The Campaign Council of the Labour Party candidate for Bende Federal Constituency, Dr. Chima Anyaso, has intensified its grassroots mobilisation ahead of the 2027 general elections with a ward-to-ward campaign visit to Bende Ward in Bende Local Government Area of Abia State.
The campaign team, led by its Director-General, Pastor Dike Okechukwu, visited Bende Town on Friday, where it engaged residents, community leaders and party supporters, urging them to support Labour Party candidates across all elective positions, from the governorship to the State House of Assembly.
Addressing the gathering, Okechukwu emphasised the need to respect the principle of political rotation in Bende Federal Constituency, recalling his involvement in the political process that facilitated the emergence of a representative from Bende Town in the House of Representatives in 2019.
He maintained that following the completion of the eight-year representation arrangement, it was the turn of Umunna to produce the next representative in 2027.
“In 2015, I was among those who took the son of Bende Town to all the communities in Bende to say that it was the turn of Ikwuisii, and that ambition materialised in 2019. Now, I am telling Ndi Ikwuisii that 2027 is the turn of Umunna,” he said.
The Campaign Director-General described Anyaso as a vibrant and capable young politician who would effectively articulate the interests of the constituency if elected, urging the people to rally behind his candidacy.
He also called on residents to support the Labour Party in order to sustain the rotational arrangement and ensure that representation returns to Ikwuisii after another eight years.
Similarly, the Labour Party candidate for Bende South State Constituency, Hon. Chinedum Edwin Okorie, appealed to the people to vote for Dr. Anyaso, Governor Alex Otti, the party’s senatorial candidate and other Labour Party candidates, describing their victory as essential to the development and prosperity of Bende.
The Abia North Zonal Coordinator of the Labour Party, Chief Emeka Charles Kalu, also urged party members and residents to intensify grassroots mobilisation and participate actively in the electoral process.
Challenging supporters to expand the party’s reach, Kalu said: “Ndi Bende, I want to challenge you today to convince ten other people to vote for Labour Party from top to bottom.”
In her remarks, the Deputy Mayor, Hon. Mrs. Ngozi Sandra Anya, addressed concerns surrounding the possibility of a third term in representation, declaring that the people of Bende would resist any attempt by an individual to occupy the position beyond the established eight-year arrangement.
She further assured voters that their votes would be protected, urging them not to be intimidated but to come out and vote for the Labour Party in the forthcoming elections.
“Don’t be afraid, nothing will happen to your vote. We will protect it. Just vote for Labour Party all the way,” she assured.
The visit forms part of the Campaign Council’s ongoing ward-to-ward mobilisation across the 13 wards of Bende Local Government Area as it seeks to consolidate grassroots support for Dr. Anyaso and other Labour Party candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections.
