The Awkunanaw clan, cutting across several communities in Enugu South and Nkanu West local government areas of Enugu state, has endorsed Governor Peter Mbah, for a second term in office come 2027.
Prominent Awkunanaw people, former Senate President, Chief Ken Nnamani, Second Republic governor, Jim Nwobodo and the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, were among those that participated in the endorsement.
The people, who trooped out en masse at the Civic Centre, Akpasha, for a mega rally in support of Mbah at the weekend, also presented him with an Ofo (symbol of authority and justice), saying he had set a record in less than three years that would be difficult for anyone to break in eight years.
The clan advised any son or daughter of Awkunanaw clan – Akegbe Ugwu, Obuofia, Amechi, Amodu, Obeagu, Umueze, Akwuke, and Ugwuaji – interested in the state’s governorship seat to perish the thought until the office rotated to Enugu East senatorial zone.
Articulating the stand of the mammoth crowd, elder statesman and former President of the Senate, Ken Nnamani, noted that Mbah had become a poster boy for subnational governance in Nigeria.
“We want to make it clear that the people of Awkunanaw are solidly behind Peter Mbah to complete his second term. His good works in Enugu are earning him public acclaim throughout the country.
“Again, if anyone feels he has an issue with him, we are going to settle it indoors as brothers. But the truth remains that we are not going to joke with his second term.”
Reinforcing Nnamani’s remarks, former governor of old Anambra state, Senator Jim Nwobodo, said, “as a forthright people, Awkunanaw clan, having presented the Ofo staff to Governor Mbah, could not renege on their support for him.
Nwobodo, who was represented by the Enugu State Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Deacon Okey Ogbodo, declared that Mbah remained the best hand for the state come 2027.
Secretary to Enugu State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, reiterated that Mbah had set Enugu as a benchmark for good governance, commending his revolutionary transportation strides across all sectors.
