… Says No Leader in Nigeria’s History Has Deliberately Engaged Youths like Gov. Ben Ayade Listen to article
A National Youth Leader aspirant of the All Progressives Congress APC, Rex David Mgbang has described Venatius Ikem, the PDP chairman in Cross Rivers State as sick for calling Governor Ben Ayade a jester, saying no leader in Nigeria’s history has deliberately engaged youths like Gov. Ayade.
Rex in a statement said, “I wouldn’t have liked to join issues with the jokers of the Peoples Democratic Party in Cross River State but when a State Chairman of a party, Venatius Ikem make unguided statements on a national newspaper it’s only normal to respond to him with facts.”
Describing Gov. Ben Ayade as a man of great innovations that has proven his nay-sayers wrong and returned Cross River State to the enviable part of speedy infrastructural and human capacity development, the APC National Youth leader aspirant noted that “it’s no longer news that his zeal and political blueprint to industrialized Cross River State has stood him out as the best governor amongst the committee of governors in the federation, despite the lean federal allocation that comes into the state, the governor single-handedly built over 10 factories. From the Rice Seedling Plant, Garment Factor, Calachika, Ogoja Ultra Modern Rice Milling Factory, Toothpick Factory, Cocoa Processing Factory to mention a few. All this is meant to redirect Cross River State from a Civil Servant State that is solely dependent on Federal allocation for financial survival to an industrialized and an economically viable state. Gov Ayade has all but achieved this great feat as most of the industries have commence operation and a few are up up to 80% completion.”
Text of the statement reads: “It’s also pertinent to note that Gov Ben Ayade is also the best governor in terms of youths friendliness/inclusiveness in his governance. He has over six thousand appointees, most of whom are youths.
“There is no arguing the fact that youths are the immune booster and life wire of any viable economy. Gov Ayade has taken advantage of this and massively include youths in his governance. This has stood him out amongst his peers.
“I make bold to say that Gov. Ben Ayade can be compare to the likes of former head of state, Gen. Yakubu Gowon who created 12 states and appointed youths to head them. Many of whom he has never met before […]
