In a bid to ensure accelerated development and for the youths to speak and act as a team, youths from all the autonomous communities in Ehime Mbano LGA, in IMO state have reiterated their commitment to work together for the greater good of Ehime Mbano people.
The youths, numbering over 100, who met at Aba Branch recently reeidicated themselves for service to community even as they inaugurated the youth wing of a socio political cum economic outfit called Youths of Ehime Mbano.
The former supervisory councillor on finance, Mr. Uche Iwueze in his speech commended the youths for their proactive action and enjoined them to build their ranks by massive recruitment of youths with impeccable character.
Iwueze, who doubles as the interim coordinator of Integrity Movement noted that with team spirit and a good platform like theirs, development will speed up even as he advised the youths to eschew violence and political thuggery which has been the bane of youth participation on politics.
In his reaction, opinion leader from Ibeafor, Light Echenu commended the youths on the wonderful initiative noting that to make it sustainable all hands must be on deck.
Also speaking at the event, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of IMO state, on Assets and Liabilities, Mr. Chike Orjiako commended Ehime Mbano youths for their bold move and tasked them to be courageous for the journey ahead.
Orjiako while encouraging them urges them to be catalysts for change insisting that development will only come to Ehime Mbano when youths change the way they play their own politics.
Coninuing, thenfoemwr transition chairman Ehime Mbano LGA decried the snail speed at which development was taking place in the LGA even as he reiterated his commitment to join forces with the youths to bring development to the LGA.
While calling for a paradigm shift in politics, Mr Orjiako averred that with unity and sincerity of purpose, they group will help speak and act in one voice to fast track development in the LGA.
According to him,
" It is no more business as usual. We must question statuquo. We must change the way we play politics. We must ensure that those we entrust with power now what to with it.
"I want to change your mindset. I want us to change the way politics is being done. See yourself as a catalyst for change.
"The moment we change our way of playing politics, accelerated development will take place. It takes a conscious effort to develop Ehime Mbano. We have to step from the traditional way of doing things.
"We need to work with unity of purpose. Politics is a clarion call. If we don't donut it, our children, our generation will suffer dormitory. There is nothing like generational curse. It is what you or your generation ought to do and didn't do it.
"We need to work together. We have a unique plan to develop Ehime Mbano. Carry the message with you were have as a force. We have come with none vision -to develop Ehime Mbano. Look beyond party lines. Go to your communities and mobilise the youths. Teach them to have integrity and become ambassadors of good governance so that Ehime Mbano will be better for it".
