Why Enugu South LGA is after me over Akwuke comment

I don’t give a damn what they think of me so long I’m saying the truth; the truth that they themselves know; the truth that every other persons living in Akwuke can see; the truth that anyone living outside Akwuke can verify.

Akwuke is suffering hard, and for a long time – under deliberate government neglect. Ironically, this land is enriched with tones of natural resources. Few weeks ago, another mineral, gold, was discovered there. That will add to sharp sands, spring water and so many other untapped resources living under their soil.

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In Hon Caleb Ani, the Enugu South council chairman’s administration’s reply to my honest report, I was called names and portrayed as an illegitimate “outsider” without right in my own state.

“For the avoidance of doubt, Jude Ogbonna is from Oduma in Aninri local government area, not Akwuke. He does not represent the people, leadership, or collective interests of Akwuke. His intervention is therefore … external intrusion…”, the administration said in a statement.

Yes, I may not be an indigene of Akwuke but I like her. I like the natives; I like the people living there; I like to see them prosper. The claim by Enugu South Media that I don’t have a stake in the land only shows its shallow appreciation of what citizenry truly encompasses. And I earnestly sympathize with Hon Caleb for funding stupid media team with taxpayers money.

In their madness, the media handlers listed litany of what Caleb administration have done in and for Akwuke. Those are litany of falsehood!

Make calls to confirm if you’re living outside Akwuke. We’ve been living in darkness for over five years. But the small-time propagandists under Caleb is telling us that we have electricity.

Yes, he gave Akwuke a transformer. Yet, for more than a year after it was given there is still no power supply. What is the use of an empty transformer? What stops Caleb from fixing whatever challenges that particular transformer is facing – for more than a year!

Also, two major roads in Akwuke are deathtraps. Akwuke Keke Union (AKU) can attest to the everyday pains, hardships, wastes it’s members face on the roads. The union tried several times in the past to get the government attention. But all the time, successive administrations in Enugu South so frustrated the Keke drivers that they resort to pooling their hard-earned resources to make the road occasionally even while paying heavy taxes to the council everyday.

So where is the evidence of government presence in Akwuke that the media idiots are talking about?

They equally said that I’m being sponsored and that I’m attacking Caleb-led administration. For one thing I’m a card-carrying member of APC, the same political party with the chairman. So I can’t possibly want him to fail. And I’m not being sponsored. Jude Ogbonna is a UNIZIK-trained blogger and activist. I don’t work for any special interest; my duty is to serve my moral, humanity and God.

The timing may be critical but it’s inconsequential to my reports. I’m not campaigning for anything or for anyone. What I want to do is to remind Enugu South Chairman that there is near-zero impact of his administration in Akwuke. And it’s wrong to treat a people like that.

However, supposing that the government still want to continue to trample on the good people in Akwuke, he could continue. But is it also fair for the government to lie against the community as the Caleb’s propaganda machine just did on Facebook?

HERE IS THE LINK TO ENUGU SOUTH COUNCIL REPLY TO AKWUKE

Senator Osita Ngwu gives surveillance cameras to constituents

Senator Osita Ngwu gives surveillance solar cameras to the people of Eke, a small community in Enugu West constituency.

Speaking at the mini ceremony Ngwu, who was represented by his aide Emeka Aneke, said the cameras “were his way of ensuring that every part of his constituency is empowered with enough security materials,” according to a circular from his media office.

The Eke Progressive Forum, a special interest group, received the items on behalf of the people and its leaders “assured [the senator] of their total support… at all times,” the circular continued.

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Senator Osita Ngwu was the only senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who survived Labour Party’s deadly incursions in the 2023 elections. The electoral machines were hijacked and the election grossly rigged in his favour.

He, alongside major Political bigwigs in Enugu State defected to APC, abandoning PDP to perish.

Ngwu has not publicly declared his bid for reelection but he is “ready for more terms,” an insider source told InfoWars. His predecessor former Senator Ike Ekweremadu sat on the seat for 20 years.

Why APC e-membership registration is “failing” in Aninri

Despite big efforts and massive publicity outreach the All Progressives Congress (APC) is still being rejected in Aninri at the moment.

According to a report released this evening by Joshua Ogbonna, Aninri party youths leader who is charged to lead the “mass” recruitment, only 3,402 have registered in the 10 political wards in the council.

Oduma ward 4, area of council chairman, is still leading with 584 while the Commissioner for Youths and Sports’ ward trails it with 266 registered members. Nenwe ward 2, Ndeabor and Okpanku indicate worst case scenarios, with 189, 193 and 192 respectively.

Joshua said the figures were culled directly from the database at exactly 4.50pm on Wednesday. He posted it at 5.09pm.

“Something is wrong, I must tell you, Jude,” a party stalwart in the zone said, added that APC would not make the 2027 elections in Aninri. While this man is right that something is wrong, he is wrong that APC candidates would not be declared winners in the elections.

Aninri politicians, most of whom loudmouth self-acclaimed grassroots organisers are just what they are – talkatives! Forming and joining countless support groups during campaign periods, they boast and sell lies to candidates that they’re “men of the people” in their places.

But the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which stayed in power for almost 30 years in Aninri, had never won a single election in the local government area. It had “structures”, fake structures that were never in touch with the real voters. Cabals simply sat together, wrote elections results and defended them.

Today, circumstances are exposing these politicians and their wretched weaknesses as Governor Peter Mbah is under fire to please the president and also get himself reelected under APC in 2027.

Is anything really wrong in Aninri? Administration after administration had failed to address core issues that would make any party in Aninri a grassroots movement, all the time sidestepping real voters to serve political patronage.

“They [Aninri council chairmen] focus on paying the VIPs, their friends and their families. They don’t know anything about the concerns of the common man,” Comr. Julius Okorie, analyst from neighbouring Awgu council area said.

For example, in May 2022, the Federal Government gave about 10,000 bags of rice to Aninri. It strictly said the “palliative” was for the “poorest of the poor”. But “stakeholders”, instead of the poor in Aninri villages, came and took the rice for themselves. All the 10 councillors took about 5 bags for him or herself. Then they went to their villages, gathered the people, shared half bags among the teaming populace before photographing the scene and sharing them as pieces of evidence of “reaching the grassroots”.

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Then in 2023, Peter Obi came with his tsunami, and number of so-called grassroots organisers were roundly defeated in open contest in their polling units. For decades, the poor and the real voters are being trampled upon, as each chairman dutifully took what belong to the people and share them to the rich. This is the Aninri tradition.

PDP couldn’t go out for any free and fair election. Can APC?

Aninri council boss Prince Ugochukwu Nwanjoku, today the leader of APC in the zone, is an able man. But unfortunately, a lot of people who don’t understand grassroots movement have his ears. So whether or not APC will succeed in Aninri depends entirely on his willingness to refocus on who is more important in electoral victory – the people or the “stakeholders”. That’s, the empty stakeholders.

“You risk death”, Prince Nwanjoku warns vandals as he reconnects Aninri to national power grids

Prince Ugochukwu Nwanjoku has re-stated his resolve to fight for the people of Aninri. During his campaign in 2024, he made a number of promises which included electrifying the entire zone in less than 18 months.

He has, yesterday, completely fulfilled that promise – less than 14 months after he took oath of office. The completion was announced in a brief circular shared yesterday by the youths leader of Aninri All Progressives Congress (APC), Joshua Ogbonna.

“The Aninri Council Chairman, Hon. Prince Ugochukwu Nwanjoku, has fixed the vandalized electricity poles at the Ndeabor‑Awgu axis, as he promised,” the statement read.

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For ages, Aninri – a largely remote agrarian area – has surrendered to darkness and embraced it. One by one several political leaders came and passed by since 1999 without even a thought on the suffering of the locals in this regard – despite that billions of naira was regularly earmarked for Aninri electricity projects in national allocations.

In a distant past, feeble attempts were made and Aninri was connected to electricity. However, the joy was temporal as vandals swooped on the installations, carried them proudly to open market places and sold them without any consequence.

People saw clear picture of what has been happening few months ago when former Aninri Legislative Leader, Igwe Philip, was unanimously impeached by his colleagues. Among other things, he allegedly sponsored vandals of 300KVA transformer at Afo-Agbo near the council’s headquarters. Although the allegation hasn’t been proven, Philip has not denied it either.

Prince Ugochukwu Nwanjoku has radically rewritten the Aninri story. Having so far installed 19 transformers across all villages in the council, he has replaced the stolen cable wires and restore hundreds of poles.

Constituents react as Ugochukwu Nwanjoku connects Aninri to national grids

Finally, yesterday, the chairman connected the zone to national power grid and joy erupted all across the land.

“I witnessed it, and I’m planning to relocate to Nenwe on February (2026),” said Nwonye Sunday, Aninri-born welder who “ran” to neighbouring Awgu to continue his craft because of no electricity.

“Nobody was buying from us there at Nenwe, and I’ll tell you why. Customers were going to do their works at Awgu and other places outside Aninri because it was cheaper in those places.

“That customer will have to pay for transportation and for the product. Yet if you calculate it, it’s cheaper than what is obtainable in Nenwe. Do you know why? The welder in Awgu used electricity but those of us in Aninri used generators. You have to buy gasoline, you have to repair and service your gen (generator). In the end the cost of production will make all the difference,” Nwonye said.

In a private chat with Info Wars, Prince Nwanjoku said that each of the promises he made on campaign trails were not meant to entice the people.

“I’ll fulfil them, all of them. We understand the economic importance of installing a functional electricity in the council. That’s why we’re leaving no stone unturned to make sure that every nooks and crannies is powered,” he said, vowing to show no pity to anyone who would attempt to vandalize the installations under his watch.

The Electricity Act 2023 (amended 2025) now includes in it a stringent penalty of life imprisonment.