2023: Ekweremadu eyes Enugu governorship seat

Prof. Ike Ekweremadu

Veteran Senator, Prof. Ike Ekweremadu, has set his sights on the Enugu State governorship seat ahead of the 2023 political battles, according to a report by Daily Sun.

“Ekweremadu, like many senators, said he doesn’t intend to run for another term in the Senate, when he would have completed 20 years in the Parliament by 2023. Instead, he wants to take a shot at the governorship seat in Enugu, despite the existing zoning arrangement in the state,” the paper noted in a story published this morning of Tuesday, November 10, 2020.

It noted that “Enugu State stands on a tripod – East, West and North, adding: “Based on the existing zoning arrangement, Ekweremadu may be on a long walk to freedom. But his supporters however believe that the three senatorial districts have produced a governor. For them, anyone from any part of the State can emerge. It’s unclear if his erstwhile political godfather, Chimaroke Nnamani, who is insisting that power must return to his Senatorial district in Enugu East, will tolerate Ekweremadu’s planned contest.”

Ekweremadu currently represents Enugu West in the Senate. He’s one of the longest serving lawmakers and the longest serving Deputy President of the Senate in Nigeria’s history. He held the position repeatedly for 12 years. He lost his bid to return to the same position last year. Currently, he serves as chairman, Senate committee on Environment.