An emergent coalition of political forces aimed at wresting power from the Enugu state governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has been significantly fortified by the defection of the Ebeano Political Family, led by former Governor Chimaroke Nnamani, to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Hon KGB Oguakwa’s joining of the APC governorship race in Enugu is seen as a confirmation of the long rumoured high level talks between Dr. Nnamani and the national leadership of the APC.
When contacted, Oguakwa, a former two- term member of the House of Representatives, confirmed registering at his electoral ward office of the APC, hinting that the Ebeano machine “will work assiduously towards a dramatic victory at both the party primaries and the 2019 general elections in Enugu State.”
Oguakwa was the Enugu State governorship candidate of the People for Democratic Change (PDC) in the 2015 elections. The PDC is the political platform on which former Governor Nnamani vied to return to the senate in the 2015 elections, but lost in controversial circumstances that provoked mass protests in Enugu for days.
When asked if he was in the governorship race, Oguakwa, who was variously the Chairman of the House Committees on Aviation, States and Local Government Affairs, as well as Culture and Tourism, responded emphatically, saying “Yes. Absolutely. Enugu is most certainly winnable, why settle for a so-called negotiated and paltry 25%?”
With Nnamani likely holding sway in his traditional stronghold of Enugu East senatorial zone and resurrecting the largely dormant but previously formidable Ebeano structures throughout the state, especially if the rumored KGB Oguakwa/Ayogu Eze ticket becomes a reality, the fortunes of the APC in Enugu State certainly look brighter in the build up to the 2019 elections.
Reacting to this development, Chief Pius Ugwu, Chairman of Umu’Nsukka Cultural Forum, described it as a welcome and oncoming political tsunami in Enugu State.
This is set to be a Battle Royale! APC will upset PDP in Enugu State
KGB is an astute politician & backed by the Ebano political machine, Ugwuanyi is in big trouble
APC has to work hard to earn the trust of the Igbos.period
What did 16 years of misrule by PDP do for the Igbos???
Rt. Hon Barr. OGUAKWA KGB to me is the best candidate for the position of Governor. Let us all put hand together to deliver him. With God all things are possible. Ebubeagu Enugu State, Carry go!.
Onward K.G.B! Victory is certain
Ebeano! K.G.B you are the one!