The ambition of a former Director-General of the Ebonyi Broadcasting Corporation, Timothy Nwachi, to take the Afikpo North Local Government chairmanship seat got a massive boost on Saturday.

Mr Nwachi’s bid got off to a good start with the area’s diaspora group endorsing his candidature.

The group, while identifying with the media guru, thanked the All Progressives Congress for ensuring a transparent process that led to his emergence.

Its President-General, Oko Enyim, said that the group would support Mr Nwachi’s bid to lead Afikpo North Local Government Council.

He said, “The party has identified with Governor Francis Nwifuru’s mantra of transparency in ensuring fairness and credibility in all facets of the state. This is a testament of the governor’s unwavering commitment towards enthroning genuine democracy in the state starting, from the local government level.’’

Mr Enyim described Nwachi as “a square peg in a square hole,” noting that he is “grass-rooted and well-equipped to deliver the goods.”

He said, “We, the natives of Afikpo, attest to the fact that Nwachi possesses the qualities to replicate the governor’s democratic and human-uplifting ideals in the council. Nwachi’s eventual emergence as chairman will usher in the needed peace and tranquillity in the area under a leadership of transparency, accessibility, among other virtues.

The people are expecting real progress and development in the area and the group will contribute all within its reach, to ensure his success at the polls.’’

He further described Mr Nwachi as a humble and responsible administrator whose vast experience in the public service would be key in providing quality leadership to the people.

He stated, “Nwachi excelled as the Director-General of the Ebonyi Broadcasting Corporation and the immediate past Deputy Chief of Staff to the state governor, among other top positions. His pedigree, especially in the media industry, stands him out as a tool of reintegration and beacon of hope for the people.’’

Mr Enyim said that the group was solidly behind the state government in achieving its goals as contained in its people’s charter of needs mantra. “The surge of eminent personalities and political heavyweights into the APC signifies the party‘s total acceptance in the state. Afikpo North will demonstrate such acceptance at the polls,” he said.

(NAN)