EDITORIAL: Who is Collecting Ifeanyi Ubah’s Senate Salaries, Allowances, Constituency Funds?
EDITORIAL
BY TONY OKAFOR
It has been nearly a year since Senator Ifeanyi Ubah’s passing, and yet, the seat he occupied in the Senate remains vacant.
A glaring question lingers: who is collecting his salaries, allowances, constituency funds, and sundry benefits for nearly a year?
The absence of a by-election in Anambra South Senatorial District is a travesty that defies democratic principles.
Citizens are denied their rightful representation, and this vacuum undermines the democratic process.
A vacancy in the Senate should be filled through a by-election within a reasonable period of time.
One year is clearly beyond what would be considered reasonable, and the prolonged delay is unacceptable, raising suspicions of corruption and undue influence.
Every citizen has the right to representation, and every constituency deserves a voice in the Senate.
The continued absence of a senator in Anambra South Senatorial District is an affront to democracy and an insult to the people of the area.
We demand action.
The authorities must conduct a by-election to fill this vacancy and restore the voice of the people of Anambra South.
Anything less is a betrayal of the trust placed in our democratic institutions.
This conspiracy of silence must be broken, and the voices of the people must be heard.
Ibi jus, ibi remedium – where there is a right, there is a remedy.
