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Ebonyi Governor Threatens to Sack Council Chairmen Who Lose Their Areas for APC in 2027

From The Punch · () English

Translated from English and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Ebonyi Governor Francis Nwifuru threatened to remove any local government chairman who fails to win their area for the APC in 2027.
  • He issued the warning while inaugurating chairmen and vice chairmen for the state's 13 local government areas.
  • The governor urged the officials to work together and deliver all areas to the ruling party.

Ebonyi Governor Francis Nwifuru has given the state's newly inaugurated local government chairmen a blunt political assignment: deliver their areas to the All Progressives Congress in 2027 or lose their posts.

Nwifuru issued the warning in Abakaliki as he inaugurated chairmen and vice chairmen for Ebonyi's 13 local government areas. “Any chairman who fails to win his council will be removed from office and replaced with a councillor,” he said, adding that the message should appear in newspaper headlines because politicians should not speak in secret.

Any chairman who fails to win his council will be removed from office and replaced with a councillor.

— Francis NwifuruThe Ebonyi governor threatened local government chairmen who fail to deliver their areas to the APC in 2027.

The governor told the chairmen that the APC would win across the state, but warned that officials who allowed opponents to take their areas would be removed. He urged them to prevent the opposition from gaining ground and to use every effort to secure a 100% APC result in 2027.

I want this information to be on the headlines of newspapers because, as politicians, we would not speak in secret.

— Francis NwifuruHe emphasized that the warning was being issued publicly.

Nwifuru also told vice chairmen to avoid rivalry and support their chairmen. He compared their roles to spare tyres in a car, saying they should remain available and monitor the daily activities of their councils. He warned them against listening to gossip or bad advice that could damage their working relationships.

The governor cited his deputy, a former local government chairman, as an example of how performance could lead to higher office. Afikpo Local Government Chairman Timothy Nwachi, speaking for the newly inaugurated officials, thanked the governor and party stakeholders and pledged to justify their confidence by helping the APC achieve a landslide in 2027. The new chairmen include Osborne Umahi, son of Works Minister David Umahi, who will lead Ohaozara, and Chidi Nwode, the younger brother of Nwifuru's wife, who will lead Ikwo.

We pledge to justify the confidence reposed in us and especially ensure that APC records landslide in 2027.

— Timothy NwachiNwachi responded on behalf of the newly inaugurated local government chairmen.
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