Late Senator’s Replacement: Okigwe Stakeholders’ Meeting Ends In Deadlock

Barely 48 hours after the burial of Late Senator Ben Uwajumogu, an Okigwe Senatorial Zone stakeholders’ meeting held at the residence of Chief Tony Chukwu, and attended by political leaders from across the six LGAs, including the Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba ended in stalemate as leaders from various LGAs wanted the slot given to them.
The immediate past speaker of Imo State House of Assembly, Acho Ihim said that Okigwe Local government where he hails from is the parent LGA in the zone and has long been marginalised. He asked that the slot be given to the area.
Chief Longers Anyanwu of Obowo LGA, while speaking, said that the major problem of the zone is Isiala-Mbano where a former governor of the state, Ikedi Ohakim and Senator Ifeanyi Araraume hail from.
He insisted that the area had benefitted so much from any government in power, adding that the current speaker of Imo House of Assembly, Chiji Collins is also a son of Osuama in Isiala-mbano.
Similarly, leaders from Ihitte-Uboma said that Uwajumogu’s soul will be reposed if he is replaced by a son of the area to complete his remaining years.
Meanwhile, some of the resolutions reached at the meeting were that the zone would write a letter to the president, Muhammadu Buhari commending him for appointing a son of Okigwe zone, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba and a daughter, Gloria Akobundu in his government.
In the same vein, they unanimously agreed to pay a courtesy call on the Governor of Imo state, Senator Hope Uzodinma to pledge their unalloyed support for his government.