By Michael Ezenwata
The Anambra Central Senatorial Zone has endorsed Governor Chukwuma Soludo for a second term in office.
The endorsement came with the conferment on him by the Anambra Central Senatorial Zone Council of Traditional Rulers the Chieftaincy Title,”Oluatuegwu’,a re enactment of the Chieftaincy Title given to him by the Anambra North Council of Traditional Rulers.
Speaking during the epoch making occasion, the governor commended their gesture as a morale booster to push further to enhance development in the state.
The State Chief Executive used the forum to re-echo as sacrosanct, the governorship rotational rational gentleman’s agreement in the state which okays equal power sharing formula among the 3 Senatorial Zones of the state expected to exercise power for 8 years in turns ,
According to him, the Anambra Central Senatorial Zone will produce the next governor of the state after the Anambra South Senatorial Zone would have completed their 8- year slot in 2030.
Governor Soludo reasoned that the Anambra Central Senatorial Zone will be cheated in the political arrangement if the south produces a governor outside the APGA Party who will want to rule for 8 years.
He made the announcement that the party will soon announce its political campaign strategy and personnel to handle its campaigns.
The governor reaffirmed his commitment to give the state the best of governance.
During the occasion, the trio of the Chairman Organizing Committee of the event, Chief Dozie Nwankwo, his Co- Chairman and the Deputy Speaker Anambra State House of Assembly, Right Honourable Chukwuma Okoye, the Chairman of the occasion Dr. Ifeanyi Okoye among other political heavyweights, took turns to appreciate the governor for his good works which need to be encouraged by re-electing him for a second term in office.
The Traditional Ruler of Uke, Igwe Charles Agballah who made a press statement during the occasion, eulogized the governor for his good works in the Anambra Central Senatorial Zone.
Igwe Agballah endorsed the governor for a second term in office, describing the Chieftaincy Title,”Oluatuegwu’ given to him by the Council of Anambra Central Traditional Rulers as apt and befitting of his towering status.
Other traditional rulers who endorsed Governor Soludo for a second term in office included the Traditional Ruler of Aguluzigbo, Igwe Rufus Iloduba and his Urum counterpart, Igwe Benedict Nweke.
In a message to the occasion, a political heavyweight of APGA in the Anambra South Senatorial Zone and former APGA Zonal Chairman for Anambra South Senatorial Zone, Chief Titus Anigbogu eulogized Governor Soludo for his good works.
According to the Chairman of the Orthon Palace Hotels Limited, there is no vacancy at the Government House, Awka.
Ugwumba Aguata as popularly known within APGA’s political setting, endorsed Governor Soludo for a second term in office.
During the occasion, a former Deputy Chairman of Awka South Local Government Area, Chief Chukwuma Orjiakor, an APGA stalwart from Umuawulu, Chief Jude Nwankwo and another APGA stalwart from Abatete, Chief Okey Muo Aroh announced their support for Governor Soludo’s re-election for a second term in office.
Some of the dignitaries that graced the occasion included the traditional ruler of Enugwu Ukwu, His Royal Majesty, Igwe Ralph Ekpe and his Okpuno counterpart, Igwe Sunday Okafor.
- Ezenwata is of the Ministry of Information, Anambra State *
