Monarchs support Emenike's governorship project

• Published date: 19 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

The Traditional Rulers Council of Ikwuano/Umuahia political bloc in Abia State yesterday affirmed its decision to endorse the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), High Chief Ikechi Emenike.

The affirmation took place at the expanded meeting of the royal fathers at Abam, Ubakala in Umuahia South Local Government, where they also kept to their promise of bringing on board other levels of leadership in their domains to support the governorship project of Emenike.

It was at the close of last year that the Ikwuano/Umuahia royal fathers adopted the governorship candidate of Abia APC at a meeting held at Ajata na Igu in Ikwuano Local Government.

In keeping to their resolution, they went back and mobilised other levels of leadership in their domains to affirm their choice of Emenike.

At the meeting, 69 royal fathers were in attendance. They were joined by 120 village heads and the president-generals of the town unions in Ikwuano/Umuahia communities.

The Ugoezes (league of wives of traditional rulers) were also present in their full numbers to support their husbands and assure them of their readiness to mobilise the women of Ikwuano/Umuahia to play their role in making a new Abia possible with their votes.

It was the largest gathering of stakeholders so far to endorse the Rescue and Develop Abia (RADA) agenda of the Abia APC governorship...