Story by Nso Gabriel
The Nigerian Youth Ambassador and Former First Youth Citizen of Anambra State, that is Chairman National Youth Council of Nigeria Anambra State Chapter, Hon. Nonso Smart Okafor has made public his intention to run for the Governorship of Anambra State in the forthcoming Election.
In his Declaration Speech, Hon. Okafor, who is currently one of the youngest Members of the State House of Assembly, was quoted as saying thus, “My offering myself for this service to our dear state is not about me or some personal ambition; instead, it is a journey whose intent and purpose is to do more for our people and for them to have more stakes in government.”
He was further recorded as saying “I have organised the works I want to do in Anambra State sector by sector in my manifesto tagged VISA Economy, an acronym which stands for Viable, Independent, Secured and Advanced Economy. It is an extensively researched innovative solutions, anchored on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).”
It is a deliberate He continued in his Speech by stating that ” a policy that will build a virile and Independent Economy where opportunities abound and life is worth living. A transformative and creative governance that can reshape our Economy to compete in a Digital Age. Our strength to achieve this lies on the ingenuity, creativity, industry, enterprise and productive population of Ndi Anambra.”
Hon. Smart concluded his Speech by saying “I am fully aware of the challenge our journey poses for many of us. For some people, this journey represents a brash demand by young people to assume power, with little or nothing substantial to add. But for us, being young is only an added advantage to our ability and willingness to solve the problems of our time. And why we have the advantages of youthfulness, ours shall be, like in any progressive government, a government of all the people, not of a few or of select few, on the basis of age, education or other social standing.”
Vast majority of the Youths of Anambra State have thrown their weight behind this ambition, while Millions of Young People across the Country are showering their Goodwills and Prayers upon this Youth Agenda and National Project of the Constituency.
