Ebonyi PDP Receives Major Boost as Business Mogul, Ikenyi Otubo Joins Anyichuks Campaign
The quest of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to retake Ebonyi State Government House in May 29, 2027 received a major boost on Friday in Abakaliki the state capital as leading businessman and community leader, Chief Ikenyi Fidelis Otubo declared support for the party and its governorship candidate, Chief Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii.
Chief Otubo who formally declared support for the PDP in a well attended ceremony in Abakliki stated that he joined the PDP because the candidate of the party has shown his readiness to take the state out of its current state of “quagmire and underdevelopment.”
Chief Otubo, who admitted that he had never belonged to any political party before now, but was convinced by the party’s track record in governance.
Otubo stated although no political party is perfect, he insisted that the PDP outperformed other parties that have governed Nigeria.
“Although no political party is the best, I have looked at their performances and discovered that the PDP did better than other parties that have governed the country. That is what motivated me to join the party,” he said.
The new PDP chieftain charged the party to prioritise the welfare and aspirations of the people, warning that any party that fails to do the will of the people is an empty platform.
“My expectation is that the party will do the will of the people. A party that fails to do the people’s will is an empty party. Everybody knows what is good, but doing the right thing is the challenge,” Otubo stated.
Expressing optimism about the future, he likened the PDP to an apple tree that can only produce apples, saying its grassroots foundation and commitment to the people must continue to reflect in its performance.
“I am fully a member of the PDP, and there is no going back. Let us not concentrate on the monetary aspect but on the goals we want to achieve. We must not be greedy or selfish; we must recognise that we are working as one family, and that family is the PDP,” he declared.
Introducing Otubo to the party, the PDP senatorial candidate for Ebonyi North Senatorial District in the 2027 general election, Andy Opoke, described him as a super stakeholder whose entry could significantly change the party’s fortunes.
According to Opoke, there are people whose presence in a party or business determines success or failure, and Otubo is one of such personalities.
“In my community, there are people we regard not just as stakeholders but as super stakeholders. There are people who, when they join you, you know you are going to win an election. When they walk into your party or business, you start celebrating,” Opoke said.
He expressed confidence that Otubo’s entry would change the political narrative in the constituency, the local government area and Ebonyi State at large, describing his arrival as an answer to his prayers for divine assistance ahead of his senatorial ambition.
Also speaking at the reception, the PDP State Organising Secretary, Chukwudi Okoro, said power belongs to the people, who have the right to determine who governs them and hold elected leaders accountable.
“The truth is that power belongs to the people. We ignorantly elected people who are incapable, incompetent and not committed to governance. But today, we have the power to fire those we hired when they fail the people,” Okoro said.
He described Otubo as a man of character, competence, commitment, compassion and credibility, expressing confidence that his political experience would strengthen the PDP and advance its objectives in the state.
Okoro formally welcomed Otubo into the party on behalf of its leadership, assuring him that party stalwarts would participate in the necessary formalities and ceremonies to complete his reception.