As Enugu state Local Government elections scheduled to take place on 21September,2024 , is fast approaching the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Enugu state Chapter , Wednesday, held the grand finale of it’s campaign, appealing to voters to vote for the Party’s Chairmanship and Councillorship candidates .
Speaking at the event held at the Michael Okpara Square, Enugu, the State Governor and leader of thr party, Dr. Peter Mbah said voting for the PDP’s candidates across the 17 Local Government areas of the state will consolidate ongoing N1bn projects in the state..
Pix- Chairmanship Candidate for Udenu LGA,Aka Eze Aka receiving the PDP flag from Gov Mbah
He said his administration was already undertaking over 1,000 projects across the State, with at least N1bn worth of projects for each of the 260 wards.
In his words, “When we say power to the people in PDP, we understand where power belongs. You entrusted your mandate to those who will hit the ground running. We are currently executing over 1,000 projects in our state. And what that means is that you have not entrusted your future to people that will use it for trial and error.
“We are building in your various wards, 260 Smart Green Schools and 260 Type 2 Primary Healthcare Centres. It is not just about the brick and mortar. It is to ensure that every child has access to quality learning. And it is not just about quality learning. We are talking about the robotics, mechatronics, augmented realities, artificial intelligence, virtual reality and computer-generated images. The idea is that 10 to 15 years from now, no child in Enugu State would ever be poor.
“We are spending over a billion naira in every ward. What that means is that we are generating wealth in every community. The bye-products of these activities are employment generation and wealth creation so that our people would not longer be hungry. It is not about giving you handouts. It is about providing you job so you can work and get paid.”
He noted that the PDP took conscious steps to elect credible candidates in the council primary election, knowing that the rural communities were the most developmentally challenged.
“If we are feeling the impact of governance of PDP at the state level, it means that we must cascade it to the grassroots because we are only as good as our weakest link.
“We understand that our weakest point is our rural areas and that is why we have gone through our rigorous process of conducting a credible primary that threw up the best of our best to go to our various local government to serve us.
“The programmes and projects that we are executing need to be consolidated. We need men and women whose track record and integrity cannot be questioned; people who have demonstrated in their various places of work that they are able to deliver; and those are the people we are presenting to you to support come Saturday.
“You must all come out en masse. Take nothing for granted; do not say it is a foregone conclusion, PDP has won. You must come out and cast your vote.
“I am assuring you that these men of integrity and competence that are coming to join us to consolidate the works we are doing in our various communities will not fail you. We are going to make sure that they deliver,” he stated.
Earlier, the Chairman of the PDP in Enugu State, Dr. Martin Chukwunweike, said the party’s State Executive Committee campaigned in all the 17 LGAs, while the chairmanship candidates campaigned intensively in all the 260 wards, adding that they did not see the opposition campaigning anywhere.
“If you do not campaign, how do you hope to win? It is a walkover. Nevertheless, we urge our supporters to come out and vote en masse to make the needed statement,” he stated.
Other party chieftains, including the Speaker, Hon. Uchenna Ugwu; Senate Minority Whip, Senator Osita Ngwu; Member representing Nkanu East/Nkanu West Federal Constituency, Hon. Nnolim Nnaji; the State PDP Woman Leader, Hon. Peace Patrick; the State PDP Youth Leader, Hon. Benneth Ajah; and the immediate past Chairman of the Enugu State Chapter of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, and Chairmanship candidate of the party in Nkanu East, Hon. Okechukwu Edeh, stressed that the governor’s myriad of projects across every nook and cranny in just 15 months had already campaigned and secured victory for the party..
Pix- Aka Eze Aka in handshake with Gov Mbah
Speaking to newsmen, the party’s chairmanship candidate for Udenu Local Government Area and immediate past Commissioner for Information, Hon. Aka Eze Aka thanked Party faithfuls for their support. He said he will key into the developmental agenda of Governor Peter Mbah, cutting across all sectors.
On his part, the chairmanship candidate, Oji -River Local Government Area, Hon Greg Anyaegbudike expressing their readiness to work. He urged voters to come out enmasse and vote for PDP candidates, saying they were ready to contribute to what the good works Governor was doing in the state
Also speaking with newsmen, the Chairmanship Candidate for Enugu East Local Government Area , Pastor Beloved Dan Anike,said he will ride on the mantras of the State Governor, grow the Internally Generated Revenue of the Local Government to $3bn.
Their Isi-Uzo LGA counterpart, Hon. Obioara Obeagu, said the governor’s numerous projects had liquidated the vestiges of opposition.
A party executive, Hon. Uche Obute said Governor Mbah had through his developmental strides in the state campaigned for the party. He urged voters to come out enmasse and vote for the PPP, expressing the confidence that PDP will win across the 17 Local Government areas of the State .
Author: Maureen Ikpeama