Chime’s Kinsmen Vow To Stop His Senatorial Ambition

            

Odogwuemekaodogwu.blogspot.com reports that for failing to empower his kinsmen of Udi Town and Umuneke Clan in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State, the indigenes of Udi Town and Umuneke Clan comprising eight communities of Udi, Abia, Amokwe, Agbudu, Obinagu, Nachi, Umuaga and Umuabi communities have vowed to stop Gov. Sullivan Chime’s Senatorial ambition to replace the incumbent senator, Ike Ekweremmadu for Enugu-West Senatorial Zone in the National Assembly.

Rising from a meeting in an undisclosed location for fear of being haunted by the governor, indigenes of Udi town, Chief Magnus Eneh and Dr. Philip Owoh under an association,”Umuneke Political Forum” said that since the inception of Gov. Sullivan Chime’s administration as Governor of Enugu State that the people of the area have not benefitted from the government of the day much more attracting development to the area.

The duo who are President and Secretary-General of the association respectively, however, urged Gov. Chime to rather support another candidate for Enugu west senatorial contest, adding that if Chime insists on presenting himself as a candidate for the senate in 2015 National Assembly election that it would mark the beginning of his colossal loss in politics.

The group who frowned at the high rate of unemployment among graduates and school leavers from the area criticized the governor for not absorbing indigenes in the Enugu State civil service.

They urged the state governor, Mr. Sullivan Chime to borrow a leaf from his predecessor, Chimaroke Nnamani who is still popular in Nkanu land for empowering his people and attracting development to various communities in Nkanu clan when he held sway as the governor of Enugu state.

Th group, however, challenged Gov. Chime to point at any single project he has been able to attract to his community, Udi town, much more Umuneke clan.

It argued that, rather, the governor was only interested in using the state funds to attract the sympathy of women for his own pleasure instead of using it to empower his people economically and attract infrastructure to Udi land.

It, however, condemned Gov. Chime’s senatorial ambition in 2015, stressing that he lacks the support of the people of Udi town and Umuneke clan as charity begins at home. The duo further stated that it was unjust for the governor to present his younger brother, Jideofor Chime as a candidate for udi/Ezeagu constituency in the House of Representatives while there are other qualified people from the zone that can represent the area.

It, however, urged Gov. Chime to think back home and remember his people that have for years been languishing in poverty, unemployment and lack of development.   

From Afam Aminu Chimezie