Ebonyi Governor, David Umahi
2023: ‘Ebonyi South zone can’t be excluded in governorship race, Group insists
[From CHINEDU NWAFOR, Abakaliki]
A group, Ebonyi Youth Congress (ESYC), has warned against excluding Ebonyi South zone, in race of state governorship position in 2023.
The group affirmed that since all the three Zones in the State have had their fair share of the Governorship position, equity demands that the Governorship seat should go to any of the three Zones in the State to re-start the process.
Umahi, the incumbent Governor hails from Ebonyi South zone.
A statement issued at the end of a crucial meeting of ESYC in Afikpo, Afikpo North LGA, of Ebonyi State at the weekend, and signed by by the President, Mr Uka Ibom Anya, said it condemned and rejected the rumoured plan and intention of some Political Leaders of Ebonyi South Senatorial Zone to sell out the people of Ebonyi South Zone.
The group noted that the said political leaders from the South senatorial zone were proposing that the 2023 Governorship Seat should be zoned to Ebonyi North and Ebonyi Central Senatorial Districts, to the utter exclusion of Ebonyi South Senatorial Zone.
“We believe that such an exclusion is illogical, insensitive, oppressive and unreasonable and should never be contemplated. We are of the view that the 2023 Governorship position should be thrown open since every Zone has already tasted the position,” the group maintained.
It warned the Political Leaders of Ebonyi South in the PDP, APC or any other Political Parties to have it at the back of their minds that they had no right or mandate to negotiate away the legitimate rights of the people of Ebonyi South Zone to contest the 2023 Guber Elections.
“Ebonyi South Youths would hold them accountable and will not forgive them if they allow themselves to be swayed by selfish and unreasonable political permutations,” the statement added.
