IMO STATE PDP YOUTH CANVASSES SUPPORT FOR KEN OJIRI

We are most delighted to welcome you all, gentlemen of the press to this all important press briefing, which touches on our future as the hope of Imo State. As you are aware, the youths represent the future of any society, for without them, there will be no tomorrow for such a society.

I wish to start by commending the press for the bold and commendable role they are playing in the sustenance and growth of our democracy. You are indeed true pillars of democracy.

The P.D.P. National Youth Movement is a formidable Youth body made up of proven and influential Youths in our dear Party and remains committed as always, towards drumming up support for the Party, to ensure total victory for her various aspirants come 2015. Our 2.7 million members nationwide have promised to do all they can within the confines of civil, electoral and party laws to return victory to our great party, come 2015.

As the Nation and the State gears towards the 2015 general elections, various interest groups and persons have begun to show interest in both elective offices, as well as in mainstream integration. The agitation or clamor for mainstream integration and effective political representation, especially among the marginalized groups like the teeming Youth Active Population, is premised on several years of neglect and unjustifiable marginalization.

Out of the about 150 million Nigerians, the Youths constitute about 58.7%. It is no longer news that the Youths form the critical mass of the country’s working and voting population and are building blocks and bridges to the Nation’s future prosperity. Sadly though, this crucial segment of the population has not been fully integrated into mainstream governance or entrusted with leadership roles. The PDP National Youth Movement in Nigeria (Imo State inclusive) has not only strove to be a beacon of that much desired hope and future, but have also through our activities demonstrated in unmistakable terms that we are the conscience of the society.

In this God-given task of ensuring that the mighty do not swallow the poor, we have been conscious of the harsh verdict of history. As gentlemen of the press, you are conversant with the aphorism that evil triumphs when good men do nothing. Without necessarily arrogating to ourselves ecclesiastical powers, we must state that we owe it as a debt to the people of Imo to ensure good governance through supporting the emergence of good and credible candidates. The forth-coming general elections shall serve as a veritable medium through which such imbalance can be addressed. This can indeed go a long way to correct prevailing social and political imbalances, especially as meted out to the Youths, Imo State inclusive.

In Imo State, our observation has been drawn to the array of Gubernatorial aspirants gunning for the Party’s Governorship ticket in the forth-coming primaries and we have x-rayed them all on the basis of credibility and potentials- capacity, intellectualism, pragmatism, experience and AGE. After our painstaking analysis of the persons and leadership credentials of the various aspirants seeking the PDP ticket in Imo State, the Youths have seen sufficient reason to identify with the person and aspiration of Mr. Ken Ojiri.

The decision of the Youths to support the candidacy of this young, pragmatic, intelligent and well read Aspirant, is premised on the following reasons;

Mr. Ken Ojiri hails from Owalla-Uratta in Owerri North Local Government of Owerri Zonal extraction of the State.

He is a Youth and the youngest aspirant in the present gubernatorial race under the platform of our great party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). He is one of us and we feel most comfortable with our fellow Youth as Governor than with other age brackets because a Youth understands the problems and the pains of a fellow Youth.

In terms of capacity, experience and potentials, Mr. Ken Ojiri stands out, having accomplished a great deal in his various private endeavors both nationally and internationally.

He is a development conscious Youth, who has proven to be an excellent manager of human and financial Resources to achieve development. Ken has both local and international exposure, having obtained his degrees in both Nigeria and Abroad. He works in Nigeria and Europe as a consultant in financial and resource management. Managing resources for Multinational Oil and Gas companies.

He is a chartered financial controller and tax expert, specializing in internal control systems, business re-engineering and international taxation.  Ojiri understands there is massive unemployment in the State and knows how to set up businesses where the teeming population of Imo Youths can get economically rewarding employment.

Ken Ojiri has the experience in managing expansive businesses and will deploy the knowledge for the benefit of Imolites.

With the experience and knowledge of this Youth in different fields of Endeavour and his exposure globally, there is no doubt that he has the capacity to transform Imo state and deliver it from the doldrums of maladministration. The PDP National Youth Movement hereby call on Imo PDP delegates to consider Ken Ojiri as the candidate of choice and give him ticket to fly the party’s flag in the 2015 general election and elect him as the Governor of Imo state. We equally call on our party leaders not to make a mistake and consider the demand of the Youths.

Long live PDP National Youth Movement

Long live PDP

Long live Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Comr. Nwachukwu Onyekachi                   Engr. Ikechukwu Uzoma

Okigwe Zonal Coordinator (P.D.P.N.Y.M.)    Orlu Zonal Coordinator (P.D.P.N.Y.M)

Comr. Ehirim Uchenna         Barr. Okoroafor Fidelis

Owerri Zonal Coordinator (P.D.P.N.Y.M.) State Publicity Secretary (P.D.P.N.Y.M)