Chuku Wachuku cleared for senate

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Chcleareduku Wachuku for senate

By Steve Oko

Entrepreneurship Development expert, Chief Chuku Wachuku, who is seeking the flag of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to represent Abia Central at the Senate in the 2023 election, has received his clearance certificate by the PDP.

Wachuku is so far the only senatorial aspirant from the Ngwa clan of Abia North, the rightful claimants of the seat in 2023 according to the local zonal arrangement in the district.

His only rival is Col. Austin Akobundu (retd.) but the former National Organising Secretary of the PDP is from the Ikwuano/Umuahia divide of the senatorial district, the current occupants of the seat.

The position has traditionally rotated between the Ngwa (Umunneato clan) , and the Ikwuano/Umuahia political blocs in the zone.

Senator Bob Nwannunu from Ngwa clan occupied the seat from 1999 to 2003 and gave way for Senator Chris Adighijeh from Ikwuano/Umuahia who also did one term (2003 -2007).

Senator Nkechi Nwaogu (Umunneato) took over from 2007 to 2015 (two terms of eight years).

She was succeeded by the incumbent Senator Theodore Orji from Ikwuano/Umuahia in 2015, who will be completing his two terms of eight years in 2023.

The former Governor and the Senate Committee Vice Chairman on Agriculture has since declared that he would not be seeking re-election but would meritoriously retire from elective politics in 2023.

Interestingly, Ikwuano/Umuahia political stakeholders, have also before now declared that the senatorial seat should rotate back to their brothers in Ngwa divide of Abia Central senatorial district in the spirit of brotherhood and justice.

This, according to them is to promote peace, harmony and mutual trust in the district.

With this position, Wachuku is most likely to pick the PDP ticket for the zone except that in politics, one plus one, most times , is not equal to two.

On why he wants to go to the red chamber, Chief Wachuku, the pioneer Director General, DG, of the National Directorate of Employment, NDE, said that he wanted to leverage on the platform if elected, to empower families and and facilitate the transfer of power to the younger generation.

According to him, time has come for power to shift to the next generation of young men and women for them to become the leaders of tomorrow.

” Without empowering the youths of today to take over from serial contestants, WE CANNOT GROW AS A PEOPLE. So, we must immediately put in place a succession plan to replace us”, he said.

The former NDE boss, had in a statement said he was confident that he could do the following: “create wealth, while eradicating poverty; create good and sustainable jobs for all; equip our teeming population of youths with relevant skills to power the economy; and empower families.”

The statement made available to Wawa News Global read in part:”I can boldly state all these, because I’m an expert in Entrepreneurship Development; Small and Medium Scale Industries development, as well as the informal sector.

“Previously, I as the Director-General, along with my colleagues, at the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) successfully pioneered these concepts in Nigeria.

“It is on record that upon at my exit from NDE, the national unemployment rate was three percent (3%). The national average today stands at 33%, while Abia State’s is estimated to be over 56%.

“Again, I ask you to promote my emergence as Senator to represent Abia Central in the Senate, because THIS IS WHAT I ENDEAVOR TO PURSUE ON MY OWN.

“Based on my past experiences, I’m well equipped to deliver on my promises, and to promote economic polices that will positively impact the lives of families.

“The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria calls for resolute and experienced people, not “reluctant people” who MAY NOT have set out to contest that office in the first place; what this implies is that they may not have any vision or plans for their constituents.”

Wachuku further gave his goals to include :”promoting, through entrepreneurship development, economic empowerment to the family; actively creating opportunities for full and sustainable jobs for all; and wealth creation, while eradicating poverty.”

So far, he has in his kitty, the atomic votes of his kinsmen, the populous Umunneato delegates vote at the forthcoming primaries, a development, political watchers believe that has given him an edge over other contenders.

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