WorldStage Newsonline— The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has vowed to win the three states in the South-East zone controlled by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections with the achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari since assumption of office.
National President of APCYL, Mr Solomon Faeren, who disclosed this on Saturday in Abakaliki, at a ceremony to mark the 5th anniversary of APC Youth League (APCYL), said that the party would fulfilled its mission of winning Ebonyi, Abia and Enugu in 2019 to enable it consolidate on its programmes for the region.
Also speaking, an APC chieftain in Ebonyi, Mr Christian Chukwu, said that the party was determined to dislodge the PDP in the region.
Chukwu who delivered a keynote lecture titled: “The Role of Nigerian Youths in Nation Building,” urged youths to get involved in partisan politics.
He said that this would enable them to develop and build leadership capacity.
Chukwu noted that the future of the country belonged to the youths hence the need to strive to participate in the political process.
“Youths are agents of progressive change and the future of any country belongs to the youths.
“The greatness of any nation is directly tied to the vibrancy and resilience of its youths, hence the need to develop and build your capacity to take up leadership roles, ” Chukwu said.
He alleged that the ruling party was intimidating and harassing APC members, but stressed that no amount of intimidation could deter them from achieving their mission.
“Our members were being harassed and intimidated but they have not succumbed. The youths of Ebonyi are not going to succumb.
“When you watch the way they are not succumbing, it is a clear sign that they want to take what belongs to them,” he added.
APCYL Ebonyi Coordinator, Mr Emmanuel Nweke, said that the league was committed to promoting good governance by mobilising youths to participate in the political process.
He said that the organisation which has been in existence for five years had engaged youths in active participation in partisan political activities.(NAN)
