Ebonesie leaders reject Anambra deputy speaker

The Deputy Speaker of Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon Pascal Agbodike, has been rejected by the leaders of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Ebonesie an area comprises of six communities in Ihiala Local Government Area.

Speaking during the meeting which was attended by Ihiala LGA stakeholders, Chief Ken Maduakor who is the APGA leader in Ebonesie and who delivered the highest number of votes for Ebonesie zone in the last November Governorship elections disclosed that the people of Ebonesie were deceived to support Agbodike in 2019 with the hope of producing the Speaker of Anambra State House of Assembly.

According to him, “In Ebonesie, we have six communities Mbosi, Azia, Orsumohu, Ubuluisiuzor, Isekke and Lilu and we live like one big family. Whatever benefits that comes to the area, we share it like brothers and sisters.

“Out of the six communities, only Orsumoghu and Ubuluisiuzor are yet to represent Ihiala Constituency II in the House of Assembly or any serious elective position. Even though people that indicated interest like Limitraco, Barr Oti, Oguejiofor and Ozoigbo were all asked to step down for Pascal in 2015 and 2019, yet he has nothing to show apart from colossal failure and purchase of choice properties all over Awka that he even owns a street called ‘RT Hon Pascal Agbodike Close’ along the revenue house in Awka.

“In 2019, when people from Orsumoghu and Ubuluisiuzor started gearing up for the election, I was called by the leaders of Ebonesie again. That we had the opportunity of producing the next Speaker of Anambra State House of Assembly; that was the governor’s promise and that if we elect a new person, we will lose that opportunity.

“As the leader of all the President General of all the six communities, I convened a meeting with the traditional rulers and my colleagues and pleaded to everyone especially Orsumoghu and Ubuluisiuzor Towns. I told them to be patient so that we don’t lose the Speakership position and that before you know it, four years is gone. But he lacked the capacity and personality to get such position.”

“Agbodike has lost touch with the people of Ebonesie zone and has no single PG supporting him. Furthermore, all the major stakeholders have abandoned him because of his colossal non performance.

“You are asking for equity because you want to contest for House of Representatives. Then what about equity in the zone? He who comes to equity must come with clean hands. Let Momah who has done well continue because you cannot stop him from going for a second term when you have gone for eight years already.

“More so, we want a performer who has capacity to win general elections because of the voting strength and performance. More so all Okija people stepped down for Momah to be the sole candidate for Federal House. So instead of Pascal, we will choose Hon Momah over and over above Pascal Agbodike,” he said.

Other stakeholders at the meeting were former House of Assembly aspirant Chief Linus Mbadugha (Limitraco), the six President Generals of the communities in Ebonesie, All APGA Former aspirants from Ebonesie zone, All the 20 ward Chairmen, 20 women leaders and 20 youth leaders, Chairman of Ihiala APGA, the APGA Woman leader in Ihiala LGA, the grassroots leader from Uli zone Chief Hippolite Ekwegbara, member representing Ihiala Constituency 1 in the Anambra House of Assembly, Hon Chidi Udemadu, Dikedioranma Orsumoghu, Hon Collins Agbasiere Eze who represented Oluoha of Ihiala and all the APGA former ward chairmen in the Ihiala LGA.  (Daily Independent)