Public Service Announcement to Dr. Ben Nwoye: Zoning is a Weapon, Not a Covenant
A From a Concerned Son of Amuri, Nkanu West LGA. Dr. Ben Nwoye, Chairman of the APC State Caretaker Committee, your recent alarm against the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is not a call for political stability; it is a brazen attempt to invoke a "zoning covenant" that your political forebears in Nkanu were the first to shatter. Before you counsel any resident to resist attempts to "undermine the long-standing governorship zoning arrangement," you must answer for the original sin against that same principle. You claim that the zoning arrangement has ensured Enugu "uninterrupted peace" for decades. Let us recall the actual trajectory of power since the return to civil rule in 1999: Enugu East (Nkanu): Dr. Chimaroke Nnamani served 8 years (1999–2007). Enugu West: Sullivan Chime served 8 years (2007–2015). Enugu North: Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi served 8 years (2015–2023). Enugu East (Nkanu): Peter Mbah took office in 2023. The agreement since 1999 was a rotation a...