Opposition has no place in Ebonyi, say Yilwatda, Nwifuru

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda.

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, and the Governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Nwifuru, on Monday declared that the opposition Peoples Democratic Party has no place in the state ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Yilwatda and Nwifuru made the declaration at the Abakaliki Township Stadium during the endorsement rally for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid.

The event was organised by Nwifuru and the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi and attended by the Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo; his Imo State counterpart, Hope Uzodimma; and the Deputy Governor of Enugu State, who represented Governor Peter Mbah, and expressed support for Tinubu’s re-election.

The APC national chairman and the Ebonyi governor used the occasion to dismiss growing speculation in some quarters that the state had been conceded to the PDP ahead of the 2027 elections.