Ebonyi: Moses Ajah emerges new ICDU President

Architect Moses Ajah has been declared winner of the Ishiagu Community Development Union (ICDU) President General after scoring 185 against his rival Joseph Chukwu who polled only two (2) votes.

Chairman of the electoral committee Mazi Ogbonnaya Onu made this known while announcing the results at Ishiagu Civic Center, Ishiagu where he noted that 234 voters were accredited for the election.

He also added that Monday Chukwu polled a total of 108 votes to emerge as the vice president, comrade Ukwu Lawrence Igwe scored 144 to become the secretary general and Orji Elijah Okechukwu polled 128 to become the financial Secretary.

Others are Emmanuel Ngwoke who Polled 95 votes to become the Treasurer, Paul Chukwu polled 65 votes to become the PRO, and Nnamdi Aro who polled 63 votes to become the Provost.

Congratulating the contestants and the elected candidates His Excellency Senator Anyim Pius charged the ICDU executives to discharge their duties effectively for the development of their community and assured candidates that withdrawn, screened out and those that lost the election of their forms payment refunds.

In their separate remarks, the Commissioner for Rural Development Chief Ikeuwa Omabe and the Commissioner for Border Peace and Conflict Resolution Mr Ilang, lauded the Ishiagu Community for the peaceful conduct of the election. They however charged them to continue to maintain peace stressing that Governor Francis Nwifuru is a man of peace.

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However, the immediate past President General of the Union and Special Assistant to Governor Francis Nwifuru on Solid Minerals David Aja, commended the processes of the election that brought his successor which according to him was very peaceful without crises as it used to be.

“Everything I saw today is very clear and there was no trouble, no violent and this shows a sign of a peaceful governor. Governor Francis Nwifuru, he has been so peaceful since he became the governor of Ebonyi State. If not, today, this the Isiagu Community Development Union election used to be violent because people use to fight or wound one and another but because of the peaceful condition, the election was done free and fair. I am telling Francis Nwifuru had no carbon, he is original and will continue to be original.

“My only advice to the President General is to promote peace like our Governor” he said

Meanwhile, in accepting Speech, the newly elected President General Arch. Moses Ajah thanked the Ishiagu Community for electing them peacefully and assured them to serve the community with the fear of God.

“I am filled with joy. This position is a call for challenge because it is the advocate that I have been a part of which is Community rendering service to the people and it does not matter where your heart is no matter how small you are, what matter is your love for the people and your zeal for your people and I have been involved in this for several years and I am glad that I am still in it irrespective of the fact that some say I am too big for the position but the truth of the matter is that I am not more than my people.

“So it is the quality of this that I, and my executives are willing to serve the people. We do not have the intention of reinventing the will because the will has long been reinvented and we are going to hit the road running with the will already there,” he said.

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