akpu ward I
- Hon Onwe Chikezie – Umuogudu Akpu ward II
- Hon Akota Isreal – Ishingbo ward II
- Hon Igwe Godwin – Okposhi ward I
- Hon Ominyi James – Okposhi ward II
- Hon Oroke Fredrick – Umuegara/Amechi ward
- Hon Ome Joseph – Ngbo ward
- Hon Omo Ezekiel – Wigbeke ward III
- Hon Agena Friday – Wigbeke ward I, and
- Hon Edega Thomson – Effium ward I