The people of Oshiri, Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State have pledged their support for the second tenure bid of Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, governor of Ebonyi State.
Under the aegis of Innocent Unah Solidarity Movement (IUSM), Oshiri people marched on the ancestral streets of Oshiri, Onicha Local Government Areas of the State, drumming support for the governor. They said that Nwifuru has been visionary in his approach to governance in Ebonyi State and has taken giant strides towards infrastructure development of the state.
Innocent Unah Solidarity Movement (IUSM) is a group of good governance and sustainable leadership advocates drawn from the 16 clans of Oshiri community in Ebonyi State.
Governor Nwifuru has embarked on infrastructure and poverty alleviation projects since assuming office on May 29, 2023. His regime has seen the advancement of education infrastructure in the state, with the establishment of specialty universities, including those aeronautics and ICT, science and technology.
“We are therefore, expressing our gratitude to Governor Nwifuru for making Ebonyi people feel the impact of governance through his visionary leadership” Godfrey Chukwu, coordinator of the Innocent Unah Solidarity Movement told newsmen in Oshiri at the 20,000-man march organised by the group in support of the governor.
The group also called on Nwifuru to extend the dividends of his good governance to the people of Oshiri through appointment of Oshiri daughters and sons to positions of responsibility so that they can join the governor in the good works of sustainable building of Ebonyi State.
“We plead with the governor to extend his inclusive governance dividends to the people of Oshiri by appointing them as commissioners, advisers,” said Gabriel Moses Unah, publicity secretary of the group.
“I am certain that Oshiri will give the governor 100 percent of the votes come 2027.”
Moses Unah noted that it was lamentable that no Oshiri indigene has ever been appointed commissioner since the creation of the state in 1996, contrary to the inclusive governance stance of Governor Nwifuru. He said that the only major road in Oshiri is in a state of total dilapidation.
“We also implore the governor to assist Oshiri people in rebuilding the dilapidated road in the community to enhance the quality of life of the people and enhance economic activities in the State,” Unah said.
Noting that Governor Nwifuru has left indelible footprints on the sands of time in Ebonyi State, the group said that Oshiri people are solidly behind him.
“Oshiri people are solidly behind the governor as he marches on to victory in 2027,” Mary Arisi, Women Leader of the Innocent Unah Solidarity Movement said.
Chidiebere Obaji, Uchenna Nweze, and other leaders of the group lent their voices to echo the support of the community for Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, whom they described as the light of Ebonyi State.
