With only two weeks until the All Progressives Congress’s (APC) National Assembly primaries, people in the Abia Central Senatorial zone have asked the party’s leaders to back Sam Onuigbo for the 11th Senate.
Onuigbo was the sponsor of Nigeria’s Climate Change Act 2021. He served in the Eighth and Ninth House of Representatives from 2015 to 2023, representing the Ikwuano/Umuahia North and Umuahia South federal constituencies.
After a meeting in Umuahia, Chief Augustine Anyaegbu led representatives from the six Local Government Areas of Abia Central Senatorial District. They said they met to carefully look at the backgrounds, track records, and political power of everyone who wants to represent the zone in the 11th Senate.
Chief Anyaegbu said, “We have therefore decided to advise the leadership of our great party, APC, to support the aspiration of Sir Sam Onuigbo for the monumental achievements he recorded as a member of the Green Chamber, among other lofty reasons.”
He said that no other APC leader in the zone has brought the party to national and international attention through their legislative skills, and he stressed that Onuigbo joined the party when it was like a desert in the state.
The people involved say that APC should be looking for candidates in Abia State who have a winning aura and credentials that will help President Bola Tinubu’s candidacy.
“While other modern-day progressives were comfortable where they were, Onuigbo joined the APC and kept supporting and growing the party.” So, Sir Sam Onuigbo has the right of first refusal when it comes to the Abia Central Senatorial ticket.
“It is also known that Onuigbo only served two terms in the House of Representatives, even though there is no limit on how long lawmakers can serve.” We are sure that Onuigbo will keep his time in the Senate short because he has a history of being fair and honest.
“Eight years is more than enough time for any lawmaker who knows what they’re doing to make a difference by representing their constituents well.” “We are happy with Onuigbo’s work in the House of Representatives and how he has acted by promoting the benefits of President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda,” the stakeholders said.
The stakeholders begged the party’s national leaders not to give in to the urge to promote a culture of “baboon-dey-work-monkey-dey-chop” in the APC. They also praised the party’s national chairman, Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, for assuring members that visitors would not be allowed to put homeowners in the boys’ quarters.
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