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Chirote Ogadinma Empowerment Foundation Sets Aside ₦10 Million to Reward Wards with Highest Votes for Ikeje Asogwa
The Founder of the Chirote Ogadinma Empowerment Foundation, Chief Dr. Chukwurote Odo, JP (Messiah Na Nsukka), has unveiled a whopping ₦10 million reward package for political wards in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area that record the highest votes for the APC Candidate for the Enugu North Senatorial District By-Election, Chief Ikeje Asogwa, scheduled for Saturday.
According to the announcement, the Foundation will reward the top-performing wards as follows:
- ₦5 million for the ward with the highest number of votes for the APC Candidate.
- ₦3 million for the ward that comes second.
- ₦2 million for the ward that places third.
The winners will be determined based on the official results collated from the various polling units across the political wards in Igbo-Eze North LGA. The rewards will be presented after the declaration of the election results.
Chief Chukwurote Odo emphasized that the process will be transparent and credible, assuring that the funds will reach the actual voters and beneficiaries in the winning wards.
The initiative is intended to encourage Ndi Igbo-Eze North, especially those who are yet to obtain their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), to do so, ahead of the 2027 General Elections.
According to the Foundation, increased voter registration and participation remain essential for ensuring that the voices of the people are heard and reflected in governance.
✍️ Chief Chukwurote Odo JP (Messiah Na Nsukka)
Ikeje Asogwa Receives Rousing Welcome at Nsukka Timber Market
Ahead of Saturday's Enugu North Senatorial by-election, the APC candidate, Ikeje Asogwa, and his campaign entourage received a rousing welcome from traders, market leaders, and members of the Nsukka Timber Market during a last-minute campaign outreach.
The traders, accompanied by a cultural troupe, received him at the entrance of the market and danced with him in a colorful procession to the market hall, where he held a fruitful interaction with stakeholders. During the meeting, the traders assured him of their massive support and pledged to vote for him in Saturday's by-election.
As a mark of honour and solidarity, the traders also accorded him a traditional five-gun salute.
In his remarks, Ikeje Asogwa thanked the traders for the warm reception and overwhelming support, assuring them of quality, inclusive development and effective representation if elected as the Senator for Enugu North Senatorial District.
Ikeje Asogwa Meets With Members Of Enugu North Keke Riders Association
Ahead of the forthcoming June 20 Enugu North Senatorial by-election, the APC candidate, Ikeje Asogwa, met with members and leaders of the Enugu North Keke Riders Association in Nsukka during a last-minute campaign rally.
The leadership of the association, who spoke glowingly about Ikeje's remarkable achievements and outstanding performance in previous public offices, assured him of their support in Saturday's election. They also appealed to him to remember and support members of the association if elected Senator.
Responding, Asogwa expressed delight at their warm reception and unwavering support. He thanked them immensely for hosting him and assured them that no group or community in the zone would be left behind, pledging inclusive representation and development for all if elected Senator for Enugu North Senatorial District.
Ikeje Asogwa Arrives at Ikpa Market, Nsukka
The APC candidate for the Enugu North Senatorial District, Ikeje Asogwa, arrived at Ikpa Market, Nsukka, where he interacted and engaged with traders as part of his last-minute campaign efforts ahead of the June 20 senatorial by-election.
During the visit, he moved around the market, meeting traders and listening to their concerns while soliciting their support.
He also reassured them of quality representation, inclusive development, and effective legislative service if elected.
Ikeje Asogwa Storms Mechanic Village, Nsukka, in Mop-Up Campaign
The APC candidate for the Enugu North Senatorial District, Ikeje Asogwa, stormed Mechanic Village, Nsukka, as part of his mop-up campaign, where he was warmly received by the association's leaders and members, who assured him of their massive support and votes in Saturday's senatorial by-election.
Speaking during the visit, the Chairman of the Mechanic Village Association, Nsukka, Mr. Festus Oruma, recounted how Ikeje Asogwa's intervention led to the restoration of the leadership of markets across Nsukka, including the Mechanic Village Association, which had operated for years without a recognized leadership structure following its dissolution.
Also speaking, the Director-General of the Ikeje Campaign Organization, Barr. Peter Okonkwo, urged the leaders and members of the association to reciprocate Ikeje's goodwill and support for their cause by turning out in large numbers to vote for him in Saturday's by-election. He assured them that Ikeje would provide effective and quality representation if elected.
In his remarks, Ikeje Asogwa expressed profound gratitude to the association for its unwavering support and encouraged members to come out en masse on Saturday to vote for him, promising to be a strong voice for the people of Enugu North in the Senate.
Ikeje Asogwa Storms Orie Igbo-Eze South Market
In the final hours of his market-to-market campaign, the APC candidate for the Enugu North Senatorial District, Ikeje Asogwa, stormed Orie Igbo-Eze South Market this afternoon alongside members of his campaign team and friends.
Traders, who were pleasantly surprised by his visit, trooped out in large numbers to welcome him. He moved around the market, interacting with traders and residents.
He assured them of quality representation, inclusive development, and effective legislative service if elected.
Ikeje Asogwa Pays Courtesy Visit to the Traditional Ruler of Eha Uno Autonomous Community and Agu Eze Ehalumona
Rounding off his campaign ahead of the June 20 Senatorial By-election in Enugu North, the APC candidate, Ikeje Asogwa, paid a brief courtesy visit to Engr. Paulinus Ugwuanyi, the Traditional Ruler of Eha Uno Autonomous Community and the eldest man, Agu Eze Ahalumona in Nsukka LGA.
He was warmly received by the traditional ruler, Agu Eze and members of their cabinets, and the people of the community, who trooped out in large numbers to welcome him.
The traditional ruler, Agu Eze
and their cabinet members offered prayers for Ikeje and endorsed his candidacy. In his response, Ikeje expressed profound gratitude for the warm reception and endorsement, assuring the community of quality representation and the delivery of developmental projects if elected.
Hon. Chidi Mark Obetta Backs Enugu State Football League as Competition Kicks Off in Nsukka Township Stadium Today 18th June 2026.
The Enugu State Football League officially kicked off today at the Government Field, Nsukka, bringing together football enthusiasts, stakeholders, and talented teams from across the state.
Organized and sponsored by the Enugu State Football Association, the league also received significant support from Hon. Chidi Mark Obetta, Member representing Nsukka/Igbo-Eze South Federal Constituency, who served as a co-sponsor of the competition.
In a remarkable demonstration of his commitment to grassroots sports development, Hon. Obetta single-handedly sponsored the registration of all six teams representing the Nsukka Zone (Enugu North Senatorial District). The beneficiary teams are:
• De Done Football Club
• Adada Warriors Football Club
• Ibagwa-Aka United
• Mato Football Club
• Standard Football Club
• Synergy Football Academy
Also present at the opening ceremony was Hon. Tony Ugwu, Chairman of the Enugu State Football Association, whose attendance reflected the Association’s dedication to promoting football development across Enugu State.
Hon. Obetta’s support continues to create opportunities for young talents from Enugu North to compete, develop, and showcase their abilities on a bigger stage, further advancing grassroots football in the region.
The best Governor in Nigeria, his excellency, Barr. Dr. @PNMbah the executive governor of Enugu state, departure from Igbo-Eze south local government after grand finale of ikeje Asogwa's campaign rally held yesterday at the local government headquarter. 4+4+Senate =?
His excellency, Deputy governor, Barr. Ifeanyi ossai leaving Ibagwa awka, Igbo-Eze south local government headquarter yesterday after the commissioning of the newly built council office by his excellency, @PNMbah the executive governor of Enugu state.
*Senate Election: Why Ikeje Asogwa Stands Above Other Candidates as Architect of Nsukka’s Modern Development*
By Dr. Asadu Ugwuoke
On Saturday, June 20, the good people of Enugu North Senatorial District, popularly known as Nsukka Senatorial Zone, will file out to elect a representative to the Nigerian Senate.
That election will be a defining moment in the history of Nsukka. It is a choice between proven development and empty promises; between visionary leadership and political experimentation; between a candidate with a demonstrable record of service and others whose public footprints leave little to celebrate.
Ndi Nsukka must not make the mistake of entrusting their future to individuals whose previous opportunities in public office yielded little measurable impact on the lives of the people. It was, to describe it in least terms, a squandered opportunity. These people must not be allowed to come back and continue with such personal enrichment and incompetence. This election is too important to be driven by sentiment, propaganda, fear, or political blackmail. It must be guided by facts, performance, and the collective interest of the zone. It is also an election that will determine whether the people of Nsukka are choosing development over backwardness.
Recently, I watched some candidates attempt to distance themselves from the political structures and influences that brought them into public prominence. From indications , they’re products of godfatherism. Outside political godfathers, they’d no business being in politics. Many of those seeking to rewrite their political stories today owe their rise entirely to political benefactors and established power blocs. Rather than acknowledge that reality, they seek to distract voters from the real issue: what have they done with the opportunities they were given?
Among the candidates cleared by INEC for the by-election, only one stands out as truly prepared to deepen development and deliver effective representation for the people of Nsukka. That candidate is Ikeje Israel Asogwa of the APC.
Let’s make a quick summary of the candidates and the parties vying for the senate seat with an open, honest and objective mind.
*Ikeje Israel Asogwa*: The candidate is first and foremost a pro-Nsukka advocate. No doubt about that sentiment of “Igbo Nsukka First”. For him, his love for the people of Nsukka was manifested in every office he had previously occupied. He employed them in the majority. He empowered them in the majority. He surrounds himself with the majority of the people of Nsukka zone because of his depth of love for them. Thousands of youths and even the elderly from Nsukka are able to feed their families, send their kids to schools, and have graduates working in the public and private sectors today because Asogwa laid the solid foundation for them to succeed.
Away from that sentiment of Nsukka First, Asogwa has proven to be the best of what Nsukka can produce in terms of managing public offices. Even though he became a successful businessman from his early years, the urge to change the public sector from what it used to be – a place for sluggish, lackluster development to a vibrant, transformative and thriving platform for the progress of the people – led Asogwa to public life, sacrificing his comfort as a successful businessman.
First, he was appointed the General Manager of the Enugu State Housing Development Corporation (ESHDC) by the administration of Sullivan Chime. Before Asogwa’s appointment, the ESHDC was considered a dead, moribund and wasteful corporation where only people who had fallen out of favor with the governor were appointed to manage. It was the least regarded of all state institutions. Indeed, many had resigned their appointments immediately after being announced as General Manager to spearhead it. It was a punishment of sorts.
However, when Asogwa was appointed, instead of taking the route of self-defeatism like his predecessors, he saw unlimited opportunities in the corporation. He turned the rejected stone around to become the cornerstone. He applied his innovative acumen and leadership dexterity, and in months, made the corporation the envy of the state’s parastatals. Asogwa rallied support, attracting both local and international investors, steering the craft to become the golden goose that would later provide shelter and new homes for thousands of families.
The Coal City Garden Estate, the Maryland Estate, the Ivory Tower Estate, and the Zoo Estate are among the over fifty estates created under him that would later transform the state into a modern Enugu State. Asogwa did the impossible!
Nsukka people, in their thousands, were engaged by him. Many youths secured contracts that helped them establish their families and businesses today. Through Asogwa, those who never had dreams of owning a house now owned properties. He made all things in the sector beautiful for the people of Nsukka.
A few years later, Asogwa was once again invited to clean up the mess in the Enugu State Universal Basic Education Board (ENSUBEB) by the administration of former Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi. Before the emergence of Asogwa, ENSUBEB as well as primary schools were in a deplorable condition begging for intervention. The choice of Asogwa was received with encomium.
Asogwa didn’t disappoint! Overnight, he transformed the institution. He reconstructed thousands of classrooms that had once become a danger to our schoolchildren. He blended structural orientation and infused behavioral change with infrastructural transformation in the pedagogical system.
He became the new champion of education, delivering over 1,355 brand new classrooms across the state, with Igbo Nsukka being the greatest beneficiary. Under him, over 7,000 teachers were recruited, trained and posted across schools down to the hinterlands. Yet, Nsukka zone was the highest beneficiary. He had over 50,000 learning and instructional materials distributed, including computers. Guess who the greatest beneficiaries were?
The above is aside from thousands of scholarships Asogwa awards yearly to students from the Nsukka zone with his personal finances.
This is the motivating spirit of Nsukka First for him – to empower his people and give them voices beyond the country to the global stage. This is still the spirit driving Asogwa to the senate to continue the quality representation. To continue to speak for the people of Nsukka. To continue to make their voices heard.
With Asogwa flying the flag of the All Progressives Congress – a party that has provided 102 Smart Green Schools across the Nsukka zone, 102 primary health hospitals, transformed the Nsukka General Hospital with modern facilities, remodeled and equipped the Type-3 Primary Healthcare system in the zone, ensuring that SUMAS functions optimally, and building roads that transcend Igboeze North, Igboeze South, Igbo-Etiti, Udenu, Nsukka, and Uzo Uwani – the party has shown that it’s wearing the collective interest of Ndi Nsukka like a toga.
. *Nestor Ezema*: He is the candidate of the PDP. Before his appointment as the Executive Chairman, Post Primary School Management Board (PPSMB) sometime in 2015, Nestor was basically unknown, with an opaque background. Though he hails from Udenu LGA, Nestor could at best be described as a product of politics and godfatherism.
Throughout his stay in the PPSMB, not much was done in reforming the sector. Complaints of dilapidated structures under him were rife. At a point, ENSUBEB, under Asogwa, was mandated to intervene in helping the board build new structures, especially at the junior secondary level.
Nestor left the board in 2020 without any reform that could be pointed to as a redefining moment of education under his watch. The leadership was lackluster and deemed a failure despite the huge resources available to it.
It was under the leadership of Mrs Favour Ugwuanyi that PPSMB became viable with sweeping institutional, infrastructural and attitudinal reforms that placed the board as one of the most viable institutions in Nigeria.
Indeed, the short stay of Ugwuanyi witnessed a massive turnaround for secondary teachers. Her legacy speaks on, and one wonders if nobody was there before her.
The critical question is: what was Nestor Ezema doing on the board for 5 years? Warming the bench of the chairman? Amassing wealth or enriching himself and his cronies? Of what impact was his leadership to the good people of Nsukka? Zero! The history of an erasure of progress and development for 5 years.
As part of being a product of godfatherism, Nestor was yet again appointed Executive Secretary of the Enugu State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board, where the agency also went moribund under him.
Pilgrims to the Holy Land of Israel escaped and were unaccounted for, as alleged in many quarters. Yet, the same man who should be asking the people of Nsukka for forgiveness for failing them and dragging their reputation to the mud is bragging, as of right, that he must be a senator.
Ndi Nsukka, if you’re ready for underdevelopment, backwardness, retrogression, and failed leadership, then Nestor is your sure bet.
Additionally, the PDP is already seen as rejected in Nsukka and Enugu State due to its history of failure and betrayal of the good people of Igbo Nsukka. Such rejection should be manifested in the poll the final time.
*Comrade Chika Idoko*: He is a candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Chika is a young man living off activism and sponsorship by anti-Nsukka people.
*Eze Ejike Simon*: He is contesting under the Labour Party. He has been described as an opportunist without political and electoral value.
. *Ossai Okwudiri*: The candidate of the newly formed National Democratic Congress (NDC) has also been described as an opportunist who has targeted to ride on the wing of the Obidient Movement to win sympathy votes. However, the majority of voters have written him off the ballot.
*Ugwuanyi Ugochukwu*: He is the candidate of the People’s Redemption Party, a faceless political party that wanted his name to be on the ballot and nothing more.
*Aneke Chukwuebuka*: The candidate of the Boot Party, allegedly being sponsored by the PDP to cause distraction on election day.
_Ugwuoke writes from Obollo in Udenu LGA of Enugu State_
Ikeje Asogwa Commissions APC Zonal Office, Donates Building To Enugu North APC
On his way to a campaign rally in Nsukka Local Government Area, the APC candidate for the Enugu North Senatorial District by-election, Chief Ikeje Asogwa, officially commissioned a one-storey building located at Ugwu Nkwo along the Opi–Nsukka Road, which he donated to the Enugu North Zonal chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for use as its zonal headquarters.
Ikeje, who was accompanied by prominent members of his campaign team, was warmly received by the Enugu North APC Zonal Chairman, Hon. Fabian Onah, alongside other zonal executives and party stakeholders.
The commissioning ceremony marked another significant contribution by the APC senatorial candidate to the strengthening of the party's structure in the zone, as the donated facility is expected to serve as the administrative and operational hub of the party in Enugu North Senatorial District.