17 Ex-LG Chairmen, Others Endorse Chime For 2011

The former seventeen Local Government Council Chairmen and Chairmen of the thirty-nine Development Areas that served under the immediate administration in Enugu State have passed vote of confidence on the State Governor, Mr. Sullivan Chime and endorsed him as governorship candidate come 2011.

The Chairmen operating under the aegis of Forum of former council chairmen and development areas council chairmen of Enugu State made open their vote of confidence and endorsement when they paid the Governor solidarity visit at the Government House, Enugu .

In their speech read by the Chairmen of the Forum, Mr. Ta-Hill Kenechukwu Ochi, they pledged their unequivocal total support and unflinching loyalty to Governor Chime’s administration in the state.

According to them, the Forum told the Governor that their decision was based on his good governance and service delivery and said, “This forum has been following your administration’s massive infrastructural development in the state which has not been experienced in the recent past by the good people of Enugu State .”

Continuing, the former chairmen further said: “This forum has already made it known to the whole world that there is no vacancy in the office of Governor of Enugu State come 2011. We request from His Excellency to assign to us any specific role/roles as he may deem fit for us to realise this objective.”

They commended Governor Chime for appointing some of their members as Commissioners and Special Assistants ( SPAs), as well as heads of government parastatals , revealing that they started mobilizing other groups in the state to toe this noble line, to ensure the emergency of governor Chime as the first Governor to be returned unopposed in the country for 2011 gubernatorial elections.”

Receiving members of the Forum, the Governor, Mr. Chime told them that new PDP in Enugu State was determined to do things the right way and said, “ we will ensure we do not personalize the party and government, but people will be free to do things the way it should be.”

The Governor thanked the Chairmen for their kind words and vote of confidence and said, “I thank you for your resolve to give me another chance to lead the party in the next four years. To me, it is a vote of confidence when people that voted for you are happy over what you are doing.”

He also thanked them for the solidarity visit and assured that so long democracy endures and operates, PDP will continue to be a family.