NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL OF NIGERIA VISITS SOLUDO, MOBILISES YOUTHS FOR HIS GOVERNORSHIP BID
By Christian ABURIME
The leadership of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, (NYCN), Anambra Chapter, paid Prof Chukwuma Charles Soludo, the All Progressives Grand Alliance, (APGA), a Solidarity visit in support of his governorship race.
The team was led by Hon. Samuel Egwuatu and Hon Innocent Nduanya both President and deputy President of the organisation.
Hon Samuel Egwuatu while speaking on behalf of the group assured Cee Cee Soludo of the youths support for APGA and his candidacy in the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra State.
He commended Soludo for chosing a youth as his deputy in the person of Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim.
He stated that he has studied Soludo’s manifesto and discovered that 70 percent of the content was devoted to the youths. He said this was commendable as the youths constitute the majority in the state.
He assured Soludo that the youths have aligned with his manifesto and are now fully ready for the election to deliver victory to him. He added that the structure was already on ground in all the 326 wards to deliver emphatic victory to APGA and the Soludo/Ibezim ticket.
Corroborating the words of the President, the National Deputy President, Hon Innocent Nduanya also reassured Cee Cee Soludo of their full readiness for the election, adding that come November 6, 2021 Soludo will emerge victorious.
Responding, Cee Cee Soludo thanked the group for their support and endorsement of his governorship bid. He assured the group that the real reasons he is running for the office of Governor is about their future and the younger generation. He further stated that he sees the youths as partners in building a greater Anambra.
He promised to create 130,000 private sector led jobs annually as well as youth millionaires every year as part of his agenda for the youths.
Cee Cee Soludo also stated that he will set up a N5 billion start-up funds for youth entrepreneurs including Industrial Parks to be powered by gas generated electricity. He said these are part of his agenda to empower the youths.
The former CBN Governor also assured his visitors that Anambra State will ultimately become the Industrial-technology-leisure hub of Africa.
He therefore called on them to partner with him towards taking the state to greater level by coming out November 6, 2021 to vote massively for APGA and the Soludo/Ibezim ticket.