ABUJA – Mr Okey Ezea, the APC candidate in the 2015 governorship election in Enugu State, says he will confront the infrastructural challenges the state currently faces if voted into power.
Ezea told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja that Enugu state has had a “stunted growth’’ in terms of infrastructural development.
He said one of his priorities would be to address those issues that affected the people’s lives.
“Take water supply for instance. This most vital social amenity has perpetually remained a mirage.
“Potable water should be readily and freely available to indigenes of this state. But, sadly, that is not the case.
“I intend to address the anomaly by ensuring a 24-hour water supply, not only in the major cities but also in all the towns and villages,” Ezea said.
He also said the modernisation of markets in the state would be one of his priorities if voted into power.
“We are all aware that trade and commerce constitute the main livelihood of the people of this part of the country.
“We intend to modernise the markets to boost buying and selling.
“But more importantly, we shall introduce and implement an aggressive policy of industrialisation so that our people do not only engage in buying and selling but in manufacturing as well,” the candidate said.
Ezea noted that the attention given to state capitals such as Enugu by various state governments had only succeeded in under-developing most towns and cities in those states.
“A state is much bigger than its capital city. It is the capital that actually needs the least effort.
“So, if I am elected, we shall reach out to other component parts of the state, especially the rural communities since these are the places in need of serious development.
“We shall endeavour to develop the hinterland and this will go a long way in discouraging the rural-urban drift with the attendant social dislocations,’’ he said.(NAN)
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