APC links youths’ emigration from S’East to govt neglect

ECHOING neglect, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-East, said Sunday that the cosmetic approach to the development of the zone by the President Goodluck Jonathan–led administration was dangerous, adding that one of its negative effects was the mass exodus of the region’s youths following the absence of Federal, state and private investments.

In a statement in Enugu by its National Publicity Secretary, Osita Okechukwu, the party agreed with the assertion by Jonathan that the South East was his strongest support base and indeed the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), lamenting however, that the zone had nothing to show for the support.

Jonathan during a town hall meeting with stakeholders of Igbo extraction in Enugu on Saturday, shortly after commissioning the remodelled Akanu Ibiam International Airport terminal, said that his strongest support base was the Southeast, adding that the zone had continued to support him right from his days as Vice President and had not relented.

But APC in the statement observed that since the inception of the 4th Republic in 1999, successive PDP administrations nor that of President Jonathan had paid back in commensurate projects the unalloyed support given by the South East.

The statement added, “We remember vividly how ex-president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo made the same campaign attractive, promises of 2nd Niger Bridge, Onitsha Sea Port, Enugu Coal-Fired-Plant, Oguta or Ukwa Refinery or Gas Powered Plant, revival of Nkalagu Cement Factory etc. And no dice!

“We regret that President Jonathan is taking Ndigbo in roller-coaster again; sometimes last year Ndigbo Chorus Singers and Food is Ready politicians were assembled at Onitsha to launch the Onitsha Sea Port, months down the line we are yet to locate any ship berthing at the so called port”.

APC said that since the promises of building a 2nd Niger bridge was made, “We are yet to locate the design of the 2nd Niger Bridge, Environmental Impact Assessment nor Estate Evaluation of Assets on the way. All we heard was the chorus lead by Governor Peter Obi and other Food is Ready singers chorusing the Messiah song of we have never heard so good.”

APC continued, “Secondly, since Prof. Barth Nnaji was unceremoniously hacked, no mention was made of the Enugu Coal-Fired-Power-Plant, by President Jonathan, even at Saturday’s Town Hall meeting. All we learnt was that the money budgeted by Nnaji has been squandered.

“The Oguta or Ukwa refinery or Gas Power Plant and other robust projects mouthed during the 2011 Fresh Air presidential campaign has been consigned to the dust-bin of history.

“We had thought that the occasion could have provided Mr. President the opportunity to resolve the unnecessary Nigercem bickering between Chief C. Ibeto and Governor Martins Elechi.”

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“We regret that President Jonathan is taking Ndigbo in roller-coaster again; sometimes last year Ndigbo Chorus Singers and Food is Ready politicians were assembled at Onitsha to launch the Onitsha Sea Port, months down the line we are yet to locate any ship berthing at the so called port”.

APC should tell us the link for 10 million alamajiris in northern Nigeria.

fineworker: APC should tell us the link for 10 million alamajiris in northern Nigeria.

Never mind the hypocrites, they should be more concerned about 10 million alamajiris that has no plan for their future rather than talk about igbo youths.