2027: Bende Needs People-Centred Representation, Says Anyaso Campaign Group

As the 2027 general elections draw closer, a chieftain of the Chima Anyaso Campaign Organization, Hon. Chief Emenike Okorie, has said Bende Federal Constituency needs people-centred representation.

In a statement on Wednesday, Okorie said the 2027 election should not be about who occupies the seat in the Green Chamber but what the seat can accomplish for the people.

“Every election presents a choice, but consequential elections demand something deeper: a choice between competing visions of leadership and representation,” he said.

According to him, the central question for Ndi Bende in 2027 is what kind of representation the constituency needs at this moment in its history.

“My answer is clear: a people-centred, accessible, responsive and development-oriented representation and this is the promise represented by Dr. Chimaobi Desmond Anyaso (Ofuji),” Okorie stated.

He said representation is not an entitlement but a public trust, noting that a member of the House of Representatives is elected to make laws, exercise oversight, articulate constituency interests and influence national policy.

Okorie argued that effective representation cannot be measured merely by political visibility or prestige of occupying office, but by impact.

“This is where Ofuji presents a compelling alternative. His record of philanthropy and community interventions, particularly in education, youth empowerment, women’s economic support and humanitarian assistance, demonstrates a philosophy that places human development above political symbolism,” he said.

He added that Ofuji’s disposition offers an opportunity to translate people-oriented leadership into institutional representation.

Okorie said Bende deserves a representative who treats education as an investment, sees unemployed youths as human capital, regards women as economic partners and understands constituency advocacy as a responsibility.

“Ofuji’s emergence also offers an opportunity to redefine the relationship between the representative and the represented. The people should not have to wait for elections to see their representative,” he said.

He noted that while no legislator can personally construct every road, school or hospital, an effective legislator can identify problems, champion constituency priorities, pursue federal interventions and demand accountability through oversight.

Okorie said 2027 should be a referendum on the kind of representation Bende wants going forward.

“Do we want representation defined by title and occupation of an office or by the effective use of that position and office for the people? Do we want politics centred on personalities or on measurable outcomes?” he queried.

He said the choice for Bende is a new social contract between the representative and the people founded on empathy, accessibility, competence, accountability and service.