2027: PDP responds to Nwifuru, says Ebonyi doesn’t belong to one party
You’re our enemy if you aren’t in the APC – Local council chairman Apparently inspired by Governor Nwifuru’s controversial remarks, the newly sworn-in Chairman of Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Paul Ituma, a few days ago, warned opposition politicians to stay away from the council area ahead of the 2027 election or submit to his APC and the Ebonyi State governor A video clip which showed Mr Ituma making the remarks surfaced on social media on Wednesday, barely 24 hours after Governor Nwifuru threatened to remove any chairman who fails to win his council area for the APC in the 2027 election.
Gov Nwifuru’s ‘inciting’ remarks The PDP chairman was reacting to Governor Francis Nwifuru’s remarks at the inauguration of newly elected local government chairpersons and their deputies, where he threatened to remove the local official if the APC loses the 2027 elections in their council areas.
The PDP chairman described the statement as a threat to democratic participation and political opposition in the state.
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