Rivers Council Polls: PDP candidate pledges to prioritize youth empowerment
…Seeks support
Barth Ndubuwah,Port Harcourt
Ahead of the April 17 local government election in Rivers State, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairmanship candidate in Andoni LGA in the said election, Mr Erastus Awortu has promised to prioritize youth development if elected into power.
Awortu disclosed this Monday in an interview with journalists in Port Harcourt. According to him, insecurity will be squarely addressed by initiating robust ‘Human Capital Development Programmes’ for youths in the area. He said youth empowerment is key to tackling youth restiveness and related social vices currently plaguing the area.
“My administration would prioritize human capital development and wealth creation. We shall invest in economic empowerment and youth development through skills aquisition programmes.
“This economic model will indeed serve as a permanent solution to the challenges of insecurity, cultism and piracy currently bedeviling our local communities,” Awortu said.
The PDP standard flag bearer lauded the support he gets from the youths of the area irrespective of political parties and assured them of establishing a ‘youth conscious’ administration come April 17.
“There’s so much to develop in Andoni, there’s so much work to do. There is a huge infrastructure deficit in the area, our rural roads amongst other basic amenities are yearning for urgent attention so it’s a huge task having to do with both human and infrastructure development.
“As a grassroots politician, I’ve taken sometime to study the needs of our people and after a careful study, I realized that the youths need to be empowered in order to reduce crime in our local communities.
“So, basically, there’s so much to do and God willing, we will put in our best and support the people, as well as set a positive precedence when elected into office,” he said.
Awortu also revealed his plans to kick start the ward-to-ward campaigns on Sunday, March 28.
“On Sunday, we shall inaugurate the local government campaign council.
The team is expected to take charge of the campaigns across the 11 wards of Andoni Local Government Area.
“I am very optimistic of a landslide victory at the polls because Andoni is predominantly a PDP area and I believe that, this is going to translate to massive support from the generality of our people,” he posited.
