As the 2023 governorship race gathers momentum, Coalition of All Abia Youths Stakeholders in alliance with over 110 socio-politcal groups under the aegis of “ITS YOUTH O’CLOCK MOVEMENT, have indicated readiness to purchase the N21m expression of interest and nomination forms for Mayor Lucky Igbokwe popularly known as Don Lulu to contest for number one office in Abia.
According to the groups, the future of Abia lies in Mayor Igbokwe’s hand, noting that he has capacity to rescue it from what it called current socio-economic quagmire and leadership travails.
They therefore indicated readiness to go ahead to purchase the forms of the PDP governorship contest if he indicates willingness to join in the race.
Hon Obinna Ndukwe Ibiam, who read the communique of the groups at the end of their enlarged executive committee meeting in Ugwunagbo LGA, Ibiam said, no zoning arrangements will deny Mayor Lucky Igbokwe, popularly known as Don Lulu the opportunity to lead the state.
The maiden assembly on the same subject in Ohafia and Ikwuano last month, stressed that events, became very neccessary as several appeals from various quarters centers on clamor for Abians to elect a young pragmatic, wildly accepted, prudent manager of human and capital resources.
The members of the coalition youth groups drawn from the academia, professional bodies, political stakeholders and youths, met, agreed and appealed to Mayor Lucky Igbokwe to heed their calls to come rescue Abia as his popularity, acceptability and PHILANTHROPIE cut across the aged, youths and the down-trodden in the state.
Barr Ibe Iroakazi, a chieftain of PDP in State, who chairs the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the event read their second communique to reporters, making a substantive resolve of the youths, for a Youth to take over power from Governor Okezie Victor Ikpeazu.
He said: “They are 110 support groups with million followers in southeast, and all are calling on Mayor Lucky Igbokwe to come and contest.”
“While we await his decision we shall intensify our drive across the 17 LGA to raise partners and supporters for him. We shall equally continue the process of building structures in all the wards, to bring to reality our dream of Don Lulu for Governor 2023.
“We call on all our members from across the length and breadth of Abia and diaspora, to demonstrate to the party, their love and support for this patriot and billionaire political philanthropist.
“We call on Abians to stand solidly behind this tested, loyal and true apostle of leadership and ensure that a man of conscience like him who truly abhors corruption, succeeds the present Governor to continue where he stops.”
According to the communique, the Ugwunagbo declaration, which was sequel to the Ohafia and Ikwuano declaration on the Youths resolve for the vision of “IT’S YOUTH O’CLOCK MOVEMENT ” further agreed to “align with EKWEREMEKWE POLITICAL MOVEMENT” to mobilise funds to purchase the expression of interest and nomination forms for Mayor Lucky Igbokwe, in furtherance of our total commitment to the noble course of ensuring Don Lulu becomes Abia Governor from 2023.”
They also resolved to carry out a thorough appraisal of current political trends in different political party and INEC timetable and engage more prominent Abians, the Academia, Civil Society groups, state and national delegates of the parties, Professional bodies, Religious Leaders, Youths and Women Organisations, on the need to elect this competent and reliable Abian with a proven track record, integrity, transparency and honesty, in the person of Mayor Lucky Igbokwe as the next Governor of Abia State Nigeria, in order to realise the building of a new Abia, pursuant to the vision of our founding fathers.
