Ebonyi APC Finally Zones South Senatorial Seat To Onicha LGA
By Joyce Onuora, Abakaliki
The Leadership of the All Progressives Congress APC in Ebonyi has zoned Ebonyi South Senatorial seat to Onicha Local Government Area.
This was contained in a communique made available to Newsmen at the end of the party’s State Working Committee end of the year meeting held this Tuesday.
According to the party, the decision 17 member State working committee of the party to zone the position to Onicha was hinged principle of equity and fair play which is also in line with the recent pronouncement of the state Governor, who is the leader of the party in the state that the position be zoned to Onicha and as such, the party is totally in support of the stand.
Therefore, the communique which reads :
“The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) pursuant to the relevant provisions of our Laws and the President of the Senate declared the seat of Sen. David Nweze Umahi vacant, owing to his resignation from the 10th Senate for an appointment as the current Minister of Works;
“The said position resigned by Sen. David Nweze. Umahi belongs to All Progressives Congress, Ebonyi South Senatorial District;
“Nature abhors vacuum, hence, the need to replace the vacant position by the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ebonyi South Senatorial District.
“The leader of our great Party, All Progressives Congress (APC), Ebonyi State being His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Bldr. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru;
“The leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Ebonyi State, having exemplified himself in leadership embodied in equity, justice and fairness and such leadership prowess worths following and emulation;
“Going by the current distribution of political positions in Ebonyi South Zone, it is only Onicha LGA that has no exalted/juicy political position of honour unlike the other LGAs of the Zone, which have the following positions;
i. Afikpo North LGA
– Deputy Governor and House of Reps Mernber
ii. Edda LGA APC State Party Chairman
iii. Ivo LGA House of Reps Member
iv. Ohaozara LGA – Minister, INEC REC and SSA to Mr. President
v. Onicha LGA – None
“Itt is in the interest of justice, equity and fairness as envisaged by the leader of our great Party that the vacant seat of Ebonyi South Senatorial District be zoned to Onicha LGA of Ebonyi State.
“The State Working Committee (SWC) of All Progressives Congress (APC),Ebonyi State is in total alignment with the decisions of the Executive Governor of Ebonyi State, Rt. Hon. Bldr, Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru in ensuring that equity,justice and fairness is the cornerstone of his administrative principles;
“The State Working Committee (SWC) of APC, Ebonyi State is in tandem with the Leader’s philosophy in ensuring peace and peaceful co-existence in all nooks and crannies in Ebonyi State;
Following from the above, the State Working Committee (SWC) of APC, Ebonyi State,with regards to the vacant Ebonyi South Senatorial position in the forthcoming Senatorial by-election of Ebonyi South Senatorial Zone resolved as follows:
“That in the interest of justice, equity and fairness characterized in Rt. Hon. Bldr.Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru’s APC led government, the vacant Ebonyi South Senatorial position be zoned to Onicha LGA ofEbonyi State.
“That the State Working Committee of All Progressives Congress (APC), Ebonyi State is in unalloyed support and solidarity with the Executive Governor of Ebonyi State in all his people-oriented decisions in ensuring equity and justice prevail in all spheres of Ebonyi State.
