𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳 𝗔𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀: 𝗣𝗗𝗣 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝘀 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝘂𝗹𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁

By George OPARA

Chief Julius Ama Orji, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged traditional rulers to desist from recklessly endorsing of aspirants in preparation for the 2027 general polls..

The community leader who hails from Edda council area of Ebonyi state, maintained that those clamouring for the continued occupation of the Afikpo/Edda Federal Constituency by anyone from the Afikpo Local Government Area are unfair to the people of the Edda Area, saying it was the turn of Edda to represent the constituency.

Orji said this on Friday in Abakaliki while fielding questions from journalists, insisted that equity demands that the people of Edda council should produce the next federal legislator.

𝗔𝗗𝗖, 𝗣𝗗𝗣 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗩𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗣𝗖 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳

He, therefore, condemned purported endorsement of the incumbent member representing the Afikpo/Edda Federal Constituency, Idu Igariwey for a fourth term by monarchs from the Edda clan in December 2025.

He, however, urged the traditional rulers and institutions in the area to preoccupy themselves with their mandate of overseeing the culture and safety of their domains rather than concerning themselves with political issues.

In his words, “For the sake of equity and fairness, it’s the turn of the Edda people to produce the next lawmaker for the Afikpo/Edda Federal Constituency. We are not arguing about it with anybody or group of persons. This is how it should be and the people of equally Afikpo know this.

“If it were to be a property, both the people from the Afikpo and Edda LGAs co-own it. So, one is wondering why the Afikpo people should continue to push to go back after spending 20 years in the position. So, we are saying that it’s the turn of Edda people to take a shot at the constituency.

“So, I call on our traditional rulers to stop any further move to endorse or support anybody from the Afikpo LGA who wants to contest this time around. It’s Edda’s turn to go for the constituency because we have been abysmally shortchanged. The 20 years, which the Afikpo people had done is not is not 20 days or weeks or months; it’s 20 years and it’s enough to build and transform a society. But we have only had 8 years”.

“However, even at that, what have we got? What we have had is underrepresentation, underperformance and self-enrichment and awards of projects to cronies, brothers and sister.