2027: Over 1,200 Ikwuano/Umuahia Women Endorse Tinubu, Atuma, Others

By Charity Uwakwe, Prince Prico Kelechi

Over 1,200 women from Ikwuano, Umuahia North and Umuahia South have thrown their support behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Emeka Atuma and other APC candidates ahead of the 2027 elections.

Over 1,200 Ikwuano/Umuahia women leaders have endorsed Tinubu, Emeka Atuma and other APC candidates ahead of the 2027 general election.

More than 1,200 women leaders and grassroots stakeholders from Ikwuano, Umuahia North and Umuahia South have endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, APC candidate for Abia Central Senatorial District, Rt. Hon. Emeka Atuma, and other candidates ahead of the 2027 general election.

The endorsement was made during the Ikwuano/Umuahia Women Leaders Summit held at Jubilee Arena, Mater Dei Cathedral, Umuahia, with the theme, “The Place of Ikwuano/Umuahia Women in the Emerging Political Scenario in Abia Central Senatorial District.”

The women expressed their support for Atuma, commending what they described as his landmark projects and contributions to the development of his immediate community and beyond.

They also described the former legislator as a significant political force and pledged their continued support for his senatorial ambition.

Speaking at the summit, Coordinator of the Ikwuano/Umuahia Women Community Leaders Association, Hon. Lady Chinyere Ehilegbu, said the participants comprised women leaders, grassroots mobilisers, market women associations, faith-based groups, cooperative societies, community development unions and clan representatives drawn from across the constituency.

A communiqué issued at the end of the summit and signed by Ehilegbu and Lady Joy Maduka, Declarant, on behalf of the over 1,200 women leaders, stated that the women passed a vote of confidence in President Tinubu and endorsed Atuma as their preferred candidate for Abia Central Senatorial District in the 2027 election.

According to the communiqué, the women based their support for Atuma on what they described as his legislative contributions during his tenure in the House of Representatives, as well as infrastructure, empowerment and employment initiatives attributed to him.

The women also endorsed Chief Eric Opah as their governorship candidate, Rt. Hon. Chinedum Orji for the Ikwuano/Umuahia North and South Federal Constituency and Hon. Chika Ishionwu for the Ikwuano State House of Assembly seat.

The communiqué further stated the women’s preferred political arrangement for the 2027 elections, including their positions on the governorship, senatorial and House of Representatives seats.

The summit was attended by Atuma, Opah, Orji, Ishionwu, members of the Atuma Campaign Council, women leaders and clan representatives.

Former Abia State Head of Service, Lady Joy Maduka, declared the summit open, while Hon. Chidi Nwosu, Director-General of the Emeka Atuma for Senate Campaign Organization, served as chairman of the occasion.

The summit’s resolutions and endorsements were contained in the communiqué signed by Ehilegbu and Maduka on behalf of the participating women leaders.