Enugu State youths, under the aegis of Concerned Enugu Youths, have pledged their continued support for Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and his administration.
The youth described the governor as the best so far in terms of providing empowerment and employment opportunities as well as creating the enabling environment for them to thrive.
The youth spoke at a conference addressed by Nebo Samuel Ebube, Edeani M. Edeani, Nwodo Thomas-Moore Obumnene and Emmanuel Martina Nyia, after a rally held in Nsukka, Enugu State, in support of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi.
According to Nebo, the rally in support of Obi was never meant to malign the personality of Governor Ugwuanyi, who is loved by the youth for allowing them to occupy majority of elective and appointive political positions in the state.
Nebo maintained that Governor Ugwuanyi enjoys great support from the youth constituency irrespective of political inclination owing to the unprecedented way he had carried them along in the governance of the state.
He commended “the teeming youth of Enugu State in Nsukka zone, who out of necessity and for their sincerity of purpose, came out in their numbers to identify with Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate.
“It is worthy to note that Mr Peter Obi has been engaging the youth on the need to be part of a new Nigeria and encouraging them never to give up on our country while working for better days ahead.
“We want to state categorically that it was Peter Obi’s personality and not about Labour Party that the youth are championing his cause.
“It is pertinent to state openly that Peter Obi has identified with the youth all over the country and that they have their fundamental rights to reciprocate same.”
The youth declared that “Governor Ugwuanyi has identified with the youth of Enugu State and we have reciprocated and will continue to do same.
“We are proud enough to bring to the general public that our decision to stand with Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi is not in any way 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 believe 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 advise other aspirants, regardless of party affiliation to see the young people as their number one priority.
“We further want to advise all 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.”