An Anambra-born septuagenarian, Sir Osita Nzewi, has banned his son from contesting for any political position at all from now on, until further notice.
This is coming in reaction to the shocking death of the Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial Zone and 2025 governorship hopeful in the state, Senator Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah who passed away in London on Saturday
Sir Nzewi, who hails from the same Nnewi town with Ifeanyi Ubah did not only view the death as sudden, but also attributed it to the pressure of contesting elections, the betrayals, coupled with sleepless nights with huge funds involved in sponsoring, with majority going to servicing of political jobbers, electoral deceivers and hawks. Hence, as part of his fatherly precautionary measure, he placed an embargo on his politician son, Nnanna Nzewi, prohibiting him from contesting for any political office again until further notice.
Announcing this on social media over the weekend, the son, Mr. Nzewi, who had served the government in different capacities, including as senior aide to Governors, said his 78-year-old father called him and pronounced the ban immediately after he heard about Senator Ubah’s death. He said his father also told him he can only accept appointive positions
According to him, many other relatives of his, including his wife, siblings and their family lawyer also called him immediately and related the same message of his father, further warning him that he should be ready to quit politics entirely if he can’t abide by that pronouncement of his father.
He wrote: “Immediately after the news of the sudden death of our kindred brother and biggest political export from Anambra state to the world, Senator Dr Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah (Ebubechukwuzo Nnewi); my 78-year-old father, Sir Osita Nzewi (Ugwunnia Nnewi) placed a call on me.
“After both of us cried out our hearts, he placed a caveat, saying, ‘Otabili Onyenwanneya, nwa m, you must not contest election or be cajoled to contest election of any kind in politics going forward, except it’s appointment; and if you can’t abide by this, then you quit politics immediately’, saying that Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah died suddenly because of the pressure of contesting elections always, the betrayals, coupled with sleepless nights with huge funds involved in sponsoring with majority going to servicing of political jobbers, electoral deceivers and hawks contributed to what happened to our big brother. He then concluded and dropped the call.
“Not up to 10 minutes afterwards, my elder brother, Evang. Chukwunonye O. Nzewi, called me and repeated what my Dad said and also added that he’s 100% in support, that he is just relaying a message that our father passed on to him on phone less than five minutes ago.
Continuing, Nzewi wrote: “That was when it dawned on me that he must have spoken with my Dad and he aligned to my Dad’s declaration while, at the same time, passing the mesage of Ugwunnia’s order without necessarily quoting him verbatim, because, in Nnewi, we usually counsel through proverbs and folklores, and hardly through direct confrontation.
