Return power to Abia North, PDP urges Ikpeazu

As coalition backs Nkanu East for Enugu guber slot
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders in Abia North zone have charged Governor Okezie Ikpeazu to ensure that his successor in 2023 comes from the zone.

This was made known at the weekend by Spokesman of the zone, Dr. Eme Okoro, at a media conference at Umuahia, saying that it was only fair for Ikpeazu’s successor to come from Abia North zone in accordance with Abia Charter of Equity.

The charter, which the founding fathers of the state prepared during their quest for its creation, stipulated that the governorship of the state should rotate among the North, Central and South zones.

Okoro noted that Ikpeazu was presently taking the turn of Abia South after the North and Central zones took their turns.

He said, there is therefore, stressed the need for peaceful transition of power to Abia North in 2023, as enshrined in the Abia Charter of Equity.

“Ikpeazu should ensure that power rotation order is not derailed in 2023, but returned to Abia North Senatorial District to commence another round of rotation in the state,” he said.

He also stated that transiting power to the North, would further strengthen the unity, political stability and enable Ikpeazu to leave his footprints on the sands of time.

BESIDES, the Coalition for Equity and Good Governance (CEGG) in Enugu State has canvassed the sustenance of zoning in the choice of the next governor in 2023, saying rotation had ensured stability, peace and harmony.

The group stated that there was no justifiable reason to disrupt a system that had deepened democracy in the state, just as it backed those agitating for return of political power to Enugu East Senatorial zone, where it started in 1999.

Declaring its support at media briefing in Enugu at the weekend, the group said: “For those who like to attack zoning when it suits them, perhaps ‘rotation’ would serve better. And as it is often said, if it is not broken, don’t fix it.”

Coordinator of CEGG, Gerald Obasi and Secretary, Theophilus Enyi, said the argument was no longer on zoning or rotation among the three senatorial zones in Enugu, adding: “By providence and political expediency, it has been designed and has come to stay for good.”

The group commended Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, who they described as “an amiable peace-loving governor,” for leading the state with “dexterity and wisdom, which has given Enugu people the polity that accommodates political engagements.