When history books record the Labour Party’s remarkable conquest of Abia State in 2023, one name will stand as the unsung architect of that victory — Hon. Ceekay Igara.

As the Labour Party Chairman in Abia State during the historic March 18, 2023 governorship election, Igara navigated one of the most hostile, volatile political terrains in Nigeria’s recent electoral history. There were massive monetary inducements. There were dark, heavy threats. Powerful, deeply entrenched interests converged with immense resources to ensure that the oppressive status quo prevailed.

Yet, under his watch, the Labour Party held firm like an immovable rock. He shielded the people’s will and ensured that Alex Otti polled 175,467 votes to deliver a historic victory that shook the old political order to its absolute foundation.

When desperate political actors later sought to unravel that sacred mandate through questionable court pronouncements engineered far away in Northern Nigeria, it was Igara who stood before the cameras—unshaken, unbothered, and unambiguous. He did not flinch. He declared the attempts to nullify Otti’s election outrightly laughable, insisting with fierce authority that only a constitutionally empowered tribunal could ever reverse a mandate freely given by the sovereign people.

Hon. Ceekay Igara’s actions then were not a product of recklessness; that was the thunderous voice of a man who knew the law, trusted the process, and refused to be rattled by systemic intimidation. The tribunal ultimately dismissed the opposition’s petition for lacking in merit, and Igara proudly described the judgment as a pure reflection of the will of the people.

Igara, the David of Abia, was right then and he has consistently been right. There came a natural reward for his principled, uncorrupted service: a major institutional elevation. Igara was elected National Vice Chairman of the Labour Party for the South East, a resounding recognition of his credibility, immense organizational competence, and unwavering commitment to democratic ideals.

In this capacity, he has continued to champion inclusivity and strict party discipline. He remains a powerful voice reminding political officeholders that their positions are made possible solely through the party’s platform, and that they remain, above all else, servants of the people, a core virtue the Nigerian polity needs now more than ever.

This is the very man now stepping forward to seek the governorship of Abia State.

He is not a political tourist. He is not a last-minute opportunist or an accidental candidate. He is a battle-tested, loyal party man whose allegiance to the people of Abia has already been proven under intense, blistering fire.

Hon. Ceekay Igara did not just witness history in Abia State, he helped forge it.

The question now before the people of Abia is simple, urgent, and definitive: If you trusted him to deliver and protect your mandate, can you trust him to deliver your future?

The answer is an absolute, thunderous, and emphatic YES.