By Bevelyn Ehihia, Abakaliki
The Ebonyi State Commissioner for Agriculture, Chief Moses Ogodoali, Friday said his government would create an enabling environment for people to participate.
Ogodoali who is vying for the chairmanship position of the Ezza North Local Government council disclosed this to journalists after purchasing a nomination and expression of interest form from the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He also explained that insecurity in the local government was due to a lack of jobs.
He said, “As a people, we need a lot of things, but we think we can start somewhere. The first thing we want to bring to Ezza North is peace because when there is peace, every other thing can follow. We believe that we have been residing in the local government and we know the need of our people.
“One of their needs is employment. They need stabilization in their economy and our leadership will provide a very suitable economy in the area. We shall create an enabling environment for the youths, the women, party people, and the elderly to feel that there is government.
“There is insecurity because there is no creation of an enabling environment for everybody to be busy. If we develop our agricultural sector in Ezza North by mechanizing what we call agriculture now to an enviable position where everybody will be struggling to enter and get a portion of land in the local government to cultivate, there will be no insecurity.
“Again, there should be enabling environment for participation in government even when you provide an environment for people to work and there is no opportunity for them to participate in governance there will be a crisis. We shall create an enabling environment for everybody to participate in governance and by so doing everyone will have something to be interested in.
“Action in Ezza North is going to be louder than voice. The party is going to be one. We don’t want people to be calling names but you will see on the day of my declaration every other person will declare to our party”.
Earlier the State treasurer of APC, Chief Paulinus Ali advised Ogodoali to work with the grassroots and stakeholders of the Ezza North local government area.
“What we tell everybody that comes to purchase form is to take the grassroots very seriously. Work with the stakeholders and be committed to the party,” he said.