Enugu 2023: A retired Fed govt Perm Secretary joins politics

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Thursday,the 17th day of June 2021 has turned out to become another remarkable day in the socio political history of Enugu state,in the quest to define and sustain equitable political leadership of the state, applying the principle of zoning/power rotation among the three senatorial districts of the state.

The three senatorial districts of Enugu state are Enugu East senatorial district,Enugu West senatorial district and Enugu North senatorial districts. To demonstrate and request that the zoning principle of political position in the state favours them in producing the next governor of the state,come 2023,after Governor Ugwuanyi’s tenure,the political stakeholders from Enugu East senatorial district closed down all major markets in the heart of Enugu metropolis, whic includes the Ogbete main market, the Gariki market at Awkunanaw,the Kenyatta market and Abakpa Nike market on Thursday,June 17,to mark their rally at Okpara square with theme,”OGANIRU ENUGU EAST SENATORIAL ZONE”.

Chief Chinyeaka Ohaa(Center,dresed in white)being escorted into Okpara square by fans dsplaying his posters,at the event of Enugu East senatorial district rally,held on Thursday,June 17.

The convener of the rally,Hon Edward Ubosi,who is the current Speaker of the Enugu state house of assembly emphassed that their demand is to plead with governor Ugwuanyi to exercise his enomous powers as the sitting governor of the state in annointing an NKanu person(Enugu East district) as his successor among the many who are qualified and others will rally atound the governor’s candidate,as has been the political culture in the state,since the return of democratic dispensation in 1999.

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Speaker Ubosi recounted that the democratic process in Enugu state from 1999 was propelled through handover of power from Senatro Chimaroke Nnamani,(1999-2007) who is from Enugu East senatorial district to ex governor Sullivan Chime(2007-2015) who is from Enugu West senatorial district.Thereafter,towards the end of ex governor Chime’s tenure, he used his power of incumbency to let power be transmitted to Enugu North senatorial district, a process which produced Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi as the current governor of Enugu state.

Speaker Ubosi and other stakeholders from Enugu East district who spoke at the event corroborated Hon Ubosi’s statement,insisting that is the only way to sustain the peace which the state is currently enjoying in it’s political circle.

Chief Jim Nwobodo,a former old Anambra state governor, who also belongs to Enugu East senatorial district in his speech,judtified the demand of political stakeholders from his district.But cautioned the next governor of Enugu state to be produced from Nkanu land should be a humble person like Governor Ugwuanyi,whom he also described as very hard working.

Governor Ugwuanyi who was the special guest of honour at the rally and waited patiently till the end, in his speech respondended that dialigue,fairness, justice and equity will be considered in choosing his successor.He expressed gratitude to the people of Enugu East senatorial district for their massive supirt to his administration,his election in 2015 and re election in 2019.

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The AUTHORITY South East post observed that one person whose grass root people from Nkanu land are gingering and mobiliising as their candidate for the position of Enugu state governor in 2023 is mostly Chief Chinyeaka Ohaa, retired Federal government permanent secretary. More than one third of the hundreds of thousands of people from Enugu East senatorial district who attended the rally flew flags,T-shirts,posters and handbills adorned with inprinted photograph of Chinyeaka Ohaa nicknamed,Odalije for 2023.

Political analysts hold the view that Chief Chinyeaka Ohaa stands tall among several iother eminently qualified sons and daughter of

Nkanu land,to pilot the mantle of leadership of Enugu state,on the basis that he has garnered a wide experience on public administration and finance management. Even at this critical moments of economic crunch.They also described him as a human and humble being,who still have age on his side,even though he has retired as a career civil servant.

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The AUTHORITY checks revealed that Chief Chineaka Ohaa’s participation in the rally,with his posters dominating the venue Okpara square and it’s environment,is an indication that he has accepted to step into politics of Enugu state,ahead of 2023.Prior to this,his hometown has turned into a political mecca for leaders of political parties, luring him to their party.Expectations are that in no distant time,Chief Ohaa will make a formal declaration of the party of his choice.
It is worth mentioning that the Enugu East district rally for demand of next governor of the state was a collective view of the major party stakeholders from the zone.

Cheif Ben Nwoye,the Enugu state APC caretaker chairman,who is equally from Enugu East senatorial district, in his speech said that Enugu state APC has zoned it’s governorship seat in 2023 to Enugu East senatorial district and urged the PDP to do same.

The Enugu state PDP chairman,Chief Augustine Nnamani,who equally confirmed he hails from Enugu East senatorial district,said the PDP will soon meet to decide on which zone of the state will produce the successor of Governor Ugwuanyi in 2023.

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