As part of her cooperate responsibility to provide a platform for democratic governance to thrive, the apex youth body and the supreme council of Ebonyi youth, Nigeria Youth Council of Nigeria has passed vote of confidence on Governor Francis Nwifuru over his monumental achievements in office.
The group made this known in a communique signed by the Chief Press Secretary, Ferdinand Oruta and made available to newsmen at the end of November monthly security meeting stating that Governor Nwifuru has proven transparency and accountability in governance, hence, his second term is sacrosanct.
According to Comrade Ochishi, Governor Nwifuru’s policies and programmes especially his sincere empowerment programme has gone far to dounce economic tension and reduce poverty in the state.
“As part of her cooperate responsibility to provide a platform for Democratic Governance to thrive in Ebonyi State Nigeria at large, the Nigeria Youth Council of Nigeria, Ebonyi State chapter ably led by Comr Douglas Ochishi has issued the following communique.
“That the National Youth Council of Nigeria Ebonyi State Chapter as the apex youth body in the state and the supreme council of Ebonyi youth passed vote of confidence on the executive governor of Ebonyi State His Excellency RT Hon. BLDR. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, FINOB GGCEHF for his monumental achievements so far in the state.
“That we received with deepest sense of appreciation the one million Naira grant each given to 1,300 Ebonyi youth across the 13 LGAs in the state which encourages self-reliance of Ebonyi youths.
The group noted that the giant strides on the area of infrastructures and road networks, among clearing backlog of pension and gratuity of state civil servants among others were commendable.
“Your giant strides on the area of infrastructures and road networks, clearing the backlog of pensions and gratuity of Ebonyi workers are quite commendable.”he said
“You have also revived the sports sector by introducing different kinds of sporting activities in the state and the recent establishment Abakaliki Football club (Abakaliki FC) aimed at harnessing the hidden potentials and talent of Ebonyi youths especially on sports.
“On the area of agriculture you have constantly supplied the genuine farmers with farm inputs and necessary seedlings to encourage food security in the state.
He lauded Governor Nwifuru for his intervention in health sector stating that the aggressive equipping of staff and consumables have gone in long way to save millions of lives especially the average Ebonyians who rely on the centers for medical cares.
“The health sector wasn’t left untouched as you upon assumption of office, embarked on aggressive renovations and equipping our general hospitals with state-of-the-art facilities and provision of SUVs vehicles to the medical doctors in those general hospitals to aid in discharging their constitutional duties.
“Our traditional institutions were never left behind as Governor Nwifuru’s administration upon assumption of office flagged off construction of duplexes for each traditional rulers across all autonomous communities in the state to give our royal fathers a befitting and conducive palaces to carry out their traditional duties.
“Your excellency, indeed your people’s charter of needs agenda is speaking volumes in all nukes and crannies of the state and has given Ebonyi youths much confidence as we toured round other regions of the country, we can now make bold to say we are Ebonyians.
The state NYCN chairman, Comrade Ochishi urged the youth to disregard the rumour making the round on social media with intend to demean the ongoing administration in the state as the unscrupulous element sponsored by the opposition would never succeed the good intentions of the people’s charter of needs government of Governor Nwifuru.
“We call on Ebonyi youths and all well meaning Ebonyians to disregard every rumour making round the social and print media condemning the good governance and demeaning the person of the governor of Ebonyi State as this is coming from unscrupulous element who never meant well for Ebonyi people but are hellbent on distracting the present administration in Ebonyi State.
“As an Apex youth body in the state, haven seen selflessness in your service to the good people of Ebonyi state, we pledge our unalloyed support to your administration any day, any time and anywhere to ensure full actualisation of your people’s charter of needs mantra”It further emphasized.