A near stampede was recorded yesterday in Owo and Amagunze communities, headquarters of Amankanu and Nkanu East Central Development Centres in Nkanu East local government area of Enugu State as mammoth crowds welcome the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Dr. Peter Mbah.
Mbah featured in town hall meetings he initiated to interface with the people of the state.
The jubilant crowd could be seen adorned with colourful uniforms, glamorous outfits, cultural regalia, including masquerades, cultural troupes, wielding solidarity placards, support insignias, PDP umbrellas, posters with different support messages, chanting in solidarity of the homecoming of the governorship hopeful.
Apparently to show that Mbah and the party would not lose a single vote in the council area, the excited crowd paraded the arena with their permanent voter’s cards (PVCs), displaying them and repeatedly renting the air with the songs of victory and triumph for the state.
The elated chairman of the council, Hon. Okechukwu Edeh, said the mammoth crowds were understandable because of their firm belief, confidence, resolute and faith in Mbah’s uncommon capacity and peerless leadership skills to spur quantum leap and transform the state into an industrial, technologically driven state which will serve as a source of inspiration to other states.
Appreciating Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for upholding the principle of equity, fairness and justice through the existing zoning formula in the state, the council boss said the people of the area would forever remain grateful.
“I want to specially appreciate the performing Governor of Enugu State, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, for upholding the principle of equity, fairness and justice. We are happy and we’re grateful for his kind gesture,” he added.
In their separate remarks at Owo town and Amagunze, the administrators of the development centres, Hon. Edeh Nweze and Hon. Uche Mbah, Member representing Nkanu East in the House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Paul Nnajiofor, his would-be successor, Hon. Okey Mbah, House of Representatives Member representing Nkanu East/Nkanu West Federal Constituency, Hon. Nnolim Nnaji, and spokesperson for the development area, Hon. Ejike Ani, expressed their gratitude to the people for showing that the project belongs to them by taking over the town through their huge population.
At Amagunze community, the chairman, PDP Enugu East Senatorial Zone, Hon. Nnamdi Nwafor, Hon. Frank Anioma and Chief Johnny Nwatu, said the only debt the development centre was owing the party was to collect their PVCs, come out in large numbers and cast their votes for the party.
Mbah, who was literally submerged by the historic reception and unending chant of solidarity songs rolling out from every angle, said he visited his hometown to thank the people for the ceaseless support and spirit of brotherhood.
Recounting that he merely came to give the people the reports of their town-hall meetings’ tour to the 64 development areas and to celebrate the assurances he got from them, Mbah said he was confident that PDP was going to win with landslide victory.
He said he had already communicated his manifesto to the state when he unveiled it on October 13, 2022, and through the town hall meetings he held with the development centres.
