Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has called on the voters to support the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the upcoming local government election on September 21 to strengthen the progress made by his administration.
The governor made his remarks during the grand finale of the PDP campaign, which took place at Okpara Square in Enugu on Wednesday.
Mbah said, “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 who 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 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 will 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 by-products of these activities are employment generation and wealth creation so that our people would no longer be hungry. It is not about giving you handouts. It is about providing you a job so you can work and get paid.”
The governor highlighted that the PDP deliberately selected trustworthy candidates for the council primary election, recognizing that the rural areas faced the most developmental obstacles.
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“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 can 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 who 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.
In an earlier statement, Dr. Martin Chukwunweike, the Chairman of the PDP in Enugu State, mentioned that the State Executive Committee of the party conducted campaigns in all the LGAs. The chairmanship candidates also campaigned extensively in all 260 wards. He observed that the opposition did not engage in campaigning activities 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 leaders, 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, emphasized that the governor’s various projects across every corner within just 15 months had effectively campaigned and ensured victory for the party.
In his statement to the press, the party’s chairmanship candidate in Isi-Uzo LGA, Hon. Obioara Obeagu, mentioned that the governor’s numerous projects had eradicated any remaining opposition.
