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Anambra Central Sena­torial Candidate, Hon. Dr. [Mrs] Uche Ekwunife, has again reminded the people of the state of the need to vote in a reliable candidate in the forth­coming March 28, Presidential and Senatorial elections.

She gave this advice, while ad­dressing her teeming support­ers, at the popular Eke Awka market, Awka, the state capital. She said it was high time peo­ple knew the difference between a good representative and a bad representative, stressing that Anambra does not need politi­cians, who will get to the legisla­tive house and close their doors against the electorate, rather they need people, who will bring the dividend of democracy to their door steps.

“I’m here, today, to remind the good people of this great state of a need for us to vote wisely in this election. We must take a wise decision that would ben­efit our future, by ensuring that we vote people who can deliver the dividend of democracy to our people. Anambra State can­not afford to be left behind in the Transformation Agenda of President Goodluck Ebele Jona­than.

Anambra State needs more gains of democracy, because the state government alone cannot do it”, she said. She said there is a need to vote candidates of the PDP at the presidential, Senate and House of Representatives elections adding: “The PDP has done well in all sectors of Nigerian poli­tics.

Our people must not be de­ceived by politicians, who think only of themselves, rather we should think of the masses, our mothers and fathers, who for one reason or the other are not able to take care of their daily needs. I’m going to the Senate, because of the less privilege in our various communities,”.

She urged the voters to judge her with her past track records and antecedents, adding that she is happy with the various life changing projects she had executed in Anambra Central Senatorial district, while serv­ing as a House of Representa­tive member.

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Blazing comets are rare, just like the Ijele masquerade in Igboland, they do not appear often. Importantly, comets herald the birth of a new dawn. They either intervene or influence the affairs of men as raging revolutionaries or as soothing balms, especially in a high wired leadership/political environment like ours. And Iyom Uche Ekwunife, by the special grace of God, is on the move to confirm that, come March 28, 2015, when the good people of Anambra Central Senatorial Zone will speak with one voice by voting her as their Senator.
This is not so much for any conscious effort on her part, but due in large part an irresistible quality to her person. Someone once described her as kindhearted and ever sprightly. The observation is perhaps right. It is the same good looking woman who, it is said in certain quarters in the rich Igbo tradition will not ignore even a day old toddler at a function.
Only God knows what would spur her to lock horns with anyone under any circumstance. Yes, Uche shares peace with the dove. Argument and malice, have no place in her lifestyle. She loathes controversy, while she relates with all with the deepest respect. That, maybe, accounts for why many in the social ilk are not surprised that she is well loved by the majority who see her election to the senate as the best form of thanking her for providing them with the much needed dividends of democracy through quality representation at the House of Representatives.
Saturday, March 28, 2015, the much awaited day, the Nigerian electorate will go to the polls to elect their representatives at the National Assembly and Presidency. The day that the 36 states of Nigeria will have the opportunities to change their destinies for good or for bad by voting the right or wrong persons as lawmakers and president.
The day Ndi Anambra Central Senatorial Zone, with their votes, will replace Senator Chris Ngige with Hon. Uche Ekwunife and join her in victory to confer on Chief Victor Umeh, the new Chieftaincy title of OTIGBU DIMKPA NWANYI NA ETIGBU (the conqueror of great one that is conquered by a woman).
One of the fundamentals of playing politics is an honest self-evaluation and the ability to read and understand the times. But, goaded by vainglory and praise singers, and in spite of his role in the crises tearing APGA apart, Umeh went into political contest, a venture he stands no chance of winning.
This could be better understood in the words of our forefathers that “when a figurine, formed of wet clay, seeks a public exhibition of self-induced personal humiliation, it earnestly pleads to be taken to the river for a bath”.
Umeh once said he built APGA, made Peter Obi Governor of Anambra State, made Rochas Okorocha that of Imo State, nurtured Chief Reagan Ufomba and the Agbasos into political relevance. But my question to him is: how would he actualize his senatorial ambition against the ‘Hurricane’ called Hon. Dr. Uche Ekwunife that has continued to sweep the entire Anambra Central Senatorial zone with hundreds of thousands of supporters who besiege her home and campaign office on daily basis, flashing their voters card as the magic wand in apparent show of support.
As I write about Iyom, it reminds me of Hon. Barr. Egwuoyibo Okoye, two term member Anambra State House of Assembly and former Transition Chairman, Nnewi South Local Government Council, Anambra State.
The reason is not far-fetched, apart from the lawyer/politician being an experience politician, he too is contesting for Nnewi South Constituency II seat, Anambra State House of Assembly come April 11, 2015. He has always been a very serious leader who plays issue-base politics and like Ekwunife, he operates an open door policy with massive grassroots followership that won him the accolades of the young, old and large hearted in the society, who celebrate his accomplishments with glee, but he is humble enough to understand that the glory belongs to God.
Finally, Victor Umeh should, like every good sportsman, know when the game is over. He may put up a last ditch effort to save the situation and avoid defeat by reversing the ugly trend of events. But, in truth, he knows the game is up.
The recent change of the general elections date to fall in Easter period is propitious and not accidental. It is arranged by fate so that we may be instructed by the eternal and not be obstructed by the banal. It is a circumstance brought by destiny for good governance and a brighter, rewarding future.
In the light of this development, on Saturday, March 28, and Saturday, April 11, 2015 the wheat will finally be separated from the chaff. All the razzmatazz that we are being treated to will give way to reality. The elections will be conducted and winners emerge. And all the indices seem to point in the direction of Iyom Uche Ekwunife.
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As the race for the Senatorial election draws nigh in Anambra State, the people of Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra Central Senatorial District have thrown the full weight of their support behind the candidature of Hon. Mrs. UcheEkwunife in the February 14th elections.

Women Associations, Youth Associations and other allied bodies turned out in amazing numbers to welcome Hon. Ekwunife to their different wards and to register their statements of support to the candidate for the forth-coming election.

Speaking at the Ward Tours of the Local Government Area by the candidate, the Executive Chairman, Awka North Local Government Council, Hon. Maduabuchi Mbaamakwu, said the people of the area were very optimistic that Hon. Ekwunife will come out victorious in the elections come February 14th. He pointed out that the people of the area believe in the capacity and commitment of Hon. Ekwunife to deliver on their interest, adding that her legacies as serving Member of the House of Representatives were clear indications that she will do better if given a higher platform to affect lives.


‘We are very optimistic that Hon. Uche Ekwunife will carry the day come February 14th and we are solidly behind her. She has done so well in the Lower Chambers and has not disappointed her Constituency. So we are even privileged that such a woman of outstanding impact is coming in to represent us in the Upper House. Her abilities and capacities are not in doubt so we must support her because she remains the best and most suitable for the job’, Mbaamaku noted.

Also speaking at the event, the Chairman, Association for Comprehensive Empowerment of Nigerians with Disabilities (ACEND), Mr. Emmanuel Okafor, said the Association was all out to ensure victory for Hon. Ekwunife in the February election, pointing out that she has done so much for them.

In her response, Hon. Ekwunife expressed appreciation to the people for their amazing support and promised to justify the confidence reposed in her when elected into the Senate. She urged them to vote for President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan as well as all the PDP Candidates in the State in the forth-coming elections and desist from any act of violence during the period.


‘I urge you all to come out with your PVCs and vote for PDP across board in February 14. By the grace of God and the strength of your mandate, I shall be in the Senate and I promise never to disappoint you. PDP remains the Party for the Igbos and we must align ourselves to the transformation stream of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan by ensuring that he is returned for a second term. But in all these, we must desist from any act capable of triggering violence’, Ekwunife maintained.
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