It is believed that Ubah will be running for governor of Anambra in 2025.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Senator Ifeanyi Ubah (Anambra South/APC) has reacted to the suspension of the traditional ruler of Neni, a community in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State.
During the Yuletide, Igwe Damian Ezeani conferred on Ubah the chieftaincy title of Odenjinji of Neni, which is similar to the title Soludo holds in his Isuofia community.
The state government in a letter signed by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Tony Nwabunwanne, said the monarch did not seek clearance from the government before bestowing titles on “persons with questionable character.”
In reaction, Ubah, said: “The entire game is all about politics. Soludo is frustrated by my rising popularity. I’m not the only person to receive a chieftaincy title. Former Chief of Army Staff Buratai was honoured within the same period; Vice President Kashim Shettima was also honoured; Mr President was honoured in absentia. Why is my own different?”
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Uba added: “The governor is frustrated by my acceptance and popularity; he is jittery about the next governorship election, but I leave him to his conscience.”
Ubah, in October 2023, defected from the Young Progressives Party (YPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He was later received into the party in December, alongside another popular grassroots politician, Senator Uche Ekwunife.
It is believed that Ubah will be running for governor of Anambra in 2025.
