Politics
AHEAD of the forthcoming general elections, the PDP governorship candidate in Enugu, Dr Peter Mbah, has called on churches to partner with him in his journey to make Enugu state great.
Mbah made the call at Emene during the final day of a 40-day prayer and fasting organised by the Catholic Charismatic Renewal of Nigeria (CCRN) at Emene and also at the 48th Synod of the Methodist Church of Nigeria held at Luke Methodist Church Ugwuaji on Monday.
He said such partnership entailed creating a better welfare, improve the standard of living of the people, and empowering the youth, women and the vulnerable ones through employment generation, training in digital skills and vocational acquisition.
While addressing the gathering of the Catholic faithful, Dr Mbah recalled his robust relationship with the church and how he was infused with discipline, purity of character and universal ideas of moral values, hard-work, resilience, dedication and diligence in pursuing his dreams in life.
Mbah enjoined churches across the state to partner with, to displace those forces working against the good things that were about to happen to the state by voting en masse for him and other PDP candidates in the state.
He said the investment into Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), through the availability of N100 billion revolving fund would be made available to the youth to assist them in setting up their own businesses as proposed in his manifesto.
The PDP governorship candidate appealed to them to vote for him as the right candidate that would give them reasons to celebrate by turning the fortunes of the economy around.
“I will achieve this, through my integrated development programmes and innovation, that will turn them into productive assets, wealth creators and employers of labour,” Mbah said.
Addressing the Methodist faithful at Synod, the business mogul appreciated the people for their uncommon faith and trust in the PDP over the past 23 years through their continual votes.
He stressed that the PDP had responded positively through massive infrastructure, both in urban and rural areas, and had also provided an atmosphere of peace and tranquility where the citizens could operate without fear.
Mbah, who commended Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for his landmark achievements in the areas of health, education, and critical infrastructure, noted that free maternal healthcare had been provided across different communities, thereby expanding access to universal healthcare services.
According to him, the administration has constructed a brand new Enugu State University of Science and Applied Sciences (SUMAS) in Nsukka and rated the best in the utilization of the Universal Basic Education Fund by the National Universal Basic Education Board.
He added that the feat had seen the state emerging first in the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) examination in 2022.
Mbah, while observing the gloomy state of the nation’s economy, assured that he had already taken bold and ambitious steps to insulate Enugu economy from the parlous state of the national economy.
He, however, proposed to grow the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from its current $4.4 billion to $30 billion within the next eight years.
Insisting on shooting the economy to enviable heights, Dr Mbah said his administration would do things radically, different from the norm, by adopting a different financing model that would generate huge revenue.
“We will also revamp dormant industries and redefine the present model of agriculture from subsistence to agro-allied processing industrialisation.
He further said his policies would deliberate on how to make the state one of the top three in the country.
He added that Enugu would become a food basket, export hub for finished goods through the creation of special economic zones.
He promised to create the enabling platform for young people to thrive which would give them opportunities globally in e-commerce, Fintech, cyber security, artificial intelligence, robotics, mechatronics, virtual reality and other digital space techniques.
He further said his administration was poised to establish a learning village that would engender global citizenship.
Dr Mbah appreciated Rev. Fr. Valentine Azubuike Ubaene of the CCRN, Archbishop Christopher Nweke and the entire church for the opportunity and massive endorsement from them.
Responding, Fr. Valentine Azubuike Ubaene of CCRN, commended Mbah for attending their programme, assuring him of their support and would pray for him and also encourage members to come out en masse and vote for him. (NAN)
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