Ahead of the 2025 governorship election in Anambra State, the Oga NdiOga Foundation has made a fresh case for rotation of power to be narrowed down to some sort of micro level in the state.
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The group, therefore, stated that it is the turn of Nnewi bloc in Anambra South Senatorial zone to produce the next governor of the state in 2025. The Founder/CEO of the Foundation, High Chief Godwin Agbasimelo, who addressed journalists on the matter, observed that it has become necessary to micro zone and rotate the governorship seat around blocs/clans within a senatorial district to deal with nepotism driven by clannish interest.

He said: “It is a clear phenomenon that sitting governors favour their blocs/clan both in appointments and in execution of development projects. To this end, we the entire members of OgaNdi Foundation, having carefully observed the situation and clearly seen what is going on in the state since the return of democracy in Nigeria in 1999, hereby with democratic right of opinion and speech, say that it is the turn of Nnewi bloc/clan to produce the next governor of Anambra State in 2025.

“Our reason for saying this is very clear and not far-fetched because we have three blocs/clans in Anambra South Senatorial District, which are Nnewi, Aguata and Ihaila and it is only Nnewi bloc/clan that is yet to produce the governor. Ihiala has taken it through Mbadinuju while Prof. Charles ChukwumaSoludo, who is the current occupant of the seat, is from Aguata bloc/clan. So, let someone from any of the three Local Government Areas in Nnewi bloc such as Nnewi North or Nnewi South or Ekwusigo take the seat in 2025.

“What we are saying is that the issue of equity, justice and fair play, which all of us want to prevail in Anambra State via zoning and rotation of power has to be narrowed down to some sort of micro level within the senatorial district by giving room to various blocs/clans to share the eight-year constitutional term within themselves.”

He advised 2025 governorship aspirants from Anambra North and Central Senatorial Districts to quash their aspirations, stating that their aspirations amount to working against zoning and rotation of power in the state.

He warned that those working against zoning and rotation might be at the receiving end, adding that the people of Southern Senatorial District could be a hard nut to crack if zoning is jettisoned.
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