Son of former Acting President of Nigeria, Prince
Abyssinia Akweke Nwafor-Orizu and Chairman Anambra State Committee on
Petroleum, Prince Nnamso Nwafor-Orizu,
yesterday mobilized the people of Nnewi North local government area to vote for
the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the 2015 General elections.
Prince Nnamso who is the 9th child of a
Nigeria's second Senate President during the Nigerian First Republic called on
the people of Nnewi and Anambra state at large to vote massively for all the
APGA candidates come March 28 and April 11 Presidential and House of Assembly
election in all other positions but Presidency where APGA has agreed to vote
Jonathan.
He made the call during a political gathering held
in his father’s compound at Nnewi, even as he declared that voting the APGA
candidates will enable the incumbent Governor to work hard and deliver the
dividends of democracy to the people of the state.
Prince Nnamso Nwafor-Orizu, who convened the
gathering enumerated the benefits accruable to Nnewi North under the
administration of Chief Willie Obiano and urged the people of the community to
vote massively for all APGA candidates, so as to enable the governor to do more
for the town and Anambra state at large.
Hear him: "the twelve months of His
Excellency Chief Willie Obiano has been a period of excellent leadership,
transformational governance and development across the length and breadth of
Anambra state. Crime is near to zero in our state now and investors are falling
on themselves to invest in the state due to the friendly environment our
amiable Governor brought to us."
He reminded the people of Nnewi that "Nnewi
people have not been left out in the good wind that is blowing in Anambra state
as we now have more representatives in Government than ever before .
Akpokuodike has commissioned the following roads in Nnewi, Enem Awka -Etiti
roads, Cosharis-Akamili road and two others in Umudim , Nwafor-Orizu Avenue
from Eke Amobi to Amechi will soon be commissioned".
Addressing the people of Nnewi, Senior Special
Adviser to Governor Willie Obiano on political matters, Owelle Onyeka Mbaso,
who is also the chairman of occasion, said that sensitization in politics is
the bedrock of all political achievements and the message is fast spreading. He
pointed out the basis of the gathering, saying it is to help and sensitize the
people on the coming election.He reminded to get their PVC designation centers
and get ready to vote for all APGA Candidates.
Also speaking, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu- Ojukwu Jnr who
is APGA’s candidate for Nnewi North, Nnewi South and Ekwusigo federal
constituency in the House of Representatives promised the people of good
representation and declared; “my father lived life of servitude and I will
follow his foot step. I will never let you down.
He noted that with himself at the House of
Representatives, nobody will tell their opponents that Ndigbo have arrived. “We
are going to have quality representation. We will ensure truth. Anybody who
used Ojukwu’s name to win election and later derail will surely be pursued by
the land of Ndigbo”.
“When I was commissioner, I had not occupied such a
position before. Before then, I was Senior Special Assistant. You learn as you
go and you learn from those around you. If you are keen or interested in
something, if you will do your best and if you have right experiences in life,
you can adapt to new situations. If you are a people-person and a
consensus-builder, or if you have the intelligence, you can usually get to do
the learning which would be a lot easier. I was once a commissioner, once a
sole administrator and now, by the grace of God, going to be a National
Assembly member. When I get there, by the grace of God, I think I will do
better in every step of the way. I think I will perform better as a National
Assembly member”. The senatorial candidate for Anambra South zone Dr.
Ernest Ndukwe, the immediate past Executive/Vice Chairman of the Nigeria
Communications Commission (NCC) reassured the people of transparent and quality
representation in the senate.
His words: “For my people, they should expect a
higher quality of representation. I am not sure that the voice of the Anambra
people is heard sufficiently in the Senate. It is important that we have the
kind of representation that would make the average Anambra person proud”.
“I wasn’t too pleased with the level of
representation that Anambra has had so far. Some of them had tried in the past.
But in the recent past, we think we needed to up the game a bit; that is why I
am offering myself for service because I think I have the background, the
boldness and the readiness. I have the spiritual and physical balance to do a
good job of a senator,” he said.
Politics, he said, is a call for service to
humanity and not what people describe as a dirty game, adding that when
responsible people shy away from politics, the society is left at the mercy of
those who are not there for the people. It is the activities of such
participants that people understudy to call politics a dirty game.
According to him, “It is only when experienced
people get into politics that service is appreciated. That is when we can
clearly understand that it is not even a game let alone being a dirty game.”
For the Commissioner for Information, Culture and
Tourism, Chief Tony Onyima, said that the State Governor has empowered over
3000 youths in Anambra State within 11months in office. He said that the
empowerment ranges from political appointments, employment into the state civil
service as well as other forms of employments to enable youths in the state
channel their strength energy towards meaningful ventures.
He however urged the people of the community to
support the government by voting massively for all APGA candidates in other to
support his government, adding that “the economic renaissance of the South-East
can start in Nnewi if the people get it right politically”.
Short speeches were taken from Deputy Speaker
Anambra state House of Assembly, Hon. Chukwudi Orizu, Chair Lady Anambra state
Education Board, Lady Joy Ulasi, Hon. Chinedu Obidigwe Senior Special Assistant
to the Governor on Youth Mobilisation, among others. They all expressed
happiness at the rejuvenation of APGA and called on the members to embrace the
new spirit and work hard for the growth of the party and Ndigbo in general.
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Sunday, March 08, 2015
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