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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Abia State and senatorial aspirant for Abia South, Prince Paul Ikonne, has asked the senator representing the district, Enyinnaya Abaribe, to prepare to leave the red chamber ahead of the 2027 general election.
Ikonne said this during an interview with journalists on Wednesday morning after picking up his nomination and expression of interest forms.
Ikonne, who is the immediate-past executive secretary of the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA), said his decision to join the race was borne out of the urgent need to provide effective and quality representation for Abia South, which he noted has suffered years of under-performance at the National Assembly.
“If you are familiar with Senator Abaribe very well, you will realize that he is an attention seeker and a media creation. He has long lost touch with the grassroots, and our people are saying enough of his noise-making; it is time for him to return to the village.
“Currently, Abia South does not look like a district with his representation in the Senate,” he said.
2027: Prepare to vacate Nigerian Senate – Ikonne tells Abaribe
