By Godwin Okeh, Abakaliki A former Presidential Aide, Dr Onuoha Nnachi has called on old politicians who have little or nothing to contribute to rebuilding the nation’s economic development to retire.
Former Aide to late President Umaru Musa Yar’adua, Onuoha, made this known while speaking with journalists in Abakaliki, stating that time has gone for old politicians to continue to cling on power whereas youths who have what it takes to develop the nation will be put in abeyance.
Onuoha who served in various presidential advisory committeesw during the former late president administration, however, declared his intention to contest for the Ebonyi south senatorial seat come 2019 general election.
He noted that time has gone when old politicians should take senatorial seat as retirement benefit, especially in Ebonyi south senatorial zone where majority of the past leaders who represented the zone at the national Assembly are alleged to be old.
Recall that Ebonyi south senatorial seat is currently occupied by Senator Sonni Ogbuoji, who was formerly a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, but recently dumped party for the All Progressive Congress, APC.
Onuoha further noted that his reason for joining the senatorial race was to enable him (if elected) to join forces with the governor, Chief David Umahi to develop Ebonyi state, stressing that he will use his connection to attract investors into the state.
“The reason why I’m running for the Ebonyi south senatorial election was to enable me join force with the governor to develop the state. I have seen some thing in governor David Umahi, he is a man with a great passion for infrastructural development. I have seen things that he has done.
“We can’t leave only him to develop the state. Those that have what its takes are to compliment his effort to develop the state.
“I’m not going to the Senate to represent only Ebonyi south but to represent the entire state. The volume of project that I will attract to the state will be 50% of the state capital budget in a year.
“Some people who have worked with me in various Presidential advisory committees know my capacity in infrastructure development which I believe, nobody can do better than me.
“It is time for the younger people who have the capacity to contribute towards the economic development of the country be allowed to takeover power from the older politicians. Time has gone when senatorial seat be used as a retirement benefit” he stated.