With the ongoing naira crisis and fuel scarcity which has caused a nationwide protest in Nigeria, the Deputy minority leader, Hon. Toby Okechukwu have condemned the leadership of the ruling party APC and their government which has led the country to its present dilenma.
Hon. Okechukwu who is also the House of rep member representing the people of Aninri, Awgu and Oji-River federal constituency made this known during the Enugu west PDP campaign which was held at Mbana Abo South development Centre in Agwu local government area of Enugu state.
The event which was held on the 16th of February witnessed the attendance of Engr. Osita Ngwu; the PDP senatorial candidate, Enugu west, Hon. Jane Eneh; the chief whip, Enugu state house of Assembly, Engr. Anayo Onwuegbu, the incoming house of rep member for Aninri, Awgu and Oji-River federal constituency, the Awgu local government chairman, Hon. Pedro Nwankwo and several other PDP house of rep members, party stakeholders and members.
Emphasizing the need for the people to vote PDP back into power, Hon. Toby Okechukwu decried the level of hardship brought on the masses by the abrupt change of the naira notes saying “it is an election like no other. There are a lot of things we are going through right now because of the new money. APC have dealt with us.
Reminiscing on the good old days before the rule of APC and describing the PDP as the best thing that could happen to Nigeria he added “when PDP was in power things were not like this. The best thing we can do now is to come out and vote out APC during the election. Vote for PDP during the election so that things can become better”.
The PDP senatorial candidate for Enugu West, Engr. Osita Ngwu while addressing the crowd first thanked Hon. Toby Okechukwu for his impeccable service to his people while in office while also assuring them that things will continue just as it was during his own time with the new person representing them.
“We want you to take back anything we say here to the people at home, we know that Hon. Toby Okechukwu is leaving office soon, but my assurance to you all is that the good things you were enjoying from him will still continue with Engr. Anayo Onwuegbu here even after he have left. All you have to do is to vote for PDP on the 28th of February and the 11th of March and be rest assured that Enugu will keep being better than it already is now”, Ngwu said.
In an interview with Lolo Nnenna Okoye, the Special Adviser to the chief whip of Enugu state house of assembly, Hon. Jane Eneh, she explained the strategy they were going to use to vote during the upcoming election saying “our strategies are very simple, we are not voting parties we are voting individuals. No matter the party you are in as long as you are qualified and know what leadership and representation is all about, you will go in. Party is just a name, we look at the content of the individual, what they are going to do and what they are doing currently.
Speaking on the credibility of PDP she said “PDP is a political name in Enugu state from 1999 till date. PDP have made a lot of people, and our strong belief is that we are going to deliver this year again, because our candidates are tested and trusted”.
Barr. Eze. O. Eze, a PDP member while speaking to UGAMATV described PDP as the only party that can save Nigeria from what APC have thrown them into, saying “we are old forces in the race with the experience of having been in government in Enugu for over 23 years. Nigerians have seen that we are the people who are supposed to rule them, because since we left Aso rock in 2015, cost of living skyrocketed, security became bad and inflation have eaten up everything. I believe that when PDP comes back into power we will discover better ways of doing things. We will take into consideration the feelings of Nigerians, especially those in the rural areas.
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