“Across Abia South, the frustration is growing louder. After nearly twenty years, expectations remain unmet, promises unfulfilled, and impact largely invisible.”

In every election cycle, a familiar pattern emerges – politicians who have outlived their relevance suddenly rediscover strategy, not service. When performance fails, survival instincts take over. They latch onto movements, ride waves they did not create, and attempt to rewrite their political story in real time.

Few illustrate this pattern more clearly than Enyinnaya Abaribe.

After over two decades in the Senate, the question across Abia South remains unsettling: what exactly has changed after over twenty years? What has he achieved for the Senatorial District after two decades? What does he have to show for it? For many constituents, the answer is painfully thin. Yet, rather than step aside, Abaribe has consistently found ways to stay afloat, by aligning, realigning, and rebranding.

Before 2023, he leaned into the momentum around Nnamdi Kanu. As that wave waned preparatory to the next election, he pivoted swiftly, tapping into the popularity of Peter Obi. Now, with uncertainties clouding that political space, another shift is underway.

This time, the Labour Party becomes the next port of call.

What is unfolding is not coincidence; it is calculated navigation. Abaribe is once again reading the political weather, searching for the most favourable platform to secure another return to office. To critics, this is not strategy; it is survival politics at its most predictable.

Across Abia South, the frustration is growing louder. After nearly twenty years, expectations remain unmet, promises unfulfilled, and impact largely invisible. For many, this latest outreach raises a critical question: Is this genuine engagement or just another cycle of political repositioning?

The chant “DEDE LOWA ohhhh!” is no longer just a slogan, it is a signal. A signal that the people are beginning to connect the dots. That the applause of the past should not be mistaken for a mandate for the future.

As the next political season gathers momentum, stakeholders within the Labour Party and beyond face a defining choice: to be swayed by familiar tactics, or to prioritise substance over survival.

This time, the call is clear: look beyond the alliances, question the motives, and choose a future that is not built on recycled politics, but on real, measurable progress for Abia South.

Abia South cannot afford another four years of failure. It’s time to say “enough is enough.’

Abaribe has no reason to return to the Senate. Dede lowa oooo.