From Victor Nwegede, Abakaliki
Ebonyi gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Dr Edward Nkwegu has vowed to embark on a full-scale recovery, relief and reformation of the state within 90 days in office if emerged governor in the 2023 polls.
Arc Edward Nkwegu, Ebonyi Labour Party Gubernatorial Candidate.
He assured of massive employment of Ebonyi people, saying that he would ensure that "within the first 90 days in office as a governor of Ebonyi State, we will do a lot of recoveries, give relief, reformation of the system."
Speaking on whether his party has structure from the centre to the grassroots level to win the 2023 elections, Nkwegu said the Labour Party has structures across the country.
He said, only the rivals would assume that the Labour Party merely exists on social media, and however, urged his teeming supporters to please consider the opposing elements as people talking out of ignorance.
He noted that the Labour Party has the structure which can deliver its candidates both at the National and State levels.
According to him, "all the Labour unions, are members of the Labour Party, and they have structures to the lowest levels, from the Federal to the state, to the local government to the ward and the polling unit. So, there's a structure that can deliver the candidates of the Labour Party.
"Above all, the structure of the Labour Party is made up of human beings, not by broom or umbrella, it's by human beings. It's only the Labour Party that represents a man, woman and child who are symbols of life as our logo," he added.
Recall that Nkwegu, who had earlier promised to create over 250,000 job opportunities for Ebonyi people within two years in office, said, the priority areas of his administration would be based on in-depth analysis and knowledge of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats facing the state.
He maintained that these would not be guesswork, hearsay, or political propaganda, adding that "our schemes are well articulated with action plans, timelines, and deliverables."
The Ebonyi-born industrialist vowed to aggressively mobilize the required resources and actualize his plan for the citizens if he becomes their Chief Servant in the state.
He urged the Ebonyi citizens especially his supporters to trust God, as he would surely see them through the realization of Ebonyi as an industrial hub through economic transformation and five enablers including rapid industrialization, agricultural modernization, infrastructure enhancement, mineral development, sustainable jobs and inclusive wealth creation.
He promised to carry out civic programs in the areas of education by ensuring access, quality and relevance in the system, and also to improve health care delivery services, and women and vulnerable people empowerment.
Arc Nkwegu declared that his emergence as a governor come 2023, would ensure good governance in Ebonyi where rule of law, transparency, accountability and reformation of the civic and public service can be allowed to play in a gallery in the state.
He assured of introducing a healthy environment in Ebonyi by sanitizing, planning and developing sustainable markets, villages, communities, and cities across the state.
On his part, Nkwegu's running mate, Igwe Ajah Nwabueze said that their administration would be anchored on economic transformation to ensure all-inclusive wealth creation through industrialization, saying, with "His Excellency the incoming governor, as an industrialist and wealth creator will make Ebonyi not only better but the best state in the country."
