Abi and Yakurr are one people, bound by history, geography, and a shared mandate in the House of Representatives. As we approach the next election, the decision before us is not about sentiment. It is about strategy. It is about what will bring the greatest development, opportunity, and voice to our federal constituency covering 10 wards in Abi and 13 wards in Yakurr.
After two terms of service, Rt. Hon. Alex Egbona has built the experience, the goodwill, and the platform that Abi-Yakurr can now convert into real leadership at the national level. A third term is how we make that conversion. This is not about starting over. It is about building on what is already working. In two terms, Hon. Egbona has not only built influence in Abuja, he has delivered projects we can see and touch — health centres for our mothers and children, water, schools, and empowerment programs spread across all 23 wards of Abi and Yakurr. He has also facilitated the employment of many sons and daughters of Abi and Yakurr into the public service, across local, state and federal agencies.
The primary job of a federal lawmaker is lawmaking and oversight. In two terms, Hon. Egbona has sponsored multiple motions and bills in the National Assembly. Several of these bills have been passed and are awaiting presidential assent. This record shows his capacity to articulate Abi-Yakurr’s challenges on the floor, make laws that affect our people directly, and defend our interests during national debates. A third term means we retain a tested voice who already knows how to navigate the House to get our concerns heard. Voice in chambers. Results for home.
Legislation and constituency development in Abuja are not learned in one term. By his second term, Hon. Egbona had mastered the budget process, committee work, and the hard art of moving projects from proposal to completion. A third term means we do not go back to square one. It means we keep a ranking member who already knows which doors to knock on, which ministries to engage, and how to defend Abi-Yakurr’s interests when national resources are being shared. This is not theory. Data from the National Assembly between 2015 and 2023 shows that third-term members attracted on average more than twice the constituency and capital projects of first-term members because they sit on committees that scrutinize and approve budgets. In a parliament driven by seniority, continuity is power. First term learns. Third term delivers.
By a third term, a member is positioned to vie for principal offices and chairmanship of key committees — Appropriations, NDDC, Works, FERMA. These are not titles. They are instruments. A chairman of Works can fast-track federal roads that link our agricultural communities and markets. A leader on the NDDC Committee can ensure erosion control, shoreline protection, and water projects reach our communities. A principal officer has direct access to Zonal Intervention Funds, federal appointments, and special grants. That access means more jobs for our graduates, more empowerment slots for our women and youths, more scholarships, more skill centres, and more infrastructure across all 23 wards. We have spent two terms building influence and delivering projects. A third term allows us to scale both for our people. Two terms built the influence. A third term spends it.
Abi-Yakurr is a shared constituency, and our strength has always been fairness. Equity must be seen and felt. The senatorial seat is currently occupied by our brothers from Yakurr, and that is why we in Abi are privileged to retain the House of Representatives seat at this time. But within Abi, equity also demands balance. The position is currently occupied by an Agbo son, and equity will not be served if one Agbo hands over to another Agbo. That will break the trust that holds us together.
For the people of Abi, we must think beyond 2027. Think of the implications. If an Agbo man hands over to another Agbo man in 2027, what happens in 2031? The demand for fairness will only grow louder, and the divisions we have worked hard to avoid will resurface. To protect peace and unity, we must honour the understanding that has guided us. Between Abi and Yakurr, our partnership has also thrived because we respect each other. A third term should therefore be anchored on a clear commitment: deeper consultation through chapters and wards, equitable spread of projects, and deliberate inclusion of youth and women in every empowerment program. When leadership is combined with listening, development gets to the grassroots, and no community is left behind. Leadership without listening is noise. Leadership with listening is development. No ward left behind.
In conclusion, this is about securing the future of Abi-Yakurr. We can choose to start over and spend the next four years learning the ropes. Or we can choose to advance and spend the next four years leading, attracting, and delivering. A third term for Rt. Hon. Alex Egbona is an investment in seniority, in access, and in results. It is how Abi-Yakurr moves from being represented to being influential.
For the sake of more laws, more jobs, more projects, more opportunities, and a stronger voice for our people in Abuja, Abi-Yakurr should re-elect Alex Egbona for a third term.
Chuks Agube Esq.
