The Executive Chairman of Edda local government area of Ebonyi State, Prince Chima Ekumankama has emerged as the consensus candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC for the upcoming July 20 council elections in the state.
The APC stakeholders adopted the council chairman during the local government their meeting chaired by Senator Soni Ogbuoji at Ebunwana Civic Center in Edda.
The stakeholders noted that Ekumankama had done well in his first tenure and therefore deserved a second term to enable him to complete the projects he started.
They observed his second-term victory would also enable him to consolidate the gains of his achievements taking into cognizance his pragmatic, visionary and purposeful leadership which accounts for the existing peace and ongoing rapid transformation in Edda.
They highlighted some achievements of the council chairman which included the provision of access to linking farmlands in the LGA; granting financial support to the vulnerable and distressed persons in Edda; floating of the Edda Mass Transit Scheme for easy transportation of personnel and goods within and outside services in the LGA.
Others were procurement and distribution of vehicles to Councillors and other council officers, renovation and modification of the council secretariat, Nguzu Edda, construction of drainages along Ezi Edda road and many others
Recall that the motion for adoption for the second term bid of Ekumankama was moved by the chief whip and member representing Edda West in the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Hon Nkemka Onuma and was seconded by his counterpart Hon Stephen Igwe representing Edda East state constituency, before his adoption by the stakeholders.
The meeting was also used to charge all Councillorship aspirants and serving councillors in the 11 electoral wards in Edda to liaise with their stakeholders and discuss their zoning arrangement for the election of councillors
They stated that the decision of the Stakeholders in each political ward concerning who represents the ward is sacrosanct and not negotiable.
