Why we’ll take over South-east in 2019- APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it will take over the South-East in 2019.
The party stated this at a ceremony to mark the 5th anniversary of APC Youth League (APCYL), where it listed the achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari since assumption of office, especially the key projects he was executing in the South-East, the job of convincing the people of the area had been made easier.
The National President of APCYL, Mr Solomon Faeren, as saying the party would fulfi lled its mission of winning the entire zone in 2019 to enable it consolidate on its programmes for the region.
An APC chieftain in Ebonyi, Mr Christian Chukwu, said that the party was determined to dislodge the PDP in the region.
Chukwu noted that the future of the country belonged to the youths hence the need to strive to participate in the political process.
“The greatness of any nation is directly tied to the vibrancy and resilience of its youths.
Our members were being harassed and intimidated but they have not succumbed.
The youths of Ebonyi are not going to succumb.
“When you watch the way they are not succumbing, it is a clear sign that they want to take what belongs to them”.
APCYL Ebonyi Coordinator, Mr Emmanuel Nweke, said that the league was committed to promoting good governance by mobilising youths to participate in the political process.
“Our business and concern is to champion, project and promote collective interest of our party, we are not inclined to promoting any particular interest of individual members.
“All we ask is that every party member should come together as one and form a formidable force to defeat the ruling PDP in the state.
“The more united we are, the better and easier for us to bring the desired progressive change we clamour for in the state,” Nweke said.
South-East Coordinator of APCYL, Mr Okenwa Uka, said that youths were ready and determined to bring positive change in the political leadership of the country.
He said that the PDP led government in Ebonyi has failed to provide needed political leadership that would lift the people from poverty and under-development.
“The youths are driving the progressive change being clamoured for in the state, and we are only asking our elders and leaders to support us to achieve our mission.
“We are committed to positive leadership transformation to redeem the lost glory of our state and we are unstoppable in this resolve,” Uka said.
Chief Austine Edeze, APC Board of Trustees member and Chief Christopher Omo-Isu, former House of Representatives member, in their separate speeches, charged APCYL to mobilise youths to register in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration.
Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu; former Ebonyi Governor Chief Martin Elechi; Nigeria’s ambassador to Peru, Chile, and Paraguay, Chief Jonah Mkpuruka, among others attended the event.

 

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