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From Jude Chinedu, Enugu
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State has flagged off its campaign for the September 26 local government elections, expressing confidence in victory across Udenu, Igbo Eze North and Igbo Eze South Local Government Areas.
The campaign rallies, held at the headquarters of the three councils, attracted party leaders, traditional rulers, market and trade union leaders, women, youths, and other supporters as the party commenced mobilisation for the polls.
Speaking at the rallies, APC state Chairman, Dr Martin Chukwunweike, presented the party’s flags to its chairmanship and councillors candidates and urged the electorate to vote massively for them.
Chukwunweike said the support recorded for the APC in the three LGAs during the June 20 Enugu North Senatorial District by-election had boosted the party’s confidence ahead of the council elections.
“I’m glad about the massive support to us by the people of Udenu, Igbo Eze North, and Igbo Eze South. We’re here to thank you for demonstrating that APC is our party during the June 20 Enugu North by-election, which was a litmus test,” he said.
He said the party is confident that the people would, again, turn out en masse to vote for its candidates, adding that the APC had performed to the point where it did not need excessive campaigning to win votes.
“Our party has performed to the point that we don’t need to campaign too much to get people’s votes. We’re just using this local government election to, once again, test the microphone for the 2027 general elections,” Chukwunweike said.
The APC chairman also urged the electorate to support Governor Peter Mbah’s second-term bid, saying the governor deserved another term based on his performance and not merely because incumbents traditionally seek two terms. He equally urged voters to support President Bola Tinubu and other APC candidates in the 2027 elections.
Senator Ikeje Asogwa, representing Enugu North Senatorial District, recalled the massive support he received from the three LGAs during the June 20 by-election and urged the people to replicate the feat in the council polls. He appealed to the electorate to support Hon. Innocent Ezeoha for Udenu, Hon. Chris Onyekachi Simon for Igbo Eze North, and Hon. Ugo Ferdinand Ukwueze for Igbo Eze South, promising effective representation in Abuja.
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Hon. Dennis Agbo, representing Udenu/Igbo Eze North Federal Constituency, and Hon. Chidi Obeta, representing Nsukka/Igbo Eze South Federal Constituency, also urged the electorate to support the APC candidates, citing the development record of the Mbah administration and the performance of the party’s candidates.
Agbo said the people would demonstrate their appreciation for the governor through their votes, declaring: “The taste of the pudding is the eating.”
Obeta commended Ukwueze’s performance in Igbo Eze South, saying his return ticket was a reward for his achievements.
APC Southeast Zonal Woman Leader, Dr Oby Aji, expressed confidence in victory, saying the party’s results would be known shortly after voting on election day, and that the electorate had already made up its mind.
At Udenu, the council chairman, Aka Eze Aka, said the LGA is united behind the APC and would work to deliver more than 90 percent of its votes to the party. He said the people had no alternative to Tinubu, Mbah, and other APC candidates in the 2027 elections.
Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Enyinnaya Ogbonna, said Udenu had benefited from development projects of the Mbah administration, describing the huge turnout at the rally as evidence of the people’s support for the governor and the APC.
The three chairmanship candidates – Ezeoha of Udenu, Simon of Igbo Eze North, and Ukwueze of Igbo Eze South – said they had already mobilised across their respective LGAs and were confident of victory.
Speaking collectively through Ezeoha, the candidates said they had engaged the electorate and explained why the APC should be supported, adding that the large crowds at the rallies showed the party was gaining acceptance at the grassroots.
“We have already watered the ground to ensure we win this election. We did that by explaining to the people why it should be APC. That’s why you saw this crowd here today. We’re no longer going to find it difficult winning our people’s votes,” Ezeoha said.
