The Ebonyi State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Uchenna Igwe, has urged town union presidents, management committee members, councillors and newly appointed executive assistants to Governor Francis Nwifuru to work towards securing victory for All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates in the 2027 general elections.
Igwe gave the charge on Wednesday during a meeting with political appointees and community leaders in Abakaliki, urging them to mobilise support for Governor Nwifuru and other APC candidates at all levels.
He called on the appointees to demonstrate loyalty to the party by working collectively to secure total victory for the APC in the presidential, senatorial, federal and state assembly elections.
The commissioner cautioned against supporting the governor while rejecting other candidates nominated by the party, stressing that such a position was inconsistent with party loyalty.
“You cannot love His Excellency, the Governor, and dislike the people he has anointed to contest under our party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ebonyi State,” he said.
Igwe urged the appointees to take the message of party unity to their respective wards and communities, insisting that the APC must remain united ahead of the elections.
He also emphasised the importance of voter registration and possession of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), urging the appointees to mobilise their family members, associates and community members to register and participate in the electoral process.
The commissioner highlighted some achievements of the Nwifuru administration, including employment opportunities, recruitment of teachers and health workers, scholarships for Ebonyi indigenes, infrastructure development and school construction across the state.
He commended Governor Nwifuru for efforts to restore peace in communities affected by crises and resolve traditional leadership disputes in parts of the state.
Igwe urged political appointees and community leaders to remain committed to the administration’s development agenda, noting that collective support for APC candidates would enable the governor to sustain his programmes.
In his remarks, Mbam Pius of Igbegu Ward III assured the state government that they would work as a team to deliver all APC candidates in the 2027 general elections.
He pledged their commitment to voter mobilisation and strengthening the party’s grassroots structures to ensure electoral victory.
The meeting was attended by town union presidents, councillors, management committee members, executive assistants and other government representatives.
