{"id":61067,"date":"2022-03-11T18:34:10","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T17:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=61067"},"modified":"2022-03-11T17:59:23","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T16:59:23","slug":"enugu-guber-ekweremadu-makes-public-declaration-names-campaign-coordinator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/enugu-guber-ekweremadu-makes-public-declaration-names-campaign-coordinator","title":{"rendered":"Enugu guber: Ekweremadu makes public declaration, names campaign coordinator"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, on Friday, formally announced his entrance into the Enugu 2023 guber race.<\/p>\n

This has laid to rest several months of speculations on whether the Senator has an interest in the number one position in the State.<\/p>\n

There have been debates on the zoning of the governorship position in Enugu State, with the proponents insisting that it is the turn of Enugu East Senatorial zone to produce Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi\u2019s successor.<\/p>\n

However, Ekweremadu, representing Enugu West Senatorial Zone has now publicly joined the race.<\/p>\n

He spoke at a media interactive forum in Enugu, where he declared that \u201cit is now time to focus on Enugu State and Enugu people. Governorship of Enugu State will help me to serve our people more and better.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked to be categorical on his ambition in 2023, he said, \u201cyou want to know whether I will run for Governor? The answer is yes, I\u2019m running for Governor.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said as a lawmaker, he had initiated and completed many life-changing projects across the three Senatorial zones in the State.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf elected Governor, I will utilize all the experience, friendship, partnership and global contact acquired over the years to transform Enugu State into a model State,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The lawmaker said he would implement the vision through good governance, provision of water, road development, education youth and women empowerment, security, health sector reform, employment and economy, energy sufficiency, housing and urban renewal.<\/p>\n

Ekweremadu assured that restoration of the people\u2019s faith in governance would be achieved through \u201copen door government, delivering on our manifesto and promises to the people.\u201d<\/p>\n

He further stated that \u201cwe will fight corruption in a creative and effective manner. We will enthrone justice, equity and liberty to all citizens and residents of Enugu State.<\/p>\n

\u201cGovernment service will be available 24\/7 through a well-designed e-government,\u201d he assured.<\/p>\n

DAILY POST reports that he named a former lawmaker and commissioner for housing in the State, Hon. Ogbo Asogwa as his campaign coordinator.<\/p>\n

When confronted with the ongoing debate on zoning, the Senator said no zoning agreement ever existed in the State.<\/p>\n

He said none of the governors in the State was a product of zoning.<\/p>\n

According to him, Chimaroke Nnamani was not a product of zoning because \u201cI was the campaign director during his election and at no point did we discuss zoning. Sullivan Chime wasn\u2019t a product of zoning.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ekweremadu added that his Enugu West zone had been marginalized in the guber position, noting that whereas Enugu East had produced three governors, Enugu North two, his Enugu West only produced one Governor.<\/p>\n

He asked, \u201cWhere is then the equity?\u201d<\/p>\n

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