How Oru East & Orlu LGAs Stood Still For APC Town Hall Meeting

CAJETAN DUKE

The duo of Oru East and Orlu Local Government Areas adequately confirmed that the Governor, His Excellency, Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma, has battled the insecurity being credited to the two councils to its knees. Oru East and Orlu councils proved this today during the visit of the Hon. Macdonald Ebere PhD, led state leadership of Imo APC for its ongoing Town Hall Meeting with critical stakeholders of the party in the areas.

At Omuma, the headquarters of Oru East, the APC Chairman, Sir Amasiatu Alban, welcomed the state leaders and elders of the party with joy and enthusiasm.

According to him “We are very delighted to welcome the chairman of our great party, Sir MacDonald Ebere, PhD and his team to Oru East.

“On behalf of APC members in Oru East, I most sincerely thank our leaders. You can see that Oru East is intact. We are rebuilding and we are better and stronger now than ever before. Yes, we had issues, but we have overcome most of our challenges’, he noted.

Standing on the already established order of proceedings, the sole administrator, Nze Celestine Onyeaka, was upright and forthright in his submission..

“We are standing still for APC today because we know very well that the governor means well. Of course, there were challenges here, particularly insecurity, but things have improved tremendously. Our assurance is, we shall deliver APC in all aspects of the 2023 general elections”, he assured.

Addressing party supporters, Hon Chigozie Nwaneri, the serving member representing Oru East in the Imo State House of Assembly and who is equally the party’s candidate for 2023 election, said Ori East has only one party which is Governor Hope Uzodimma.

“Take it that Oru East will not disappoint APC. We shall vote massively for all our party’s candidates for presidency, national and state assembly elections. And in November next year we shall deliver our governor for a second term”, he observed.

In his address, the APC apex leader in the area, Chief Ferdinand Uzodimma, stated that all the issues raised about Oru East would be resolved in due time. He pledged that all hands must be on deck for victory to be achieved, insisting, however, that Oru East will deliver APC in the forthcoming elections.

Meanwhile, the crowd puller and the rave of the moment, Chief Ifeanyi D. Oru promised he would use his capacity to mobilize for APC.

He thanked the state chairman and commended him for winning all the elections that had come ever since he emerged. He also recalled that no matter what it would take, APC would win in all the categories of the elections.

“We are not begging the governor for anything. He is from here and he knows all our problems and we want him to do what he knows are our problems. And finally, we want to tell you that there is nothing like Omuma Magic as INEC has confirmed”, he enthused.

Earlier in his address, the state chairman, Ebere, said, “We are not here for a fun fare. We are not here for drama or drumming of instrument.

“We are here on a fact finding mission. We came here to talk with your leaders to find out your problems, pains and challenges and then look find out ways to solve them.

“Remarkably, this is the local government of the governor, His Excellency, Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma who in actual fact sent us on this mission. We are not supposed to notice any feasible flaw.

“We must do our homework well because the task ahead is herculean. As a matter of fact, Oru East LGA, being the governor’s council, should be a pace setter. Again, I married from here.

“In all, I have noted your complaints, I assure you that the governor would tackle these challenges as soon as we take table them before him in Owerri. We must work for APC’s victory in Oru East”.

Some of the important personalities that attended the event included the LGA woman leader, Lady Cecelia Okafor, SA to the governor on Youths, Comrade Eric Uwakwe, High Chief Jeff Ukachukwu, the SA Transportation and Park Management, Chief Ken Okafor., member ISEC, Hon Ken Igbo., Hon Eme Echeta, Tony Enoch, Felix Onuba, among others.

Storming the ancient city of Orlu, the state delegation was colourfully and cheerfully welcomed by party members who had thronged to LGA headquarters.

The charismatic and energetic APC chairman in Orlu, Prince Stanley Nwosu, upon the presentation of kola nut, lauded the state chairman of the party, Ebere and his executives, including the other leaders and elders for the critical visit.

“We thank our leaders for visiting our Local Government Area. As all of us can see, as this arena is captured in the colours of APC so also the locale called Orlu LGA is APC. Today, Orlu is standing still for APC.

“Our aspiration is to give APC 100 per cent votes in the 2023 general elections. Our party is one and we do things in one accord”, he opined.

The LGA sole administrator, Pastor Chris Mbarie, highlighted the progress of the council under his watch as directed by Governor Uzodimma.

He confirmed that Orlu was APC even as the area would vote all the party’s candidates in the 2023 general elections, while urging that more working tools and logistics be made available to the council.

Addressing the glamorous gathering, the house of assembly candidate for Orlu State Constituency and the incumbent member representing the council, Dr Ikenna Martins Ihezuo assured that APC would deliver all the party’s candidates in the next general elections.

The APC candidate for the Orlu, Orsu and Oru East Federal Constituency, Chief Cannice-more Chigozie Nwachukwu otherwise known as Omeogo, graciously turned the arena into a true town hall meeting ground.

He was roundly welcomed by the jubilant party men, women and youths.He called on the masses to continue identifying with APC by voting all the candidates to victory in 2023. He enjoyed Orlu electorate to vote for him as he would be a good ambassador and representative of the masses.

He equally made case for the senatorial candidate of APC in Orlu zone, Senator Osita Izunazo. As a matter of fact, he assured that APC would win all the elective positions in the next general elections.

Addressing the gathering, the state APC chairman, stated that the aim of the meeting was to find out what had been happening in the area.

“We have come to find out how you are fairing. We want to know your challenges and problems and how best to solve them.

‘I have noted you said you lacked empowerment and there was no stomach infrastructure. When we go back to Owerri we shall deliver your request to the governor and he shall truly come to your aid”.

Continuing, he said, “We must find out what are the problems that are disturbing you so that APC would win election in 2023.

“Whatever things that make us strong we must make stronger. And whatever that is making us weak must be made weaker or even totally eradicated”.

On the youths, Ebere said, “You must work together alongside your LGA youth leader, boot leaders and presidents general so that the grassroots will feel the presence of the party”.

Among leaders who attended the meeting were the newly appointed Commissioner from Orlu Zone, Iyke Anthony Okonkwo., the Commissioner of Education, Prof C. Ifunanya Okorondu., the Women Leader, and former Council chairperson, Lady Nneoma Ndukwu., Hon. Ichie Uche Best Mbanazo, Chief Joe Mmerekwe, Chief Fredreck, Maduka, Chief Cyracus Okere, Chief Isaac Agu, Ichie Mezie, Peter Okorie, Alban Dike, and Hon Emeka Emma Enyinnaya to mention but a few.