A Chieftain of the Labour Party (LP) in Ebonyi State, Chief Chikaodiri Ojemba, has promised to mobilize support for Governor Francis Nwifuru’s second tenure more than he did in the last election, irrespective of their different political parties.
Chief Ojemba, who contested the Ebonyi North Senatorial election in the 2023 general election under the platform of (LP), disclosed this on Sunday after collecting a Chieftaincy title from Izzi Development Union(IDU), an umbrella body of all Ebonyi, Abakaliki and Izzi people in the state.
The LP chieftain, who disclosed that he worked for the winning of his brother, Governor Nwifuru, during the last election, said it was his duty to ensure that Nwifuru succeeds as the governor of the state by giving him all the necessary support for him to deliver.
The business mogul also thanked Governor Nwifuru for giving the business folks an enabling environment to transact their businesses and called on the youths of the State to be focused and dedicated, adding that the future was very bright for them.
“There is this adage that blood is thicker than water. I ran for Senate on the platform of LP and lost in the court. I took it in good faith.
“While I was running for Senate in LP, I told my brother, who was running for governor in APC, that I would support him and fully supported him. I gave him all the support he needed until he won the election, and I will give more to him in his 2nd tenure.
“I will keep on supporting the governor because he is my brother; whether in party A or party C, whatever support he needs, I will give it to him.
“The government is our government, if the governor fails, I am the one that has failed. If he wins, I am the one that has won and for that reason, whatever he needs to deliver, I will give it to him”, he stated.
“My fellow youths should be focused, dedicated, and prayerful because the future is bright for us all. Dedication and focus without prayer do not go anywhere.
“I thank the Governor who has given us a level playing ground in the state. He is a governor that is interested in the progress of his people, a governor that wants more investors in the state, a governor that wants development in his state”.
The philanthropist further noted that his scholarship scheme has produced 50 graduates, with many more undergraduates in the scheme currently.
“Scholarship is not a new thing to me. I have over 50 graduates that have benefited from my scholarship scheme. I spread it to communities so that it will go round and I am not scared because God who is providing what I am using to sponsor these indigent students will increase it”, he submitted.
. TheWitness
