From Victor Nwegede, Abakaliki
Ebonyi gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Architect Edward Nkwegu on Tuesday in Abakaliki, the state capital inaugurated his campaign council.
Christened the "Ebonyi Liberation Campaign Council," Architect Nkwegu who performed the inauguration of its members, expressed confidence in the calibres of its members, saying they would help to drive his gubernatorial project in the state.
He declared Barrister George Ukpai, the Director General of his campaign council, and Barr Anselm Enigwe - the LP Candidate for Ebonyi North Senatorial District named Deputy Director of the zone.
He also named Hon Chidi Onwe, the Deputy Director of the campaign council for the Ebonyi Central Senatorial District while Hon Bernard Ekuma emerged as the Deputy Director of the council for the Ebonyi South Senatorial District.
It was gathered that the campaign council has at least ten directorates including Security, legal matters, contact and mobilization, urban community, strategy and planning, media and publicity.
Others are a coalition of support groups, finance, religious matters, technical and Information and Communication technology and each of the directorates has different departments for easy operation.
The governorship hopeful, therefore, charged the members of the campaign council to work as a team with the party faithful to deliver all the candidates of the Labour Party starting from their Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, himself, alongside the National and State House Assembly flag bearers of the party come 2023 general elections in Ebonyi State.
In his remark, the Deputy governorship candidate of the party, Prince Ajah Nwabueze described Architect Edward Nkwegu as the competent replacement for Governor David Umahi and declared Labour Party as the party to beat at the 2023 polls in the state.
On his part, the Director General of the Campaign Council, Barrister George Ukpai expressed his enthusiasm to shepherd his members by canvassing massive votes to ensure not only the landslide of Nkwegu's victory at the 2023 polls but for all the candidates of the party in Ebonyi state.
Other speakers including Chief Beke Orji, Chima Okike, Okechukwu Idenyi, Peter Ezeudu, among others eulogized the emergence of Architect Nkwegu as the Ebonyi gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party for the 2023 polls.
They also commended Nkwegu's outstanding character, doggedness in managing resources, commitment to building humanity and capacity in championing healthy missions both in the private and public organisations before he decided to steer the leadership of the state as a governor.
