Wahala don burst for Abia State, as Senator Orji Uzor Kalu don dey respond to group wey bin declare am unwelcome for Ohafia. Na the Ohafia Youth Association, dem dey vex for Senator Kalu over wetin happen during di last election wey dem talk say e carry dem label as IPOB stronghold.
For statement wey hin media team drop, Kalu don talk say all dis wahala no be true and e still get plenty support for all di local government areas wey dey Abia North. E talk say e go continue to dey represent di people well, no matter wetin dem dey yarn.
But di youth group, led by Obasi Kalu Obasi, don dey shout say Kalu no suppose come back come campaign after wetin happen for election. Dem talk say di senator’ label cause plenty wahala as security agents dey gather for their land, making normal people no fit vote.
Chika Nnate, di PRO for di group, don dey talk how dem believe say about 150,000 residents no fit vote because of di fear wey di senator create. Dem even claim say di biggest ward for Abia North, di Isiama Ward, no record any vote for di last election.
Dem dey ask Kalu, ‘How you go label us as IPOB area and still want come run for election here?’ They dey vex so tey dem carry signpost dey show people say dem no wan Kalu again, with messages like “OUK, leave us alone” and “Enough is enough.”
But Kalu no wan gree, e talk say di agitations from di youth no represent di whole Ohafia or Abia North people. According to am, e no dey shake in popularity as e don work hard for di people.
As di fight dey continue, political observers dey watch as Kalu and di youths dey jostle for control of Ohafia ahead of di 2027 elections. Na so all di issues of legitimacy and representation go come dey matter for next election cycle. We go still dey follow di gist well well!
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