The Campaign Council of Sir Paul Chukwuma, the leading aspirant for the November 2025 Anambra State gubernatorial election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress – APC, on Friday graced the Ofala festivities of His Royal Majesty, Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe, Obi of Onitsha in his palace, at Onitsha.
The Campaign Council led by Hon. Ifeanyi Ibezi, was received at the Ofala arena by His Royal Majesty, Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe, the Obi of Onitsha, along with other key members of the campaign including Barr. C.J. Chinwuba, the secretary of the campaign, Uzu Okagbue, Deputy Director Central, Amb. Elijah Onyeagba, Hon. Ralph Okeke, Hon. Victor Jideofor Okoye, Hon. Jude Ezenwafor, Chief Hilary Udealor, and many others, who represented Sir Paul Chukwuma at the event.
Earlier, the Deputy Director Central, for Sir Paul Chukwuma Campaign, Uzu Okagbue, paid homage to Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, and was received in a warm welcome by Igwe Achebe.
In his keynote speech, Igwe Alfred Achebe, Obi of Onitsha, decried the declining economic fortunes of Nigeria and called for action to address the disturbing economic crisis in Nigeria. He also condemned the level of insecurity in the Southeast and Anambra State in particular, lamenting that “armed criminal activities have increased.” The Obi of Onitsha also pointed out that inadequate funding for local vigilantes is one of the challenges to the self-help approach relying on local vigilantes.
Like in other years, the 2024 Ofala of Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe, Obi of Onitsha, was a colourful display of the ancient culture and traditions of the people of Onitsha. As it was in the past years, people traveled from far and near to witness the Ofala festival of the Obi of Onitsha.
He is a Technical Assistant to Governor Willie Obiano’s Special Adviser on Legislative Matters, whoonce was a Special Adviser to a former Deputy Speaker of Anambra State House of Assembly. Ebuka is a second class upper division graduate of Political Science from University of Calabar, Calabar Nigeria and holds a Masters Degree in Political Science with specialization in Government and Development Studies, from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka Nigeria
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