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  • My Government Will Create the Enabling Environment to Attract Investors to Set Up Businesses and Provide Jobs for Enugu Youths – Frank Nweke Jr

    My Government Will Create the Enabling Environment to Attract Investors to Set Up Businesses and Provide Jobs for Enugu Youths – Frank Nweke Jr

    Frank Nweke Jr, the Enugu State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has vowed to stem the tide of migration of youths from the state to other climes as governor by creating the enabling environment for investors to create jobs.

    Nweke who spoke at a town hall meeting on Saturday, explained that his government will provide the enabling environment for investors to come into Enugu State. These investors will set up businesses and provide employment to the teeming youth in the state.

    He observed that businesses have been fleeing from Enugu because of a lack of infrastructure, poor policy environment and inordinate demands from potential investors. He opined that there seems to be a deliberate attempt by the PDP-led government in Enugu State to ensure that businesses do not come to the state. However, Nweke assured the audience that his administration would be different.

    “Once businesses are assured that they do not have to offer bribes to anyone, are aware that there will be no multiple taxation and know that government will be consistent with its policies, they will come. We will provide the circumstances for these businesses to come and it is these businesses that will create the jobs to keep the youths in Enugu,” Nweke said.

    The town hall meeting, which featured presentations of manifestoes by some governorship candidates in Enugu State, took place at the Base Events Center, Enugu. Coal City Elites Forum, Enugu Literary Society, and various media organizations organized the meeting to enable Ndi Enugu make informed decision in choosing their next governor.

  • YULETIDE: Enugu APGA standard-bearer, Frank Nweke, prays for hope, urges Enugu citizens to vote in right leaders

    YULETIDE: Enugu APGA standard-bearer, Frank Nweke, prays for hope, urges Enugu citizens to vote in right leaders

    Ndi Banyi,

    This Christmas, I bring you warm wishes of hope and prayers of peace in your homes. Whatever this season may feel like for us as a State, I hope that you will embrace the joy of the season, have the courage to laugh at the little things, hold your loved ones close and be your brother and sister’s keeper in whatever way you can.

    I pray that our hope and our dreams will experience a rebirth even as we celebrate the gift of hope that Jesus Christ is to the world.

    In the past few months of our campaign tour, I have met with ndi Enugu from different places, of varying social status and interests. Yet, one thing is clear. Each one has a dream of a better life and a State that works for them. Many wished for a different Christmas and indeed a different life than what they have now.

    Maduabuchi’s father in Iva Valley wants a safer place for his children to grow up and a better education system that gives them opportunities to dream big and pursue those dreams. I share this dream and we will make it happen by ensuring that youths are productively engaged and our basic education system is run by the most competent people.

    Dabere’s mother in Aki, Akpugo wants an affordable and functional healthcare facility where her diabetes can be properly managed and she can look after her children. We will make this happen working with our Local Governments and keeping them accountable.

    Ngozi wants to wake up in the morning, get water from a running tap in her home and avoid the morning panic of going late to work or skipping a bath for that day. Water is life and the provision of a functional water supply within the first twelve months of our administration is a promise.

    Emeka, in Aninri, wants to know that his dreams will not be like the rice farm he cultivated, only to have it destroyed by criminals.

    Our brothers and sisters in Eha-Amufu, Ibagwa-Aka, Adani, Achi and many others in several local government areas across the State want to go to their farms, ply their trade, go to school and sleep at night without the fear of getting attacked.

    The security of lives and properties remains a priority and we will always go the extra mile to protect our people.

    We all dream of functional systems, an enabling environment and a government that is honest and truly cares for the people. This is the dream that drives me and the All Progressives Grand Alliance in our quest to form the next government in Enugu State.

    These dreams are not far from reach. If anything, they are much closer than ever. They are as close as the nearest INEC office where you will pick up your PVC. They are as close as the decision you will make to vote for the right leaders. They are as close as your family and friends who you’ll engage to participate in the electoral process.

    I believe that we can reach them, together. We are more powerful than we appear to be, more resolute and ready for these dreams to become a reality.

    Hence, #MyChristmasWishForEnugu is that we grow from a field of dreams to a forest of giant achievements, from hectares of arable land to a food hub of the nation, from people taking anything they are given to men and women rising to take back our future.

    Ndi Enugu, #Kunie!

    May our hearts be filled with the hope of a truly new beginning in 2023.

    Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

    My name is Frank Nweke Jr

    Gubernatorial Candidate, All progressives Grand Alliance

    APGA, Nkea Bu Nke Anyi

    Onye Aghana Nwanne Ya.

  • Nsukka’s Academic Advantage will be Leveraged for Economic Growth – Frank Nweke Jr, as Senior Staff Club Hosts Him to a Town Hall Meeting

    Nsukka’s Academic Advantage will be Leveraged for Economic Growth – Frank Nweke Jr, as Senior Staff Club Hosts Him to a Town Hall Meeting

    Frank Nweke Jr, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Enugu State, on Saturday enumerated his plans to leverage the intellectual and research capacity of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) at a Town Hall Meeting hosted by the Senior Staff Club in the Institution.

    In welcoming Nweke, the president of the club whose members include principal staff, academics and senior staff members of all cadre, Prof Chukwuemeka Ubaka, said that the UNN Senior Staff Club is the biggest university senior staff club in Africa.

    “We pride ourselves here because this is where we conglomerate after work and during weekends to have intellectual discussions while also relaxing. The club offers an avenue for interaction, interrogation and propagation of ideas and we look for ways to move Nigeria forward,” he said.

    In his address, Frank Nweke Jr traced his life journey so far in terms of education and career, his service as a Minister overseeing various portfolios over four years, as Director General of Nigerian Economic Summit Group from 2009 to 2014 and in the private sector as an investor in the Media, Construction and Petrochemical industries.

    He shared his deep concerns about the state of affairs in the country and in Enugu State in particular, noting that the advantages provided by the rich history, the presence of institutions like UNN, the arable lands and natural resources have remained inconsequential due to inept leadership.

    “I am one of those who feels very strongly that we have not fully optimized the reasons for which UNN was created. Our goal is to leverage your rich resources here in intellect and research capacity”

    Nweke said he plans to expand the cooperation between the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and the State Government to make it fit for economic purposes as well as encourage collaboration among tech companies and traders and other interest groups.

    “The communities that host our institutions of higher learning need to enjoy the full benefits of their presence. We will encourage the development of the enabling environment and support Nsukka’s emergence as a vibrant commercial hub, with UNN at the center.

    “Our plan is to link the university to other educational institutions in its sphere of influence and to the local economy via the businesses and industries we attract as we improve the ease of doing business across the State.

    “Our research and development departments will be productively engaged to provide solutions for the local economy and attract national and global attention.

    “We will facilitate the presence of technology companies to provide the digital infrastructure needed to support the growing tech hubs and promote innovation amongst our young people. We will also undertake the “Partnership For Jobs In Technology Program” with local and global tech companies for raising a tech talent pool in Enugu State.” He stated.

    Nweke also enumerated the seven core points of his manifesto, restating that providing selfless, visionary and accountable leadership, which is the first core area, will be the driving force of his administration.

  • Enugu 2023: Frank Nweke Jr promises Agricultural Innovation Centers as Adaba, Uzo-Uwani pleads for farming support, a functional market and good roads

    Enugu 2023: Frank Nweke Jr promises Agricultural Innovation Centers as Adaba, Uzo-Uwani pleads for farming support, a functional market and good roads

    Frank Nweke Jr, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Enugu State, on Thursday reiterated his commitment to leverage the agricultural advantage of the region to boost economic transformation.

    He said this while assuring the people of Adaba Community in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area that the needs they had enumerated to him were a top priority for him.

    A youth leader and member of the Peoples Democratic Party, Engr. Chimezie Agu said the PDP government had failed to keep their promises to Adaba and its surrounding communities in Uzo-Uwani, hence the youths vowed to throw their weight behind the All Progressives Grand Alliance in the coming elections. He listed agricultural machines and other inputs, a functional market and good roads as the pressing needs of the people acknowledging their overwhelming support for Nweke and APGA.

    In his response, Frank Nweke Jr began by promising a firm resolution to the terror of herdsmen attacks, ensuring that itinerant farmers could return to their trade without fear. They would also be provided with extension services through Agricultural Innovation Centers set up across the State.

    “We will help you to set up agricultural co-operatives and work through these to widen access to factors of production such as capital, capacity building, equipment, land, seedlings for rural farmers, people transitioning from the civil service and a new generation of agro-food entrepreneurs.

    “We will also revive the era of farming estates and attract large scale farmers in order to open up the entire Uzo-Uwani to accelerate development. These settlements will have all the needed infrastructure needed to live comfortably such as good roads, water, healthcare, schools, markets and more. This will speed up rural development and reduce congestion in the major cities”

    Nweke also said the community’s broken down roads will receive priority attention under his administration’s Strategic Road Construction and Rehabilitation Programme, noting its importance for the transportation of agricultural produce from the farms to markets.

  • Fmr. Minister for Information, Frank Nweke II, joins APGA

    Fmr. Minister for Information, Frank Nweke II, dumps PDP for APGA

    Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu.

    Mr. Frank Nweke II, a former Minister for Information, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Enugu State.

    Nweke, who is from Ishi Ozalla in Nkanu West LG of Enugu State, was unveiled officially on Thursday at the party secretariat in Enugu.

    Addressing the audience, Nweke said that he had finished his registration at his Ward, Local Government Council and now a bonafide member of the great party.

    He said that he joined APGA because of its antecedent, sincerity and truthfulness of its members and the party.

    He said that any government that failed to protect its citizens was not worthy to be adding that APGA was known for security, good leadership and governance.

    The former Minister advised the party members to obtain their Permanent Voter Cards before the 2023 general elections.

    “We have to prepare, equip ourselves to take over the state’s leadership and give the citizens better life they have been asking for.

    “I have come to serve, to help build this party and to reposition it for the good of the state and its citizens,” Nweke said.

    The state party chairman, Mr Ndubuisi Enechi-Onyia welcomed Nweke to the party, saying that he believed he joined the party for now and for future.

    “As you join this party, I believe that other people of your pedigree will still join to make this party great.

    “If we do not win the 2023 gubernatorial election as a party, it is our fault, because the election is there for us to win.

    “Nweke said he came to build and we are here to help anybody who want to build and that has been our job as the state executives”, he said.

    The state secretary of the party, Mr Dickson Ani, welcomed Nweke to the party and pledged to work with him.

    “We appreciate your intention of coming to this great party which you said is to build, you are welcome and we are ready to work with you”, he said.

    Another party chieftain who spoke on the condition of anonymity said having Frank Nweke in the party has boosted the party’s chances of winning the 2023 guber race, arguing that Nweke’s pedigree could match that of any of the Guber candidates in any of the parties.

    Frank Nweke II, Okeifufe, has more than 15 years proven leadership experience at both State and Federal government levels and well over 20 years of same in the private sector of the economy. An expert in the administration of human resources, and brand strategist per excellence in both the public and private sector, he has built a strong foundation in public administration and public management over time, from high-level leadership roles in the public service as well as from education at the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, the Aspen Institute, Colorado and University of Maiduguri.

    He was Chief of Staff to the Governor of Enugu State from 2001-2003. In 2003, he was appointed a Minster by President Olusegun Obasanjo in the Intergovernmental Affairs, Special Duties and Youth Affairs portfolio, making him one of the youngest members of the Nigerian Federal Cabinet in which he served. He was to be later appointed as a Minister for Information and Communications in 2005. Prior to being the Chief of Staff to the Governor he was the Resident Consultant on Economic Affairs. He currently sits on the boards of some of Nigeria’s leading companies for the similar considerations.

    In February, 2009, Frank was appointed the Director-General of Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG).

    In 2020, he was elected as the President of Harvard Kennedy School Alumni Association of Nigeria (HKSAAN).