By CHARLES IWUOHA

As the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) gears up for its primary elections ahead of 2027, the Governor of Ebonyi State and leader of the party in the state, Francis Nwifuru, has declared that only aspirants with undeniable achievements in their current or previous positions will be supported to fly the party’s flag for the next general elections.

Nwifuru made the declaration yesterday when he joined the Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate and Senator representing Ebonyi North Senatorial district, Chief Peter Onyekachi Nwebonyi, to commission some of his completed projects and inspect the ongoing ones in his Senatorial district.

Represented by the Chairman of the party in the state, Chief Stanley Okoro Emegha, Governor Nwifuru, said those with no visible achievements in their constituencies should not bother seeking re-elections as the party will not repeat it’s 2023 mistakes in 2027.

“The time for stock-taking has come, and only those with results and visible achievements will be considered again to fly our party’s tickets for the next general elections.

“Those who have nothing to show for their years of representation will have themselves to blame as the party will not like to repeat its mistakes in 2027,” he declared.

He commended Senator Nwebonyi for attracting what he described as life touching projects for his constituents especially the completed 3-bedroom bungalow be built for the APC woman Leader of Izzi Local Government Area, Mrs. Felicia Ogbonna.

He noted that such gestures encourage women participation in politics, and called on other national assembly members to emulate Senator Nwebonyi.

In his remarks at one of the project sites, Nwebonyi said he was motivated by the need to complement the developmental efforts of Governor Nwifuru in his Senatorial district.

He promised to set a standard in representative governance that will be difficult, if not impossible to beat if he gets re-elected in 2027.

“Your Excellency, our Governor and our leader, I was motivated to embark on these projects outside my core legislative duties of lawmaking and oversight functions, to complement your wonderful efforts in our Senatorial district.

“This classroom block, just like many others we are doing in many community schools within my constituency, is intended to help us to reverse the increasing rate of out-of-school children in Ebonyi North Senatorial district. Because findings have revealed that poor learning environment is one of the major factors causing children to drop from school. This is intended to reverse the trend and encourage our children to go back to school,” he said.

At several project sites in Abakaliki, Izzi and Ebonyi Local government areas, stakeholders – comprising traditional rulers and community leaders – expressed joy and excitement for the dividends of democracy they were enjoying under the government of Governor Francis Nwifuru and from the quality representation of Chief Onyekachi Nwebonyi.

They promised to vote massively for their re-elections in 2027.

Some of the projects commissioned and inspected include Roads, classroom blocks, Street light among others.