Sen Ifeanyi Ubah Anoints Ngozi Ubah for Nnewi North Chairmanship

The Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Senator Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah has reportedly anointed one of his foot soldiers, Mrs Ngozi Ubah, for the position of Nnewi North Local Chairmanship.

Anaedonline.com gathered that while the decision did not go down well with some members of Ifeanyi Ubah political camp in Nnewi, the Distinguished Senator has insisted that his preference for Mrs Ubah’s stands.

Sources close to the Senator revealed that Ifeanyi Ubah’s insistence that Ngozi Ubah will run on the platform of Young Progressive Party (YPP) for the Chairmanship position, triggered the decamping of Nnewi Youth President, Amb. Paul Muoneke, to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).

According to the source, Amb. Paul Muoneke have always believed that he will get the Senator’s nod to contest the election on the platform of YPP, as he is seen as more competent, but he met his waterloo when the Senator Ubah made his open preference for Ngozi Ubah.

Mrs Ngozi who is currently the National Coordinator of Active Voters Solidarity for Ifeanyi Ubah is also believed to have strong grassroots followers especially among women in Nnewi.

She was instrumental in the mobilization of women which was part of what gave Senator Ifeanyi Ubah victory in the 2019 general election.

She also hails from Umudim Nnewi, the quarter that is to produce the next elected Local Government Chairman in Nnewi, based on the zoning arrangement.

It will be recalled that during the last Local Government election in Anambra State which held 2014, Lady Ifeoma Ofodeme of Labour Party won the Chairmanship seat of Nnewi North.

Although no date has been given for local government elections in Anambra State, aspirants of different political parties are already declaring interest in anticipation of possible conduct of the election either before or immediately after the 2021 Governorship election.