…Call on them to see Mbah’s emergence as divine
The people of Eha-Amufu Community, Isi-Uzo local government area of Enugu State, have congratulated Barr. Peter Mbah for emerging victorious in the just concluded gubernatorial election.
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was declared the winner of the March 18th governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday.
Mbah scored 160,985 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Chijioke Edeoga of the Labour Party who scored 157,552 votes while APGA came a distant 3rd with 17,983 votes and APC occupied the 4th position with 14575 votes.
Speaking to journalists in Enugu on Friday, Rt Hon Dr Emeka Ogbuabor, MBBS, PhD. I am a former Member, Isi-Uzo Constituency & Chairman, House Committee on Health, Enugu State House of Assembly (2011-2019), said “It is imperative that we add our voice to the conversations on the outcome of the March 18th Gubernatorial election in our dear State.”
Ogbuabor who’s the National Convener, Eha-Amufu Leaders of Thought while saying that Mbah and his running mate, Barr. Ifeanyi Ossai are deserving of the victory, added that their “victory is a clear testimony to the trust and confidence the people of our dear state repose in them. The people have testified to your competence, capacity and credibility.
“During your campaign, you canvassed issues that touch the root of our people’s lives including health, education, water, infrastructure, energy costs, digital innovation, employment opportunities, economic development and good governance. It is now time for ‘Peter to go work’. It is now the time to translate your manifesto into a State Strategic Development Plan with clear targets, roles and responsibilities, timelines, and key performance indicators with which the people can hold you accountable in the following four years. The expectations are great! Given your miraculous performance in your private enterprise, we have no doubt, whatsoever, that you will exceed the standards of the people’s expectations.
“Thankfully, in your acceptance speech as is the case in your manifesto, you committed to be our Governor; and not to serve any sectional interest. You committed to rise above the emotions, politics, and other mundane divides to serve our people with utmost dedication and diligence. We urge you to do so, especially in Isi-Uzo. Because you commit to be our governor, we shall also be your people. We shall follow you. We shall support you. We shall cooperate with you. We shall collaborate with you. Together, Enugu will be great again. And the people, shall once again, have a toothy smile irrespective of their geo-political diversity.”
The former President-General, Eha-Amufu Development Union, also “congratulated other candidates who participated in the governorship election especially our son and brother, Hon Barr Chijioke Edeoga, Okaome, for a truly gallant and stellar outing. No candidate lost in the true sense of democracy. Everyone won. Enugu won. It is human to aspire, but it is divine to be returned elected.
“We call on other contestants and their supporters to see the emergence of Dr Peter Mbah as divine, sheath their swords, and embrace Dr Mbah’s hands of fellowship. Politics is over. The time for governance is now. Peace is a fundamental pre-requisite for good governance. No State can attain development without peace.
“We must acknowledge that no individual’s interest is bigger than the collective interest of the State. We must also remember that Nigerians are now better aware and politicians who are entrusted with leadership must live up to the expectations or be voted out after four years. Therefore, we concur with the Governor-elect when he urges his colleagues at the poll, to ‘come together and give our people a tomorrow that befits their hard work, industry and ancestry of greatness’”.
