The newly sworn-in Chairman of Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Paul Ituma, has warned opposition politicians to stay away from the council area ahead of the 2027 election or submit to his party the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru.
A video clip which showed Mr Ituma making the remarks surfaced on social media on Wednesday, barely 24 hours after Governor Nwifuru threatened to remove any chairman who fails to win his council area for the APC in the 2027 election.
The newly sworn-in Chairman of Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Paul Ituma (CREDIT: Ituma Facebook page)
Speaking at a meeting after his inauguration, Mr Ituma said anyone against Governor Nwifuru or the APC had become his enemy henceforth and should stay away from Ohaukwu LGA.
“Except maybe based on what the governor has said, the opposition wants to submit to us so that we can embrace them. Anybody who is not thinking in that direction should not come around Ohaukwu Local Government because Ohaukwu is cordoned off, and anybody who dares to do that will be declared persona non grata,” the chairman said.
