LP Candidate Pledges Effective Representation Of Constituency

A Labour Party House of Representatives candidate in Imo, Mr Ikenna Chukwuocha, says he will end what he described as abysmal representation of his constituency, if he is elected.
 He said this in an interview with newsmen in Owerri yesterday.
 Chukwuocha wants to represent Okikwe South Federal Constituency, which comprises Obowo, Ehime/Mbano and Ihite Uboma Local Government Areas.
 Chukwuocha, a renowned philanthropist and human rights activist, said that he decided to contest for the legislative seat because of his desire to end abysmal representation of the people of the constituency by those who represented them in the past.
 He said that the initiation of human development initiatives, people-orientated laws and capacity building schemes would be his major focus, if elected into the House of Representatives.
 He also pledged that if elected, he would work assiduously to attract more federal projects for the constituency, while also partnering with the Federal Government in efforts to reduce poverty in the three local governments.
 Chukwuocha said that poor representation of constituents and selfishness on the part of the leaders could be blamed for the myriad development challenges facing the constituency in the last 19 years.
 He said that if elected, he would ensure transparent representation, adding that he would organise periodic constituency briefings to keep the constituents informed about prevailing happenings.
 Chukwuocha, who condemned electoral irregularities such as vote-buying, warned the youth against any form of hooliganism.
 He also urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to be neutral while conducting the forthcoming elections, so as to guarantee the credibility of the outcome of the polls.