January 07,(THEWILL) – The Ebonyi State gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonnaya Nwifuru, has assured the youths of Ebonyi State that his administration after the general elections would focus on job creation and youth empowerment.
Nwifuru, who disclosed this during a town hall meeting of over five thousand youths drawn from the fifteen wards of Ohaukwu local government area, called on the youths not be distracted by the opposition and rumour mongers.
Represented by the member representing Ohaukwu South Constituency, Hon. Onah Chinedu, the governor hopeful, appreciated the efforts of the APC youths to deliver all its can na
n. You should discard rumour mongers and those who are in the opposition.
“The incoming governor said he would focus on rural roads, youth empowerment and job creation”, he said.
Delivering a keynote address, the Director of Youths in the Directorate of 2023 Divine Mandate campaign of continuity and consolidation, Prince Uche Ali Ega, said the essence of the town hall meeting was to galvanise total support and mobilisation from booths, wards and local government area.
“These are wonderful youths of Ohaukwu local government area drawn from the three zones of Ohaukwu, Ngbo, Effium and Ezzangbo. There are over five thousand of them. We encourage them to sensitise the people on PVC collection.
“We requested from them total support of mobilisation and campaign, door to door campaign, booth, ward and local government.
“We charged them to be well behaved in the campaign proper and electioneering process as we get close to the kick-off”, Ega said.
While charging the youths to vote for all the contestants of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Sunday Elechi Inyima, Ebonyi State Commissioner for Water Resources and Secretary, Ohaukwu LGA APC campaign Council, described the town hall meeting as the first of its kind.
“I agree with those who said that this sensitization is the first of its kind. I want to commend the youth body for organising this unique town hall meeting. We are going to support all the contestants to win their elections at all levels.
“The youths should endeavour to be voted for the senator, house of representatives, governor and house of assembly candidates” Inyima appealed.
Earlier in an opening remark, the Executive Chairman of Ohaukwu local government area, Prince Ikechukwu Odono, maintained that with the massive support from the youths constituency, all APC candidates would win the election.
He further appealed to the youths to ensure they collect their Permanent Voters’ Cards to enable them to vote for their preferred candidates.
The town hall meeting, it was learned, was organised by youth bodies which include Francis Ogbonnaya Nwifuru Youth Organisation (FON), Onwa Oferekpe Youth Organisation and the All Progressives Congress(APC) youth group.
Dignitaries that graced the occasion include the Chairman of Ohaukwu local government area, Hon. Prince Ikechukwu Odono, Hon. Princess Chinyere Elom, Pastor Eze Nwachukwu, Hon . Mrs Esther Agwu, among others.
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