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The President, Association of Ebonyi Indigenes Socio-Cultural in the Diaspora (AEISCID), Paschal Omaka, has urged the people of Ezza Ezekuna to support only candidates who have demonstrated genuine commitment to the community ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Omaka, in a statement, on Friday, cautioned the Ezza clan to guide against being misled, in the forthcoming elections in Ebonyi State, by some individuals pursuing their personal interests, on the the guise of representing the elders and elites of the clan.
He condemned reported attacks on opposition members and candidates in Ezza South and Ezza North local government areas, calling on political actors to embrace peace as campaigns gather momentum ahead of the 2027 elections.
The AEISCID President argued that the Ebonyi State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Ifeanyi Odii, had demonstrated stronger political friendship towards Ezza people by choosing Ezza sons as running mates in successive elections.
He recalled that Odii selected Senator Paulinus Igwe Nwagu as his deputy governorship candidate in 2023 and had again picked Hon. Patrick Mgbebu, popularly known as Patman, as his running mate for the 2027 governorship election.
According to him, the decision demonstrated a level of political inclusion that should influence the community’s choice in the forthcoming election.
“Some of us have argued that our people must consider the fact that power is never given but taken and even if you were to be given power, a candidate like the PDP Governorship candidate, Dr. Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii who in 2023 chose an Ezza man- Senator Paulinus Igwe Nwagu as his Deputy and has again bow chosen Hon. Patrick Mgbebu (Patman) as his running-mate for the 2027 Governorship election has demonstrated more love and friendship to the Ezza nation than those who have never contemplated making an Ezza man a running-mate for reasons best known to them,” he stated.
Omaka maintained that supporting Odii could provide Ezza people with an opportunity to occupy the deputy governorship position, while positioning the community for its long-standing aspiration to produce a governor in the future.
