Stakeholders, Political leaders and residents of Ezza clan have reaffirmed their support for Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, declaring total commitment for his second-term bid and the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The declaration was made during a mobilisation visit to Alioma Ezekuna Autonomous Community in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state, where a large crowd gathered to receive APC leaders and representatives from the Ezza community.
Speaking during the event, the governor's Senior Special Assistant on Power, Hon. Chinedu Awo, said the visit was aimed at mobilising residents to support the governor and other APC candidates.
“My message is very simple. We are in support of our government, and we came here to talk to our people, to have one voice and vote for our governor massively for a second term.”
Awo attributed the mobilisation to what he described as the restoration of peace in the area under the present administration.
“Our governor gave us peace, and there is nothing like peace in any family or community. Unlike before, today people can come here freely without fear.”
He said the gathering was also intended to mobilise voters across communities and urged residents to support APC candidates from the presidency down to the state legislature.
The APC State Deputy Chairman, Hon. Chinedu Alphonsus Nwali, while addressing journalists, said the delegation was in Ezekuna Alioma to identify with the community and educate residents on the importance of supporting the governor's second-term bid and other APC candidates in 2027.
He said the area had previously experienced serious conflict but argued that the situation had changed under Governor Nwifuru.
“Before now, this place was more like a war-torn area, but as you can see, His Excellency has been able to restore permanent peace here.”
The APC official also called on residents to maintain peaceful relations with one another and their neighbours.
He described the turnout as significant, saying the presence of women, children and elderly residents demonstrated, in his view, the community's appreciation of the peace being experienced.
A former commissioner for agriculture and natural resources, Hon. Ogodo Ali Nome, who also spoke at the gathering, linked the call for Governor Nwifuru's second term to what he described as an established political tradition in Ebonyi State.
According to him, discussions surrounding the state's political succession had previously produced an understanding that the governorship would rotate among different blocs and that an incumbent who had secured the seat would serve two terms.
He argued that Nwifuru's case should not be treated differently.
“It is a custom in Ebonyi State that whoever sits on that seat will go twice. And that is why we are going around to tell people that it is our people's turn to go twice.”
He also cited restoration of peace, projects and interventions in autonomous communities as part of the administration's record, urging Ezza people to support the APC.
Comrade Emeka Nwonu, Executive Secretary of the State Pension Board, described the turnout as evidence of what he said was the impact of the state government's policies in the community.
“You see the jubilation, you see the joy, you see the happiness, and you see the excitement on the face of people.”
Nwonu, subsequently appealed to residents to vote for APC candidates across the different levels of government, describing such support as a way of appreciating the governor.
The Paramount Leader of Alioma Ezekuna Autonomous Community, Super High Chief Iboke Emmanuel, formally declared the community's support for Governor Nwifuru and APC candidates.
“We, with all the people of Ezzaezekuna Alioma Autonomous Community, agree and support that we are going to vote for Governor Nwifuru and all the contestants, all the candidates in APC, from A to Z.”
The mobilisation comes as political parties and aspirants begin positioning themselves ahead of the 2027 general elections, with supporters of the Ebonyi governor increasingly highlighting peace, community development and political continuity as key themes in their campaign.
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