Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State on Wednesday led his deputy, Barr. Ifeanyi Ossai, the speaker of the state house of assembly, Uche Ugwu, the member representing Enugu West Senatorial District, Senator Osita Ngwu, among others, to rally support for the chairmanship candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the September 21, 2024 local government elections.
At the final campaign rally held at Michael Okpara Square, Enugu, Governor Mbah said the 17 LGAs in the state need strategic thinkers, builders and men with compassionate hearts who would help move the state out of poverty.
Mbah disclosed that his administration would be building infrastructure worth over N1 billion in each of the 260 wards across the state.
The governor emphasized that the need for visionary men to man the various local government areas stemmed from the fact that his administration needs people that would take the infrastructural development to the rural areas.
“The programmes we’re executing at the state level need to be consolidated. And we need men whose track records and integrity cannot be questioned, people who have demonstrated in their various places of endeavours that they’re capable and able to deliver. These are the people we’re presenting to you to support come Saturday, September 21.
“You must all come out on that day. Take nothing for granted. Don’t say that PDP has won, and therefore no need to come and vote. No. We need all the votes we can get for PDP that day”, Mbah said
He added that he has absolute confidence that the PDP candidates in the 17 LGAs and their running mates, will deliver the dividends of democracy to the people at the grassroots.
The state chairman of the PDP, De. Martin Chukwunwike, noted that the party had visited the 17 LGAs in the past weeks and expressed happiness with the massive turnout and support of the people for the party.
He commended Governor Mbah for using his numerous people-oriented projects to campaign for the party in every ward.
“The campaign was almost not necessarily because the governor has been campaigning for us with projects. It’s either you have type 2 health centers or smart schools or roads in your ward.
“During the course of our campaigns, we never saw any other party campaigning for this election in any of the LGAs.
“We therefore concluded that this is going to be a simple walkover for PDP. We don’t expect anything less. If you don’t campaign can you really win
“We’re glad that our candidatesdid well in their various campaign and the result was massive”, he said.
