By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11
Governor Udom Gabriel Emmanuel of Akwa-Ibom state has promised to restore Nigeria’s lost glory among the community of nations’ by transforming it into an exporter of agricultural goods and services from its present state of economic standstill and a beggar country.
Governor Udom, in interaction with Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) delegates from Niger state ahead of the party’s national conference and 2023 general election promised to initiate an economic policy that would be dependent on agriculture if he becomes President.
The Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) substation in Akwa-Ibom state remained one of the best in Nigeria, he said has helped the state in the establishment of industries for the preservation of agricultural produce for local consumption and for export purposes and hopes to replicate same if he emerges president next year.
Part of the transformation legacies worth mentioning in Akwa-Ibom state, according to Governor Udom Emmanuel is the establishment of Ibom Air, the first and only state in Nigeria and promised to ensure that Nigeria Airways is restored.
The Campaign Director-General ‘Udom 2023 Presidency’, and former Benue State Governor, Senator Gabriel Suswam lamented the poverty level and hunger ravaging northern Nigeria compared to other parts of Nigeria due to the costly mistake of, ‘Namu’, an acronym for, ‘support our own’ against choices based on credibility and competency in the last election.
“Poverty level in the north is highest compared to other parts of the country because we were carried away by the mentality of Namu”, according to Suswam brought northern Nigeria years backward and therefore wants Niger delegates and northern Nigeria voters in general not to allow the same mistake repeat itself in 2023.
As the 2023 general election beckons, Senator Suswan said it is important for the electorates to be wise and avoid making mistakes of voting wrong candidates who will be globe-trotting and an absentee President by supporting the candidature of Governor Udom Emmanuel.
“Poverty in the north is so high that most people can no longer feed their families. Exchange rate is soaring so high, the gap between Nigerian Naira against the Dollar is so wide”, this and many more Suswam argued should bother Nigerians hence the need for a change from this is our own to this is the right candidate that will work for Nigeria”.
State PDP Chairman of the party and the leader of the party in the state, Tanko Beji and Senator Zaynab Kure in their respective response commended Governor Udom for the visit to interact with delegates ahead of the conference.
Beji and Kure were however unanimous in their resolve to consider aspirants who deemed it necessary to visit in person and interact with delegates as the same recognition accorded them only aspirants that accorded them during the conference and next year’s election proper. NNL.
