"KEEP HOPE ALIVE, THERE SHALL BE POSITIVE CHANGE SOON"- Hon Uchenna Annie Okonkwo

"KEEP HOPE ALIVE, THERE SHALL BE POSITIVE CHANGE SOON" 

- Hon Uche Okonkwo

By Hon. Emma Asie

Hon. Uchenna Annie Okonkwo (EbubeAgu) the candidate of Labour Party for Idemili North and South Federal Constituency, has exhorted the people of the Constituency and Nigerians at large, not to give up hope in the face of the ongoing crises rocking the country as better days with positive changes will soon dawn on them when Labour Party gets elected into power at both the executive and legislative arms at the federal and state levels of government.

He made the exhortation when he featured as a guest on Political Heat, an interactive program of Alpha Radio Nnobi 106.5FM  anchored by Emma Asiegbunam (Mr E on The Mic).

Hon Uche Okonkwo lamented the state of the nation under the present administration and assured the people that as a youth who lived amongst them, he feels their pains and is in the race to the federal House of Representatives,to help better their conditions. He decried the  representative lacuna and ineptitude of the current member representing the federal Constituency and promised that with his unquestionable passion and love for the people, "Idemili north and south deserves more than what we are getting and I , Honorable Uche Okonkwo, shall do more and go the extra mile to ensure that our people are not short changed in anyway. I shall ensure that we  get what we  deserve and take our rightful place..."

On what informed his entrance into politics, the scion of the popular billionaire business man, philanthropist and one time senator, Senator Annie Okonkwo, explained that he was not new to politics, having contested for the state Constituency in 2019. He said that he is driven by his passion to see to the betterment of the lives of the people of Idemili north and south. It was this passion that made him to contest again in 2022 under APGA but lost the primaries due to some shenanigans in the party. However according to him "when His Excellency Peter Obi, asked me to join him in Labour Party and vie for the same post (House of Reps) I gladly accepted because I am his mentee (sic) and ardent follower. I did and here we are today".  He reminded  the people of Idemili north and south that Peter Obi whom they obviously love, cannot succeed alone as president if elected as he needs a supportive National Assembly filled with his own people and party members to help push through the good policies he will bring to change the country for better. He therefore urged them to vote for him to become a  member of the House of representatives to support Peter Obi. He pledged not to disappoint the people if elected.  He also prayed them to elect Labour Party candidates at all levels to guarantee better days. 

Responding to a caller who lauded him for his philanthropic works, EbubeAgu listed his other  ongoing philanthropic projects to via his foundation (Youth Expression and  Service - YES) to include scholarships, youth empowerment and community development and enthusiastically promised to do more. He pledged to channel all his youthful zest to bettering the lot of the people. 

Hon Uche Okonkwo listed the three key focus of his manifestos to include Employment and youth empowerment via skill acquisition, trainings and start up grants;  improved security aided by technology and attraction of massive  infrastructural development to the constituency.