6th March, 2022
Chief Anike Nwoga of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the next Governor of Enugu state must be a product of zoning.
He stated this on Saturday while speaking with newsmen at a press briefing in the state.
According to him, the current zoning process in the state must be respected by all politicians in the State.
The party loyalist added that as representatives of the three senatorial zones of the state have held the governorship position, it is only fair to allow Enugu-East to begin the next round.
However, he warned politicians not to truncate the zoning arrangement as it will be a waste of their resources.
“It is not in doubt where the Enugu governorship for 2023 has been zoned to. Any politician in the State who wants to be sincere and tell himself the truth knows where it has been zoned to.
“I belong to the APC and we have zoned the position to Enugu East Senatorial District consisting of the six local government areas of Enugu South, Enugu North, Enugu East, Nkanu West, Nkanu East and Isi-Uzo.
“So, our governorship candidate will emerge from this place, and we think it will be the same for other political parties.
“So, what I am saying is that all governorship candidates must come from Enugu East Senatorial district in 2023.
“There has been controversy over zoning arrangements in the State and I want to inform you that APC has zoned the governorship slot to Enugu East and it means that our candidate must come from Enugu East senatorial zone because it’s their turn to direct the affairs of the State come 2023.
“I also want to believe that other parties might have done the same. We believe in the zoning arrangement that first produced former Governor Chimaroke Nnamani from Enugu East, then Sulivan Chime from Enugu West and the current Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi from Enugu North.
“We must go back to Enugu East and we are not joking about it, because it must happen, he added.