A Socio-cultural Organization named “Unwuekumenyi United Youths Forum’, at the weekend held a One million-Man March, in solidarity with the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Hon Francis Nwifuru come 2023 general elections.
The Group during the solidarity march resolved to back Hon Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru (who is presently the Speaker of the State House of Assembly) as its preferred governorship candidate.
The National President of the Group Prince Uche Ali Ega, made their position known in a Statement titled, “The position of Unwuekumenyi Youths on the Rotation of governorship seat in Ebonyi State”
The Statement signed Prince Uche Ali-Ega, was read at the end of the solidarity march, in support of the principle of Equity in the State.
The Forum reiterated that its decision to endorse Hon Nwifuru (governorship candidate of the APC), was reached after critical assessment of all the governorship candidates of other political parties in the race.
The Statement opined,” having appraised political development in Ebonyi State from 1999 till date, we commend the Founding Fathers for their forthrightness and unwavering belief in equity, justice and fairness, as regards the rotation of the seat of Governorship among the three (3) Senatorial Zones in the state.”
“We appreciate Governor David Umahi for his massive infrastructural strides in Unwuekumenyi land, his boldness, honesty and political will in maintaining the Power Rotation among the three (3) Senatorial Zones in the State”
“The Governorship position having rotated from the North, Central, South and now back to the North Zone”
“We equally commend political parties in the state, who with respect to the Charter of Equity, zoned their governorship positions to Ebonyi North Senatorial Zone particularly to the Izzi clan”
According to the Statement, “Having made a critical assessment of all the candidates of various political parties in the state, we hereby unanimously endorse the candidature of Hon Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, as our consensus choice for the 2023 governorship election in Ebonyi State’
The Statement noted that Unwuekumenyi United Youth Forum” is a Socio-Cultural Organization comprising six (6) clans namely Ezza, Ikwo, Izzi, Ngbolizhia, Ezilo and Ohafia/Agba, spread across nine (9) Local Government Areas in Ebonyi State.
The Local Government Areas include Abakaliki, Ezza South, Ikwo, Izzi, Ishielu, Ohaukwu, Ezza North, Ebonyi and Onicha Local Government Areas respectively.
