[JUST IN] ENUGU 2023: Gov candidates locked in manifestoes war

ENUGU State is currently locked in war of ideas among some of the leading governorship candidates. It is a departure from the old means of electioneering campaigns to forward-moving and intelligent campaigns. The candidates appear to be in a rat race to present the best manifesto that will improve the fortunes of Coal City after the 2023 governorship poll.

Prominent in the manifestos so far presented were the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governorship Candidate, Mr. Peter Mbah and his All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, counterpart, Mr. Frank Nweke, jnr.

Cerebral Mbah, who opened the window of manifesto presentations, last Friday, stood in obviation of party supporters to mentally unveil an integrated sector-based productivity growth plan which he said will make Enugu State become a preferred destination for investment, adding that he wants to make the state one of the top three states in Nigeria with a zero percent rate in poverty headcount index.

APGA’s Nweke, on his part, demonstrated how persistent water scarcity problem in Enugu state would be resolved through unbundling of the state water cooperation, privatization of the three key components of water supply chain and making the Corporation a regulatory agency.

This season is probably the only period of transition to a new state chief executive since 1999 that Enugu State is witnessing informed discussions and robust campaigns.

The PDP governorship candidate, Peter Mbah, who is coming from the private sector acknowledged the rich Enugu heritage. He also noted recent economic and security threats attributed to unemployment, outdated education curriculum, dwindling federation account, declining FDI & Overseas Development Assistance, and rising inflation.

Mbah’s strategic development programmes include Productivity Sector, Agro Allied Industrialization, Energy & Mineral Resources, Commerce & Industry, Creative Industry, Information, Communication & Technology Industry, Urban & Rural Infrastructure, Social Services Sector, Healthcare, Education, Water Resources, Environmental Sanitation, Waste Disposal, Sports & Youth Development and Sustainable Prosperity.

He promised that his administration will replicate modern facilities, new infrastructures and meaningful lifestyles often associated with the developed societies in Enugu State, if elected as governor. He pledged a paradigm shift in the state, stressing that the state must act urgently to reposition and insulate itself from the existential threats the country is presently facing. “We must do things radically differently,” he said.

How I’ll change Enugu landscape — Mbah