By Victor Nwegede, Abakaliki.
Governor Francis Nwifuru has vowed not to be a party to stop the re-election of the tenth National Assembly lawmakers of the Ebonyi State extraction come the 2027 elections.
The governor, however, urged those warming up to replace the lawmakers in the next election to wait, as he maintained that he would not stop any of them from going back in 2027, except the person uses his hand to stop himself.
Nwifuru stated this yesterday during the thanksgiving service and empowerment programme organized by the Senator representing Ebonyi Central Senatorial District, Senator Kenneth Eze, at Ohigbo, Amagu, in Ezza South LGA of Ebonyi State.
"So, you need to wait, if God says that any of the National Assembly members will not go back, it's not going to be your making but theirs. Anybody that God doesn't want back, God will package it in such a way that none of us will be blamed because I don't want to be blamed.
"I won't reject you going for a second tenure, so, I won't stop any other person from going for a second tenure," Governor Nwifuru said.
He urged those who have commenced consultation ahead of 2027 to rethink, as, according to him, the time is still too far.
"It's too early to start discussing 2027 now. So, don't start now to waste your money and time doing consultation", he advised.
Nwifuru commended the Ebonyi National Assembly members, saying, they have been performing exceptionally well.
The governor said, for the first time, all National Assembly members from the State, are doing fantastically well, especially in human empowerment, infrastructure development and good relationship with the people.
He also praised the cooperation and unity that exist among the lawmakers despite their party differences, describing it as the first of its kind.
In his address, Senator Kenneth Eze said he initiated the empowerment programme to complement the efforts of the governor, who he said had rolled out so many empowerment programmes for the citizens of Ebonyi State since he assumed office.
He thanked Governor Nwifuru for honouring the invitation despite his tight schedule, saying he would not take it for granted.
Eze, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Information and National Orientation, further assured the governor that the people of the zone would replicate his love for them through their massive vote for him come the 2027 election.
Senator Eze, a first-timer in the National Assembly distributed empowerment items including 14 Mini Buses, 2 Toyota Sienna Cars, 4 Toyota Corolla Cars, 100 Motorcycles 40 Tricycles, 100 Grounding Machines, 100 Sewing Machines,150 Spraying Machines, 14 Big Freezers, 12 Laptops for Students,10,000 bags of Rice 5kg, 100 bags of 25kg rice, 50 bags of 50kg rice, 2000 bags of fertilizer
and 100 cartons of liquid fertilizer, Thousands of Exercise books for schools across the zone, among other items.
Recalled that the stakeholders who spoke at the event including the Senate Deputy Chief Whip, Senator Onyekachi Nwebonyi; member representing Ezza South/Ikwo Federal Constituency, Hon Chinedu Ogah; the State Chairman of APC, Chief Stanley Okoro-Emegha; former member of House of Representatives, Hon Lazarus Ogbee; and the Retired Chief Judge of the State High Court, Justice Aloy Nwankwo, among others commended Senator Eze for offering quality representation to the people of Ebonyi Central Senatorial zone.
