Group pledges to ensure Mbah’s victory as next governor of Enugu
Governor of Enugu State and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Enugu North Senatorial District, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (right); PDP governorship candidate in the state, Dr. Peter Mbah; Running mate, Ifeanyi Ossai; Party’s candidate for Nsukka/Igbo-Eze South Federal Constituency, Chief Vita Abba; Lawmaker representing Nsukka/Igbo-Eze South Federal Constituency, Dr. Pat Asadu during a solidarity rally organised by Asadu in support of candidates of the PDP in the coming general elections… yesterday.
Members of Ndi Oganiru Enugu, a popular support group founded by influential people from all walks of life for the Senator representing Enugu West Senatorial zone at the National Assembly, Ike Ekweremadu, have declared support for the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, saying they will ensure his electoral victory in the forthcoming 2023 general elections.
The group, which disclosed this in Enugu, yesterday, at a reception organised in honour of Mbah, said the endorsement became necessary because the governorship flag bearer had shown his potent and robust manifesto, stressing that they were enthralled by his pledge to ramp up the state’s Gross Democratic Product (GDP) from its present $4 billion to $30 billion within four to eight years of his administration.
Formally collapsing their structure to Mbah and PDP Campaign Organisation, the President of the group, Jude Asogwa, who spoke for the group, said that the body has a strong presence in the 260 wards of Enugu, 36 states of the federation and 16 countries of the world, which would be mobilised for PDP.
Asogwa maintained that their endorsement was also in fulfillment of Ekweremadu’s promise to support Mbah’s candidacy immediately after the May 25, 2022 PDP primary.
He said: “The primary election has come and gone. Things did not go Ikeoha’s way. But being a party man, who is never desperate about life, after consultations with his political associates and leaderships of his support groups, he personally issued a statement entitled, ‘Ndi Enugu, Time to Unite,’ where he congratulated Mbah.”
Ikeoha went on to say that his political structures would be merged with that of Mbah to ensure that he is delivered as the next governor of Enugu.
“Consequently, he instructed that we should not only work for the election of Mbah and of the PDP, but also own the project and give it all that we have.
“So, this is the understanding, the commitment, and the directive we are here to reaffirm and fulfill. Since it was given to another visionary, we hereby commit ourselves to the Mbah’s governorship ticket, and will activate all our structures to do the needful,” Asogwa said.
