The Gubernatorial Aspirant under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party PDP, Dr Emmanuel Ezeh, has vowed to create wealth for the people of Ebonyi State, Southeast Nigeria if he is elected in 2023.
Interacting with Journalists in Abakaliki, the State capital, Dr Eze pledged to industrialise Ebonyi, thereby creating job opportunities for the citizens.
Dr Ezeh is Oxford-trained entrepreneur, holding several Doctoral Degrees in different specialisations from entrepreneurship, and innovation to leadership and global trade.
He said; “As an entrepreneur, the call to service is now, to decorate the destinies of the Ebonyi people, because our business environment has collapsed and we need to pursue our vision anchored on three pillars of the Recovery, Rebuilding and Restoration of Ebonyi State to the original dreams of our founding fathers.
“When I said I will build human capacity, I will do it. For instance, when I said, I will create jobs for our people and I mean it, and it will be a way of encouraging our people, to make a meaningful living anywhere in the world.”
Ezeh also assured the people that he would resolve issues enveloping the dearth of productivity of the Nigeria Cement Company, Nkalagu, within his first 100 days in office as the Governor of Ebonyi State.
He said his administration would be anchored on the people if voted as Governor next year.
Dr Ezeh pledged to redeem the niche of ‘Academics in Governance,’ to bring the intense and fundamental review to governance issues in Ebonyi State.
He expressed confidence, that with his diversity of experience he is bringing to the table like his finance background, leadership training from one of the world’s elite institutions, multiple doctorate qualifications from reputable institutions of high learning in a business career traversing multiple fields such as Media, ICT and Renewable Energy.
Commending the efforts of the past administration in Ebonyi State, Dr Ezeh stated that the next Governor of the state would have his hands a full of loads, and appealed to the stakeholders and the people not to allow the charter of equity to be truncated.
He said; “This administration is built for the future, but a critical part is missing – The Human Development part. I will bring that aspect into the basket and quickly develop the state to match the dreams and vision of the present administration.
“Ebonyi indeed has been blessed with visionary leaders simply because our very first Executive Governor, Distinguished Senator Dr Sam Egwu built a solid foundation upon which Martin Elechi took off from.
“With the present challenges facing Nigeria and Ebonyi State now, the state requires a man of ideas. It takes a man who can create wealth to manage wealth.”
“We are one people. We must do all to bring down the tension around equity and zoning.”
Dr Ezeh lamented the difficulty people in the hinterland experience on their roads during the rainy season and promised to embark on what he called a culvert revolution in his first 100 days in office, promising accessible and quality roads if emerged as the Governor of the State.
He equally promised to build a game and medical village respectively, with a robust agricultural production and modernisation, reticulation of drinkable water from the available water schemes in Ebonyi to all corners of the state, alongside building skill acquisition centres cutting across electronics, building technology, food processing among others.
Dr Ezeh also called on professionals and technocrats to grasp politics, stressing the words of Haile Selassie that “evil thrives when people who should speak keep silent.”
He is the current President of Ebonyi Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture and Deputy to the SECCIMA President.
Mercy Chukwudiebere
