Senator Ken Eze: Ebonyi Central Political Nucleus @ 53.
Today is the 53rd birthday of Senator Kenneth Chukwuemeka Eze of Ebonyi central senatorial district. Ebonyi central senatorial district has remained the melting point of Ebonyi politics since 1999. For instance, during the sixth session of the Nigerian Senate (2007 - 2011), Ebonyi central senatorial district produced two senators - Rt. Hon. Julius Ali Ucha and Dr. Emmanuel Uzor Onwe. Between Between 2011 and 2015, Ebonyi central senatorial district, produced Engr. Peter Edeh (ANPP) as representative of Ezza North/Ishielu federal constituency as well as Hon. Enyi C. Enyi (ANPP) Ezza North West and Hon. Joseph Nwobashi (ANPP) Ezza North East state constituencies; and so became the headquarters of the opposition in Ebonyi State. In 2019, Ebonyi central maintained its status as the hotbed of politics by producing Comrade Chinedu Ogah of the opposition APC as the representative of Ikwo/Ezza South federal constituency. Nothwithstanding the political transmutation of Ebonyi State into APC state in 2020, the political vibrancy of Ebonyi central senatorial district manifested in the results of the 2023 general elections: APGA produced the representatives of Ezza North/Ishielu federal as well as Ezza North East state constituencies in the persons of Hon. Joseph Nwobashi and Hon. Kenechukwu Oke respectively. PDP also produced the representative of Ezza North West state constituency, Barr Chika Nomeh. Just like Ebonyi central, Ebonyi South senatorial district equally produced two National Assembly representatives, Hon. Iduma Igriwey of PDP in Afikpo/Edda federal constituency and Hon. Nkemkanma Kama of LP in Ohanivo federal constituency as well as Onu Charles Nkwoemezie of PDP in Onicha West state constituency.
The foregoing shows that Ebonyi central senatorial district has natural repudiatory mechanism against weak, non-performing and dishonourable politicians. Politically, Ebonyi central senatorial district is like a market where lizards ply their trade. Ezza Ezekuna people counsel that only the insect with fully mature heads should venture into the market where lizards trade. This implies that it takes capacity, vision and generally acceptability for one to find one's footing and to even emerge a senator in Ebonyi central senatorial district. So far, Ebonyi central senatorial district has been represented by six distinguished senators. They include Senators Vincent Obashi Usulor, Julius Ali Ucha, Emmanuel Uzor Onwe, Paulinus Igwe Nwagu, Joe Obinna Ogba and the incumbent, Kenneth Chukwuemeka Eze, who is the youngest senator in the history of Ebonyi central senatorial district.
Engr. Ken Eze's political career, including his senatorial project, has been, every inch, populist. In 2023, Ebonyi central senatorial district yearned for a humble, detrabalised and visionary representative who would shun pedestrian tribal sentiments, overbloated appetites, vaulting ambition as well as artificial life style and sincerely treat people from all parts of Ebonyi central as his constituents. While many jostled for the top job, Senator Kenneth Eze who shares a lot of traits with King David of the Bible was busy trying to improve the common good of the people of Ezza South council area where he presided as council chairman. His hope was to get a second term as council chairman. The people of Ezza South to whom the senatorial district ticket was zoned resolved to put their best foot forward by sending Engr. Eze to represent them in the Senate. So, on popular demand, Eze contested the 2023 Ebonyi central senatorial election and won. Since inauguration, the confidence of the people of Ebonyi central on suave Engr. Ken Eze was reinforced by the 10th Nigerian Senate who appointed Senator Eze as the chairman of the Senate Committee on Information, Vice-chairman of the Senate Committee on Water Resources and member of over ten other Senate committees. Engr. Ken Eze has continued to prioritize the well-being of both his people and the nation at large. His efforts have yielded fantastic bills and motions; over 60 federal jobs; and projects spanning water, skill acquisition training, electricity, human capital development, education and infrastructure for the people. In fact, it is heartwarming to note that one of the constituency projects of unassuming Senator Ken Eze in the 2024 budget is the construction of a road to link Isu Okoma in Ebonyi South with Ezzaegu in Ebonyi Central and Obegu Nkanu in Enugu State. Those who know Isu Okoma - Ezzaegu - Obuegu Nkanu terrain understand the promises the road project holds in economic development, security, social interactions and agriculture for the peoples of Ebonyi and Enugu States.
Charismatic rapports exist between Senator Eze and the leadership of Ebonyi State under His Excellency, Builder Francis Nwifuru, on one hand; and the rest of Ebonyi State on the other hand. Reticent Senator Eze has become popular for his soundproof and transformative representation of his people. His markedly positive style of politics without bitterness has made people to liken him to water which is said to have no enemy. Senator Ken Eze's organic and harmless style of politics as well as his drive for the unity, peace and progress of Ebonyi State has endeared him to people and transformed him to a reliable human bridge across political, clan and ideological divides of Ebonyi central senatorial district, nay Ebonyi State. This explains the confluence of youths, women, political bigwigs, former governorship aspirants, elders statesmen, critical stakeholders, leaders of thought, people of goodwill and patriots around the people's senator who has seized every opportunity to preach the tripartite gospel of support for the Ebonyi Peoples Charter of Needs administration of Governor Francis Nwifuru; peace and unity among the peoples of Ebonyi State and love for one another. For all these and more, Senator Kenneth Chukwuemeka Eze who is widely known as Agunechemba 1 has metamorphosed into the political nucleus of Ebonyi central senatorial district. Expectedly, this new status of Senator Kenneth Eze has equally brought him pedestrian envy and stillborn malicious traductions from political adversaries and fifth columnists who were unable to come to terms with the infectious popularity and effervescent representation of the humane senator. Ironically, the desperation of the burgeoning blackmail industry in Ebonyi central against meek and open-armed Senator Kenneth Eze has continued to strengthen the people's confidence and even stoke more support for Engr. Kenneth Eze.
Senator Kenneth Chukwuemeka Eze is happily married to his heartthrob, Her Lordship, Justice Chinyere Kenneth-Eze of Ebonyi State judiciary; and the union is blessed with promising children. Senator Eze's hobbies include athletics, traveling and meeting people. As distinguished Senator Kenneth Eze who is indubitably the political nucleus of Ebonyi central senatorial district and the best senator in Ebonyi State turns 53 today, one cannot help joining the teeming supporters of this charismatic senator to wish him many happy and fruitful returns.