Guber aspirant says high rate of poverty in Enugu is alarming

One of the governorship aspirants in the forthcoming general election in Enugu state, under the platform of the ruling All progressives congress (APC), Barrister Ifeanyi Nwoga, on Sunday expressed worry over the alarming rate of abject poverty in the state, saying the development makes him weep.

Addressing his teeming supporters at his campaign office after a reception for him at Akanu Ibiam Airport Enugu, Nwoga said after he visited the 17 local government areas in the state and saw the people wallowing in poverty, he wept inconsolably.

According to him, in Enugu State, “it is either you are rich or you are poor frowning at the poor standard of living in the state, saying the situation must be turned around for good”.

“That is why I am determined that we must get to Government House next year. Our youths must get jobs,” he said.

Responding, Dr Ben Nwoye, the Enugu State chairman of APC, praised Nwoga and others who were courageous enough to join the governorship contest.