2027: Enugu Commissioner Mobilises Awgu Women for Tinubu, Mbah, APC Candidates

…SSG, Hon.Onwuegbu, others rally support for continuity as women pledge bloc votes

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The Enugu State Commissioner for Human Development and Poverty Eradication, Prof. Benedett Okoli, has mobilised women across the 11 political wards of Awgu Local Government Area to support the re-election of President Bola Tinubu and Governor Peter Mbah in the 2027 general elections.

The mobilisation, which also sought support for other All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates contesting National and State Assembly seats, was held at Iffite Mmaku, Awgu LGA, on Sunday under the auspices of the Awgu Local Government Area Grassroots Stakeholders Summit.

Addressing the women, Prof. Okoli said the summit was organised to educate them on the achievements of the Mbah administration, the interventions of the APC-led Federal Government, and the importance of sustaining the development trajectory through continuity in governance.

She explained that inadequate information had prevented some residents from fully appreciating the administration’s accomplishments, hence the need to take the message directly to the grassroots.

“When people do not have information, they wallow in ignorance. That is why I invited the women today to educate them about the things Governor Mbah has done, which many people do not know about.

“We have come here to mobilise them for the governor and the President and to tell them that all our candidates are contesting under the APC. We are going to vote APC from top to bottom,” she said.

The commissioner noted that the governor’s achievements had also been facilitated by the support of the Federal Government, stressing that the relationship between the two levels of government made continuity particularly important for the state’s development.

She, therefore, urged the women to reciprocate the administration’s performance by voting for Tinubu, Mbah and all APC candidates in 2027. She also educated them on the proper voting procedures to ensure that their votes counted and were not invalidated through avoidable errors.

Prof. Okoli expressed satisfaction with the impressive turnout of women from the 11 political wards, describing the summit as an important platform for grassroots political engagement. The event was attended by several government officials and political stakeholders.

Also speaking, the member representing Aninri/Awgu/Oji River Federal Constituency, Hon. Engr. Anayo Onwuegbu, appealed to the women to mobilise their families and communities to deliver massive votes for Tinubu, Mbah and other APC candidates in the forthcoming elections.

Hon. Onwuegbu urged the women to reciprocate the governor’s development efforts with their votes, disclosing that a healthy competition had already emerged among the wards over which would deliver the highest number of votes for Mbah in 2027.

He commended Prof. Okoli for organising the summit and praised the women for their impressive participation, describing their turnout as an encouraging demonstration of grassroots political commitment.

In her remarks, the APC Enugu State Woman Leader, Hon. Esther Edeh, commended Governor Mbah for promoting women’s inclusion in governance through appointments into various positions in his administration.

She assured the governor that women across the state would mobilise massively for Tinubu, Mbah and other APC candidates, pledging their commitment to the party’s electoral success in 2027.

“We will vote for President Bola Tinubu and Peter Mbah and other APC candidates from top to bottom in 2027,” she declared.

The Chairman of Awgu Local Government Area, Hon. Uche Okolo, represented by his Chief of Staff, Deacon Ndubuisi Nwandeigwe, also commended the governor for the development projects being executed in the council area, particularly the transformation of the Awgu Game Village, which he said had remained abandoned since 1999.

He further appreciated Mbah for appointing indigenes of the area into various positions in his administration, assuring him of the people’s total support for his re-election.

“Our support for you come 2027 is total and complete, and, if possible, you do not need to campaign in Awgu,” he said.

Responding on behalf of the governor, the Secretary to the Enugu State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, described Mbah as the best governor the state had ever had, citing empirical evidence of his administration’s performance.

Prof. Onyia said the impressive turnout of women from the 11 political wards reflected their support for the governor and their desire for continuity in the state’s development journey.

He noted that the people had compelling reasons to support Mbah’s re-election, given the administration’s achievements across different sectors, assuring the women that the government would continue to recognise their contributions and engage them as critical partners in governance.

“We are here to galvanise the women and tell them that we see and hear them.

“We will continue to work with them as partners through this whole process, leading up to the election and the governance of Enugu State,” he said.