2023: Ogah joins Abia gubernatorial race 

Story from Abah ADAH, Abuja

As Nigeria counts down to the 2023 general elections, Minister of State Mines and Steel Development, Dr Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah, has declared his intention to run for the office of Governor of Abia State on the Platform of the All-Progressives Congress (APC).

Ogah in a statement delivered to AljazirahNigeria made the declaration of his interest to be the next Governor of Abia State by May 29th 2023, at the APC State Secretariat, Umuahia, Abia State.

The Minister noted that his decision to contest to serve as Governor was hinged on his love for Abia State and his firm commitment to achieve a vision of Rapid Transformation of Abia, adding that his wealth of experience, together with successes both in the private and public sectors as well as being the largest employer of labour in Abia State, after the state government had equipped him to better serve the state as Governor.

The Minister in a statement said as an entrepreneur, he braved the odds and sited one of the Eastern biggest Industrial clusters called Masters Industrial City in his hometown, Onuaku, Uturu, for job openings and wealth creation for his people as well as Masters Energy Agricultural City (MEAC) in Abia State, with hectares of land acquired for massive agricultural development in line with federal government’s transformation Agenda.

“This huge multi-dimensional project, he said, is an all-integrative agro-allied venture that provides jobs, foreign exchange, knowledge transfer, investment opportunities and food security in Abia State, all geared towards provision of employment opportunities, wealth creation, economic and social boost to the state economy and lots more.

He said: “Either as an entrepreneur or a public official, I create employment.”

Dr Ogah noted that when elected as Governor, his administration would be based on two cardinal capitals: Faith-Based Pillar and Social Transformation Pillar.

On Faith-Based Pillar, he said his administration would be rooted in accountability to God, while under the Social Transformation Pillar, the government would provide “a Hi-5” Public Policy drive of: Economic and Infrastructural Development, that would help to re-invent the era when the Eastern region dominated central African Markets because of the commercial city of Aba and spicing it up with sprawling industrial clusters across Abia State, thereby creating enough jobs for the people, and ensuring massive critical infrastructural development as well as a sustainable and environmentally friendly smart cities and villages in line with the original masterplan.