Enugu LG Elections: Rep. Ofor Chukwuegbo donates N31m to PDP, Candidates
One of the Guber aspirants in Enugu and current member of the House of Representatives, representing Enugu North/South Federal Constituency, Rt. Hon. Prince Ofor Chukwuegbo, yesterday disbursed N31 million naira to support the PDP and its candidates in the coming elections.
The huge support is a significant departure from previous individual contributions to elections into the third tier of government. Hon. Chukwuegbo, known to be a grassroot political operative, without any hype, extended the support to the PDP apparatchik, to ensure hitch-free campaigns and subsequently, successful elections.
16 out of the 17 PDP chairmanship candidates got the sum of one million naira each, while that of the home council area of Enugu South, Barrister Chimezie Nkwuo, received five million naira to prosecute their campaigns.
The state Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the party received ten million naira from Prince Chukwuegbo’s largess, making a total of 31 million naira.
Prince Chukwuegbo said his support for the party and candidates was demonstration of his continued commitment to PDP and its projects.
“We are going into an election, and those are projects that require resources” he explained.
He stated that he had always had to support the party as a dutiful party man, and assured that whatever he does for the party and or its candidates have never had any strings attached.
He charged the PDP flagbearers to go all out and secure 100% victory for the party.
Enugu State PDP officially flags off its campaigns for the LG elections today, Tuesday, at Isiuzo Local Government.