Infrastructure: NUJ, NAWOJ Tips Umahi for President, 2023.
Ahead of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Primaries, the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), and the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has recommended Governor David Umahi for the nation's apex leadership position in 2023.
The recommendation was made by the Central Working Committee of the two unions during their courtesy visit to the Governor on Sunday at the new presidential Lodge, Government House, Abakaliki.
NUJ, led by its National President, Comrade Chris Isiguzo, and his NAWOJ counterpart, Mrs Ladi Bala, expressed delight with the Governor's prudent management of the State's lean resources which has produced unexpected all round transformation across the State.
Isiguzo who maintained that the time has come for the media to rise up to the occasion by setting positive agenda, added that political actors should put service to the people first in their discourse and agenda.
Isiguzo said: "From what we saw and what we heard about, your Excellency, even if we stay here in Ebonyi for the next two weeks, it will be difficult to appreciably earmark your landmark achievements in Ebonyi State.
"From what we saw your Excellency, I must tell, you have done very well as a State Governor.
"What we have seen today are outstandingly remarkable: the University of Medical Sciences in Uburu constructed by you cannot be seen anywhere because if Nigerians especially our political leaders appreciate what you put there, you have clearly succeeded in stemming the tide of Medical tourism because what our people travel abroad, to Asia, America and Europe, you have brought to Ebonyi State.
"The one that really endears me so much your Excellency, is the Inyere bridge in Edda.
"From what we have seen and heard, the much you have put into it, and what you are still putting into it, if it were some other places, what you use to put the bridge there would have gulped the resources of that place for the next 20 years.
"From what you have done, Nigerians should unite and come to Ebonyi and plead with you to replicate what you have done in Ebonyi at the National stage.
" It shouldn't be the other way, where you are asking.
"It should be us and the rest of Nigerians asking you to come and do what you have done here at the National stage.
"That is why the media must begin to talk about the positive things that are emanating from our Democratic experience so that the rest of the country will fly with it."
Mrs Bala in her speech, stated that for Nigeria to effectively tackle her Infrastructural challenges, it needs a leader like Umahi.
NUJ and NAWOJ CWC were in Abakaiki, Ebonyi State capital for their quarterly meeting, during which they found opportunity to inspect some of the Governor's projects.