Youths from Isi-Uzo Local Government Area, the council area of the Labour Party governorship candidate in Enugu state, Chijioke Edeoga, have led a protest to the streets of the coal city against their kinsman.
The protesting youths that came out in their numbers, said they want to tell Enugu voters that Edeoga who’s their brother doesn’t deserve to be elected as the Governor of the state because he lacks the capacity, adding that his over 25 years in government is a waste to them.
Speaking to newsmen, the leader of the group, Nicholas Topman, from Ejona in Mbu-Amona in Isi-Uzo local government, said “We’re have come to express our feelings as it relates to the upcoming governorship election in the state. We’ve come to let the world know that a candidate who hasn’t done anything for his people for the past 25 years shouldn’t be entrusted with another bigger position.
“It’s visible to even the blind that the past 25-30 years haven’t translated into any meaningful thing in Isi-Uzo local government in terms of infrastructure. There’s no physical development to talk about. That’s what we’ve come to demonstrate that we reject in it’s entirety, the candidate of Labour Party in the Saturday poll. He has no known track record of achievement.
“As concerned citizens, we’ve watched and wouldn’t want to fool the other 16 local government areas in Enugu State. We’ve vowed to support any other more credible candidate.
“I was one of the pioneers of Ka Isi-Uzo Je but a character like this wasn’t what we had in mind then. Edeoga hasn’t demonstrated any capacity and shouldn’t be allowed to ride on the wings of Peter Obi to become Governor.
Asked if he was paid to lead the demonstration, Mr. Nicholas said he’s a lecturer of mathematics and too big to be paid by anyone to say the truth.
“I’m the famous Topman vision 2030. You don’t know what I represent. I can’t be paid by anyone to do what I know is right.”
Another speaker, who identified himself as Odinaka Okechukwu from Mgbuji (the same village with Edeoga) said he has been consistent in criticising the leadership of his community, adding that the security crisis that has bedevilled his community can be traced to leadership failure and Edeoga is one of their leaders.
“For the past four years, I’ve remained consistent in saying that our leaders in Mgbuji have failed us. The crisis we have in our community is as result of failure of our leaders and Edeoga is one of the leaders.
“If you can’t lead a community, how do you intend to lead an entire state?” he asked.
“The only thing we benefited from Edeoga is a member of the House of Representatives is an uncompleted primary school building. There’s nothing, in human capacity development, he failed. How many people has he raised? Non. The only name you hear from Mgbuji is his name and that of his family because he has failed the youths.
“Non of our youths can boast of anything, courtesy of him. How can he build Enugu State when he couldn’t build his community?”
