Ihuoma Chiedozie
The All Progressives Congress in Enugu State, on Saturday, vowed to stop the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, from returning to the Senate in 2019.
Ekweremadu, who represents Enugu West Senatorial zone, is serving his fourth term in the upper legislative chamber.
There are strong indications that Ekweremadu is planning to return to the Senate for a fifth term in 2019.
But the APC in Enugu State has vowed to stop Ekweremadu’s senatorial career.
Addressing journalists after his endorsement for a second term as Enugu State APC chairman in Enugu East Local Government Area, the chairman of the party in the state, Dr. Ben Nwoye, said Ekweremadu would not be allowed to return to the Senate in 2019.
According to Nwoye, the Peoples Democratic Party will, for the first time, experience the true meaning of ‘election’ in Enugu State in the next polls.
He said, “The reality is that this election (2019) will be the most fiercely-contested election in the history of Enugu State politics because we are on the ground. We have most of the biggest financiers; we will challenge, and I can bet that Enugu West Senatorial seat (Ekweremadu’s seat), for sure,will fall into the hands of APC in 2019.”
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