The Chairman of Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area, Hon. Ikenna Nwodo, led the youths of the Council, under the umbrella of ‘Peace Ambassadors” to declare their support for Gov. Ugwuanyi’s senatorial bid and that of the governorship candidate of the PDP, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah and other candidates of the party, declaring that “the sins of the fathers, the mistakes of those before us can never befall us”. Nwodo, a leader of the PDP in Igbo-Etiti LGA, explained that the group’s philosophy reflects the principles of party supremacy, peace and togetherness, stressing: “We are standing together as youths and writing our own future. We are standing together on a platform of peace, a platform of progress, a platform of prosperity.
“We are telling you (Ugwuanyi) that all Igbo-Etiti youths are solidly behind you to represent Enugu North Senatorial District in the Senate in 2023, our incoming Governor by the special grace of God, Barr. Peter Mbah, and from Hon. Ezenta Ezeani (PDP House of Assembly candidate) to Rt. Hon. Dr. Martins Oke (PDP House Representatives candidate).
The Council Chairman appreciated the Director General of Peace Ambassadors, Hon. Martins Ugwuamadieze, for his immense support and grassroots mobilization and charged members of the group to remain focused and committed to the tasks ahead.
In his speech, the Director General of Peace Ambassadors, Hon. Ugwuamadieze, corroborating statements by Hon. Nwodo, added that they are ready to do the work they have agreed to do satisfactorily. Ugwuamadieze applauded Gov. Ugwuanyi for youth participation in governance, stating that the governor has “given every Igbo-Etiti youth a sense of belonging by the emergence of these young men from our council area.
“Not only that you have given us hope, you have given us hope that tomorrow it may be your (our) turn”.
While addressing the crowds, Gov. Ugwuanyi identified and empowered three physically-challenged persons who were among members of the support groups at the Government House, with huge amounts of money to enable them establish businesses of their choice.