2015: Royal fathers oppose zoning of guber slot to Abia South

Traditional rulers of Ngwa land in Abia Central zone have kicked against the zoning of the 2015 governor­ship race in the state to Abia South Senatorial District, urging that the contest be thrown open to all Ukwa/Ngwa people.The state caucus of the Peo­ples Democratic Party (PDP) zoned the governorship race to Abia South Senatorial District, a move that excluded three lo­cal government areas of Ukwa/Ngwa from the contest. Read more after the Break..

Addressing monarchs from the three Ngwa local govern­ment areas of Isiala Ngwa North, Isiala Ngwa South and Osisioma Ngwa, which are within Abia Central, in his pal­ace at Ngwa Ukwu, the tradi­tional head of Ngwa land, Eze Bernard Enweremadu, said zoning in the Abia governor­ship race should be along the two blocs of the state namely, the old Bende and Ukwa/Ngwa.

He said: “There are two blocs in Abia State, the old Bende and Ukwa/Ngwa (old Aba) through which the Abia Charter of equity was drawn. Any zoning should take the two blocs into cognizance.”

The royal father stated that on few occasions when he spoke with the state authori­ties, he had always been as­sured that the governorship would be zoned to Ukwa/Ngwa, stressing that any change from this direction would not be in the interest of the people.

His words: “On few occa­sions I have spoken with the top echelon of this govern­ment, I was always assured that the governorship in 2015 will be coming to Ukwa/Ngwa. If this has changed, it is quite unfortunate and it will not be in the interest of the people.”

Eze Enweremadu stated that over the years when the governorship had eluded old Aba zone, the Ukwa/Ngwa was involved in the struggle, stressing that it would be un­fair to exclude some of those who were at the forefront of that struggle.