The governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Enugu State, Chijioke Edeoga, has promised to tackle poverty which he blamed on successive administrations in the state.
Edeoga gave this promise, according to a statement on Tuesday, during a business community town hall meeting with governorship candidates, organised by the Enugu State Chamber of Commerce Industries Mines and Agriculture in Enugu.
He said, “The South-East should be a huge thriving single market by now, but the opportunities inherent in this have been ignored, largely because of the ego of some of the leaders, but I will work assiduously to lower the imaginary boundaries that are erected to divide us.
“In doing this, I will collaborate with the governors and business leaders across the southeast and south-south to ensure that the losses that have been incurred in the past as a result of selfish politicking are reversed through cooperation in the interest of the people.”
The governorship candidate also assured residents that his administration would revive the education sector, and the public school system in particular.
“It is unfortunate that education has not been getting its due attention in the state over the past years. But, just as in other areas, we will make all the needed interventions to reverse the decadence. All of us were products of the public school system and we owe it to our conscience and posterity to make things work again,” he added.
In his response, the President of ECCIMA, Emeka Nduagwuike, said, “We are impressed by your show of courage here. We are even more impressed that you did not come here to read from a manifesto someone could have written for you.”
