Abakaliki, Nigeria – The organiser of the 20,000 Man-March in support of Gov. Francis Nwifuru, Dr. Innocent Unah, has said that the rally was to appreciate the governor for redefining empowerment and making Ebonyi people feel the real taste of governance.
Unah gave the assertion on Tuesday while speaking on the rally aimed at appreciating the governor and rallying support for him to continue in office.
The grassroot mobilizer said the level of human empowerment witnessed in Nwifuru’s government is unprecedented in the annals of the state.
“We are talking of real empowerment where the backlog of pension and gratuities owed retirees in the state since its creation in 1996 have been offset.
“I was moved to tears on seeing a retirees crying that Nwifuru has turned his life around as he was being owed those entitlements since 2004 when he retired.”
Unah highlighted that over 300 Ebonyi indigenes are currently on scholarships abroad and major universities across the country, courtesy of the governor’s untiring resolve to enhance education in the state.
“This is a life time opportunity to change the narratives of the beneficiaries and gratefully secure the educational future of the state.
“The beneficiaries would become proficient professionals in their various fields of endeavour while the state will receive massive educational impetus with their highly-horned skills and expertise.”
He noted that citizens of the state have been empowered stupendously by the governor with funds and tools to start various businesses with the vulnerable receiving due attention.
“Tremendous achievements have been recorded in the areas of agriculture, health, education, sports, mineral resources and commerce, among other sectors and we organised the rally to highlight these achievements.”
He noted that the rally was also geared towards galvanising Oshiri people to ensure that they are well prepared to demonstrate their support for Nwifuru’s government.
“We have to correct what happened during the last general elections where the governor and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) did not get the quantum of support they were supposed to get.
“You know that a son of Onicha Local Government Area (Nwifuru) contested the election and this absolutely made things difficult.
“At that point, little was.nown about the leadership qualities of Nwifuru but the people now know better and are saying that they could had voted otherwise then.”
Unah noted that the time has come for the people to show their solidarity to the governor to avoid the scenario of 2023.
“That is why we are commencing the this mobilisation to impact the Nwifuru philosophy into the people.
Mrs Jane Okoro, a native of Oshiri who participated in the rally, said the governor, through his wife, has enhanced the wellbeing of women and deserves support to continue in office.
