A socio cultural organization Unwuekumenyi United Youths Forum, has held one million-man march in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State in support of APC guber candidate in the forthcoming governorship elections in the state.
The group during the march announced it's decision to back the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon Francis Nwifuru, as its preferred governorship candidate.
They marched through the Pa Ngele Stadium, Ogoja Road, Water Works Road, Afikpo Road, Presco junction and converged at the Old Government House, Abakaliki.
Addressing Journalists shortly after the solidarity March the National President Unwuekumenyi United Youths Forum, Prince Uche Ali Ega said that the march was in support of equity in the state.
He said their decision to endorse Hon Francis Nwifuru of the APC was reached after critical assessments of all the governorship candidates of all the political parties in the race.
He noted that the group among other resolutions, appreciated the massive developmental strides of governor David Umahi, especially in Unwuekumenyi land.
“We sincerely commend your boldness, honesty and political will in maintaining the power rotation among the three Senatorial Zones in the State, with the Governorship position having rotated from the North, Central, South and now, back to the North Zone.
“We commend political parties in the State, who in respect to the charter of equity, zoned their Governorship positions to Ebonyi North Senatorial Zone, particularly to Izzi clan.
“Having made critical assessment of all the candidates of various political parties in the state, we hereby unanimously endorse the candidature of Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as our consensus choice for the 2023 Governorship election in Ebonyi State and enjoin other critical stakeholders in Ebonyi project to do same.
“Calls on other clans and zones in the State to kindly respect the zoning arrangement and rally round Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna. Nwifuru, the Gubernatorial Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the spirit of equity, justice and fairness in order not to truncate the dreams of our Founding Fathers and maintain peaceful transitions in subsequent power rotations to other zones of the State, as being preached by your Excellency our leader.
“Reiterates that, being the most populous clans in the state; consisting of over seventy percent (70%) of both landmass and citizenry of the state, insists that this equitable, fair and just decision of returning power to Unwuekumenyi must be upheld, knowing that in the event of breakdown of law and order resulting in injustice, we will be the worst hit.
“Further states that Unwuekumenyi are peace-loving, accommodating and generous. And that we will continue with the already existing inclusiveness in our dealings with our brothers and sisters from other zones, clans and residents in Ebonyi State, before, during and after the 2023 general elections”.
Our Correspondent reports that Unwuekumenyi United Youth Forum is a socio-cultural organization comprising six (6) clans Ezza, Ikwo, Izzi, Ngbolizhia, Ezilo and Ohafia/Agba, spread across nine (9) Local Government Areas in Ebonyi State, namely, Abakaliki, Ezza South, Ikwo, Izzi, Ishielu, Ohaukwu, Ezza North, Ebonyi and also in Onicha Local Government Areas.
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