Opinion

By Amb. Monyeazor Oluebube Sunday Bende deserves quality infrastructure that can stand the test of time, not projects that collapse shortly after commissioning. This is the thrust of a fresh advocacy for the 2027 candidacy of Hon. Pascal Karibe Ojigwe, with his supporters insisting that the Bende Federal Constituency needs a stronger focus on quality and effective project supervision. According to the campaign, residents across communities including Item, Igbere, Uzuakoli and Ugwueke have endured roads and other constituency projects that often fail to meet expectations, particularly during the rainy season. The argument is simple: Bende, described as one of Abia's…

ABIA — The Abia North Youth Agenda (ANYA), a youth advocacy group led by Hon. Udoeze Kalu, has cautioned the leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Abia State against alleged moves to alter the party’s candidate for Bende Federal Constituency ahead of the 2027 general elections. The group drew the attention of the NDC National Leadership to what it described as “incessant attempts” by a few leaders in the state to upturn the decision of the Bende people to retain Honourable Pascal Karibe Ojigwe as their candidate. ANYA warned that any attempt to replace Ojigwe against the wishes…