Why I backed out of Ebonyi South senatorial race – Agom-Eze

A prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi State, Mrs. Ann Agom-Eze, announced over the weekend that she has withdrawn from the Ebonyi South senatorial byelection to make room for Prof. Anthony Okorie Ani, the party’s candidate.

Agom-Eze revealed this to reporters in Abakaliki.

She added that although she had paid for the form to run in the Ebonyi South senatorial primary, she had chosen to withdraw in the party’s best interests.

However, Agom-Eze urged state governor Francis Nwifuru to allow women to run for office and represent one of the state’s senatorial districts in the National Assembly, particularly in the 2027 general election.

She said, “Power is not given, you go for power because when men gather, they will always say we didn’t give it because there is no woman. And I didn’t want them to say there is no woman. That’s why I have been contesting to represent Ebonyi South Senatorial Zone in the National Assembly.

“I may not go today, but it has gone down in history that there is a woman to occupy that position. Women must be encouraged to occupy such political positions. The men shouldn’t be saying that women are waiting to be given power.

“I pray that government will one day support us the way they are supporting the current senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Prof Anthony Okorie Ani. You know, I bought form for the third time to fly the ticket of APC for Ebonyi South senatorial bye-election, but along the way, I decided not to go forward with it.”

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