Activist Omaka Urges Ezza Community to Evaluate Candidates

Paschal Oluchukwu Omaka, a political activist and president of the Association of Indigenes Socio-Cultural in the Diaspora, called on the Ezza Ezekuna community to judge candidates by their track records rather than by endorsements from self-appointed leaders as the 2027 general elections approach. He warned that some individuals were using titles like "Ezza elites" and "Ezza Elders Council" to promote personal interests detrimental to the community.

Omaka alleged that certain Ezza elders were supporting a former governor opposed to the emergence of an Ezza governor in 2031. He highlighted that PDP governorship candidate Dr Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii had demonstrated political goodwill towards Ezza by selecting Ezza sons as running mates in both the 2023 and 2027 elections, naming Senator Paulinus Igwe Nwagu and Hon. Patrick Mgbebu, respectively.

Omaka condemned attacks on opposition figures in Ezza South and Ezza North, including an August 1 attack on a PDP rally and an ambush on NDC candidate Rollins Offia Nwali's convoy, urging for peaceful campaigning and cautioning against claims of collective endorsements.