The Labour Party’s Gubernatorial Candidate in Abia, Dr Alex Otti, has picked a 38-year-old engineer, Mr Ikechukwu Emetu, as his running mate.
Otti unveiled Emetu at an event in Umuahia on Tuesday.
Otti also inaugurated his Campaign Council, with a former House of Representatives member, Chief Nnanna Ngwu, as the Chairman.
In his speech, the governorship hopeful said that Emetu satisfied his desire for a youth as running mate.
According to him, the choice is to give the Abia youths a sense of belonging in the political space.
Otti also said that he got attracted to Emetu because of his antecedent as a philanthropist.
“He is renowned in his Ohafia Local Government Area for his outstanding community development service and humanitarian gestures.
“So in all, he fits squarely into the characteristic and quality of the kind of deputy that I yearned for,” he said.
Speaking also on the campaign council, he said that the team was constituted to drive a robust and result-oriented campaign that would ensure victory for the party.
In an acceptance speech, Emetu thanked Otti for finding him worthy for such an exalted position.
“This opportunity is not only for me but for millions of Abia youths.
“You have made us to believe that the future truly belongs to the youth,” Emetu said.
He promised to mobilise the youths for their collective victory at the polls, adding that they would not betray the confidence reposed in them.
Also, the chairman of the campaign council promised that the team would leave no stone unturned to ensure victory for the party.
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