Traditional rulers in Anaocha Local Government area have conferred a chieftaincy title on the Senator representing Anambra Central, Uche Ekwunife.
A statement by Ekwunife’s media aide, Kingsley Ubani, said the honour was in recognition of her outstanding legislative representation at the National Assembly.
He quoted the Chairman, Anaocha Council of Traditional Rulers, Igwe Augustine Oragwam as saying that the honour also demonstrated the endorsement of Ekwunife’s 2023 return bid to the Senate by the traditional leaders.
According to Oragwam, we are hinging our decision on the legislative excellence displayed by Ekwunife since 2019.
“We are conferring her with the chieftaincy title because of her outstanding representation in Anambra Central Senatorial District and beyond. Right here in Anaocha local government area, we are highly impressed with what she has been doing for us. This is a woman who chose to give representation a human face and she has taking the people to greater heights and this is not a senator that is totally disconnected from the masses,” Oragwam said.
On her part, Ekwunife described party politics as one that has to do with brotherhood and not bitterness.
“You can be in different parties and play your politics without bitterness and what matters here is that we are one and as I can see the faces of people from several political parties and that is the beauty of politics,’’ she said.