From Jude Chinedu, Enugu
Executives of Gburugburu Disciples, led by Director General, Jonathan Chukwuma, the group’s Board of Trustees (BoT) Chairman, Simon Uchenna Ortuanya, and royal fathers, who are the patrons, have reassured Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State of their support and loyalty, in and out of office.
The support group members, drawn from the 17 local government areas of Enugu State, said they love the governor’s exemplary leadership, appreciate his good works and are resolute in supporting him “within and outside office.”
Presenting their stance when they a paid a visit at the Government House, Enugu, Chukwuma said: “Your Excellency, we want to reassure you of our support and loyalty both in this present government and even as you are going to the Senate. We are ready to work and serve you wherever you go. That’s why we said our motto is ‘Trust and Obey’.”
The BoT chairman, who described Ugwuanyi as a great man, the 13th apostle, the apostle of peace and humility, said: “Our generation has found a natural leader of fame.”
Explaining that, “we are not disciples to a governor; we are not disciples to a senator. We are disciples to Ugwuanyi.”
Ortuanya added that, “the concept of Gburugburu Disciples is post-2023. Wherever you go; wherever you send us, we will go.”
In the same vein, Enugu State youths re-stated their support for Governor Ugwuanyi’s administration.
Representatives of Concerned Youths of Enugu State spoke after a rally in Nsukka, Enugu State, in support of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi.
The youths said they were not in any way meant to malign Governor Ugwuanyi or his administration.
The Enugu youths stated this during a press conference addressed by Nebo Ebube, Edeani Edeani, Nwodo Obumnene and Emmanuel Nyia, yesterday.
They said the rally in Nsukka by some youths in support of Obi was based on his personality and not because of any political party.
According to them, Governor Ugwuanyi enjoys huge support from the youth constituency irrespective of political inclination due to the unprecedented way he had carried them along in the governance of the state.
They said: “Governor Ugwuanyi has identified with the youths of Enugu State and we have reciprocated and will continue to do the same. We are proud enough to bring to the public notice that our decision to stand with Governor Ugwuanyi is not in anyway because of his political party, but our act of gratitude for what he has done and is still doing in the Enugu Youth constituency.
“Our stand is not political party-affiliated, but influenced by our quest for good governance in Nigeria.
“We always come to conclusion that it is our future that we are discussing and we are most concerned on who will secure this future for us.
“We openly want to admonish other aspirants, regardless of party affiliation, to see the young people as their number one priority.
“We further want to advise the aspirants that wish to hide under the love we have for the governor to note that our love for Ugwuanyi is personal and not political-party affiliated.
“We urge the public to disregard any paid social media bandit who is trying to say the youths rejected the governor. That cannot be possible when many young persons have been given opportunity to prove their capacity in this administration even when the governor doesn’t know them before his emergence as the governor.
“Any young person speaking against Ugwuanyi is either a paid miscreant or non indigenous youth of Enugu State who is under a spiritual siege to tarnish the image of the governor. We sincerely wish to advise the youths to avoid any social media attack on Ugwuanyi or have us to severely contend with.
“We humbly wish to inform the governor that our love for him is personal as our little way of showing gratitude,” they said.