Prof. Nick Ezeh, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Enugu West Senatorial District, has described the district as the least developed in the country.
Ezeh made the remark on Tuesday, when he unveiled his manifesto before newsmen in Enugu.
He said that he would rely on his knowledge and wealth of experience to reverse the pitiable state of affairs in the area.
He said that he had travelled to every part of the district, interacted an listened to the concerns and yearnings of the constituents before stepping forward for the position.
The senatorial hopeful said that he had a social contract with his district “to restore the dignity of his people through effective and efficient, goal-based and result-oriented representation”.
He promised to generate cogent statistics, rebuild social cohesion, focus on critical and social infrastructure development, develop skills and capacity and attract industrialisation, if elected.
He described the zone as majorly agrarian with so many investment and development potentials, waiting to be tapped.
He, however, regretted that the area had not witnessed much Federal Government’s presence, in terms of infrastructure.
Eze further expressed disappointment that a few federal institutions in the zone were in dilapidated conditions.
He gave assurance that he would pursue a template of inclusiveness to ensure equitable distribution of infrastructure in the area.
He also promised to attract appointments and employment for his constituents, when elected.
He said: “One of my major focus will be to pursue human capital development, which I believe is the greatest need of our people.
“I intend to engage in these issues personally and in concert with the relevant institutions and intervention agencies.”
He said that he would exploit the “time-tested wealth distribution apprenticeship system” to develop a 15-year plan of creating new millionaires amongst his constituents.
“I intend to tap into my passion for knowledge and knowledge-sharing instinct to run a periodic career counselling and leadership mentorship workshops to shape the minds of our youth for positive and focused engagement,” he said.
Ezeh, therefore, urged the constituents to give APC a chance by voting massively for him to enable him to bring fresh ideas that would move the zone forward. (NAN)
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