Fresh political battle looms in Ebonyi ahead of 2027

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The 2023 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ebonyi State, Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii, has declared his intention to re-contest the 2027 governorship election under the platform of the PDP, insisting that his mandate would not be stolen again.

Odii said he decided to contest the Ebonyi governorship position because there has been no significant improvement in the lives of the people and the economy of the state.

The PDP chieftain, who spoke with journalists after submitting his nomination forms and successfully undergoing screening by the party’s screening panel at Legacy House, stated that Ebonyi State requires leadership “at this critical time.”

He alleged that poverty has continued to increase in Ebonyi since the 2023 general election despite huge federal allocations received by the state, stressing that Ebonyi urgently needs leadership with the capacity for “economic and human capital development.”

Odii said, “Poverty and insecurity have continued to increase in Ebonyi State, and that is why we have decided to get it right this time.”

The politician stated that for democracy to thrive, there must be a strong opposition, adding that any opposition with constructive ideas should be welcomed.

He maintained that any government or society that says there should be no opposition amounts to dictatorship and would not be tolerated in Ebonyi State.

“So we have come today to let the whole world know that ‘Anyichuks’ is now running to be the governor of Ebonyi State.

“When they are talking about ‘you are not from North, you are not from Izzi, and all that, I am from Ebonyi State, before Izzi, before Onicha local government, the day I was born, I was born as somebody from Ebonyi State. Ebonyi State is not going to be governed on the basis of clannish politics,” he said.

Odii, who expressed confidence that he would secure the PDP ticket during the primary election, also assured the party and his supporters that their mandate would not be stolen again in 2027.

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