APGA national youth leader Eze Onyebuchi Chukwu warned opposition governorship candidates in Abakaliki on Tuesday that any attempt to undermine Ebonyi State’s power‑rotation arrangement could jeopardise political harmony. The warning was issued during an APGA‑organised event that also endorsed President Bola Tinubu and incumbent governor Francis Nwifuru for a second term.
Chukwu reminded attendees that Ebonyi has maintained a rotation of executive power among its three senatorial zones since the state’s creation. He said the arrangement has contributed to peace, stability and equitable development across the state.
He cautioned that moves to scuttle the rotation could damage long‑standing political relationships, particularly among communities that have benefited from the system. “The rotational system benefits the people from the South the more, and that is why no one from the South should agree to work against this rotational system,” Chukwu said, urging stakeholders from Ebonyi South not to support any political action that could jeopardise the existing understanding.
Chukwu also disclosed that APGA has established a campaign committee to mobilise support for Tinubu and Nwifuru in the 2027 elections. He described Nwifuru as the right candidate for the current political moment and called on youths across the state to back his second‑term ambition.
“I wish to sound this to our hearing that those trying to scuttle this arrangement are the ones going to suffer it the most, because we have three senatorial zones and among two are brothers where one is contesting this governorship position and they can decide that forever, the other zone will never rule the state. So, the rotational system benefits the people from the South the more, and reason why no one from the South should agree to work against this rotational system because APGA believe in fairness, equity, and Justice,” Chukwu added.
He concluded that APGA’s guiding principles of fairness, equity and justice should shape political participation and leadership succession in Ebonyi, urging the youth to ensure that Governor Nwifuru returns in 2027.
<small>Source: Daily Post Nigeria — read the original story there.</small>
