The political conversations trailing the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives primary election for Okigwe North Federal Constituency have continued to generate reactions across Imo State, as Comr. Chima Ewurum, an APC member from Onuimo Local Government Area, has called on Hon. Miriam Onuoha to remain committed to the support she earlier pledged to Hon. Uchenna Agasu after the primaries.
Ewurum made the remarks in a video made available to OtownGist while reacting to recent developments surrounding the APC primary election and the emerging disagreements over the outcome.
Hon. Miriam Onuoha, who currently represents Okigwe North Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, had earlier publicly congratulated Hon. Uchenna Agasu following the primary election and pledged support for the APC candidate.
However, following the circulation of a communiqué reportedly issued by some APC stakeholders from Isiala Mbano rejecting the outcome of the process, political discussions intensified across the constituency.
Reacting to the situation, Ewurum expressed disappointment over what he described as attempts to discredit the process that produced Agasu as candidate after earlier public declarations of support.
“How can you now renege on your words to join in this shenanigans… that the process that produced Hon. Uche Agasu is bad?” he said in the video.
He further stated that he believes Hon. Miriam Onuoha is being influenced by individuals who thrive during periods of political crisis within the party.
“I know her as a peacemaker and bridge builder,” he added, while urging her not to abandon her loyalty to the APC leadership and the position she earlier took after the primaries.
Ewurum also anchored his appeal on the principle of equity and political inclusion within Okigwe North Federal Constituency, which is made up of Isiala Mbano, Okigwe, and Onuimo Local Government Areas.
According to him, Onuimo people have supported candidates from other parts of the constituency over the years despite never producing a representative for the federal constituency.
He noted that Hon. Uchenna Agasu’s emergence has revived political hope among many people in Onuimo who previously felt excluded from representation.
“When you spoke after the primaries, hope came alive for those of us in Onuimo that had lost hope,” he stated while commending Governor Hope Uzodinma for promoting what he described as fairness, equity, and inclusiveness within the party.
The APC primary election in Okigwe North continues to attract reactions from party stakeholders and supporters across the constituency as political alignments ahead of the general elections begin to take shape.
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