An Ebonyi South senatorial aspirant under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for the February 3, 2023 by-election, Barr. Silas Onu, has said that there will be no room for any manipulation before, during and after the election.
In an interview with LEADERSHIP in Abakaliki, Onu said the party would stamp out all windows of cheating out, manipulation, intimidation and harassment.
He said the APC’s only hope of winning the election is to use security to undermine INEC.
“We will make sure INEC is not compromised. We will make sure the security agencies also do their work. Let the will of the people determine the election,” he said.
Onu also said his motivation for vying for the position is to provide service to the people. “We are aware that some opponents are already plotting to rig the election using security agencies to compromise some electoral officials,” he said.
He lamented that the zone has been badly represented in the past and he has come to offer a better alternative to the people.
He said, “The motivation for running is service to the people. Our people have been badly represented for many years and I do think that our people deserve better. Representation is not about Christmas largesse.
“Every Christmas you come and give people motorcycles and bags of rice and people come and dance for you. It is beyond that as representation is a whole package. The people’s interest must be advanced at the center. There are a lot of things you can attract from the center to your people both from the government and other interests that exist in your zone.
“There are lots of ways you can promote your people, artisans can get good promotions from the senator and even civil servants, their interests can be better protected if they have a good senator.”
On zoning, Onu, a former state chairman of the PDP, said the party has never given the ticket to anybody from his Ohaozara local government area.
