I’m Confident of Victory in Ebonyi Senatorial Bye-election, Says PDP Aspirant

Benjamin Nworie in Abakaliki

An aspirant in the Ebonyi South Senatorial seat in the forthcoming bye-election under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),  Silas Onu, ha said he was confident of victory based on his competence and popularity in the State.

Briefing Journalists in Abakaliki, the former PDP chairman in Ebonyi said his motivation for vying for the position was to provide service to his people.

He lamented that the zone had been badly represented in the past, stressing that he had come to offer a better alternative to the people.

“I am not bragging but I will beat any candidate they bring whether from Onicha or Ohaozara. I know the work I am putting into this project. I am connecting with the people, the voters. I am not planning rigging, I am not planning to write results.

“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. Representation is a whole package,” he noted.

Explaining that he was running based on competence, he expressed the hope that there will be real and credible elections.

“I am contesting to win. It is not about money, it is about the trust I have in Ebonyi south people, they know what is good and will stand for what is good. I am not stepping down for anybody.

“ If you know my history, you will know that once I make up my mind to do something, it is only if it is not the will of God then I will not get it.

“I don’t have political godfathers, I have always been independent and that was what created problem for me when I ran for chairman position. Because those that should have been godfathers felt they can’t control me. So they came and scattered things in the congress,”  Onu said

He further added party has mapped out measures to thwart every attempt at rigging the elections.