The Labour Party candidate for Abakaliki/Izzi Federal Constituency, Dr Ezeh Emmanuel Ezeh, has urged opposition parties in Ebonyi State to unite ahead of the 2027 general elections, warning that internal divisions could undermine efforts to challenge what he described as an entrenched political elite.
Ezeh made the call in a press statement on Wednesday, alleging that influential political actors had turned public offices and state resources into instruments of personal enrichment, patronage and family succession.
He accused some political stakeholders of concentrating elective positions and political opportunities within privileged circles while ordinary citizens grapple with economic hardship.
“Ebonyi is gradually becoming a state held hostage by a small but very self-serving prebendal political elite,” he wrote.
The Oxford-trained entrepreneur argued that the state needed a credible political alternative capable of challenging what he characterised as elite capture and the use of public institutions to advance private interests.
He also questioned the credibility of political stakeholders who, according to him, had contributed to governance failures but continued to present themselves as agents of change without adequate accountability.
Ezeh alleged that some influential politicians were positioning their children for elective offices, describing the development as evidence of a political culture increasingly driven by family interests and entitlement.
He maintained that the major challenge confronting Ebonyi was not simply political competition but the concentration of power among a privileged class that, in his assessment, had become insulated from the consequences of its actions.
With the 2027 elections approaching, he urged opposition parties to move beyond individual ambitions and build a common platform around accountability, inclusive governance and equitable access to political opportunities.
“If Ebonyi is to be saved, the rescue mission will not come from the very people who created the crisis,” he wrote, arguing that a united opposition was necessary to offer voters an alternative to patronage-driven politics.
However, Ezeh also questioned whether opposition figures could be trusted to deliver meaningful change, warning that some might merely represent an extension of the political establishment they criticised.
“But can we trust many in the opposition, or are they merely an extension of the very forces of darkness holding Ndi Ebonyi down?” he asked.
Recall that Ezeh is a former Deputy President of the South-East Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (SECCIMA) and the incumbent President of the Ebonyi Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (EBCCIMA).
