The management of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ebonyi, has zoned the Ebonyi South senatorial seat to Onicha Native Authorities Space on Tuesday.
Arogidigba World Journal recollects that Austin Umahi, the youthful brother of the Minister of Works and former governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, had on Monday declared curiosity within the rerun election happening in February.
Ebonyi South Senatorial Zone is made up of 5 native authorities areas, and out of the 5, Ohaozara LGA is the place the Minister of Works, INEC REC, and SSA to President hail from.
Afikpo North produces the deputy governor and a member of the Home of Representatives. Edda LGA has the State Occasion Chairman, whereas Ivo LGA produces a member of the Home of Representatives. Onicha LGA has no high-profile politicians or public officeholders.
It was on this premise that the management of APC in Ebonyi State determined to zone the senatorial seat of the occasion to Onicha LGA, following the resignation of David Umahi, who’s now the minister of works.
The management of the occasion, led by Stanley Okoro Emegha, stated in an announcement signed and made out there to newsmen in Abakaliki that the zoning of the senatorial seat to Onicha LGA was to make sure justice, fairness, and equity for the individuals of the native authorities space.
The assertion reads partly: “The Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC), pursuant to the related provisions of our legal guidelines, and the President of the Senate declared the seat of Sen. David Nweze Umahi vacant, owing to his resignation from the tenth Senate for an appointment as the present Minister of Works.
“The stated place resigned by Sen. David Nweze Umahi belongs to the All Progressives Congress, Ebonyi South Senatorial District.
“It’s within the curiosity of justice, fairness, and equity, as envisaged by the chief of our nice occasion, that the vacant seat of Ebonyi South Senatorial District be zoned to Onicha LGA of Ebonyi State.”