With the emergence of the not too young to run
bill been passed by the Federal Government in July 2017 given room for the
reduction in age for elections from 40
to 30 for Presidencial aspirants; gubernatorial from 35 to 30; Senatorial from
35 to 30; House of Representatives membership from 30 to 25 and State House of
Assembly membership from 30 to 25, Delta state has witnessed a large turn out
of young aspirants from different platforms vying for key positions. It was the
outcome of relentless efforts by a coalition of more than 40 youth-based
initiatives across the country.
Delta North had not
been left out, as it has seen the emergence of Comr. Jude Ikediashi as a
contender for the Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency in the forth coming
general elections.
Comr. Jude Ikediashi hails from Ubulu – Okiti in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State. He is the Labour Party candidate for the Aniocha Oshimili Federal Constituency.
Comr. Jude Ikediashi hails from Ubulu – Okiti in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State. He is the Labour Party candidate for the Aniocha Oshimili Federal Constituency.
The 35 year old entrepreneur
and philanthropists while unveiling his Manifesto, revealed that he is
committed to ensuring that things are done the right way as it is illustrated in
his slogan of “afresh2019” an acronym which translates to: Alleviation of Poverty, Financial
Accountability, Road Rehabilitation,
Education, Security, and Health. “The
youths have been made to understand that we are the leaders of tomorrow, but
the cabals in the political system have also helped us understand through sad
experiences, that power isn’t given but taken. This time we will do things
differently from what our forebears have done in the past, we will not resort
to violence but we will take what is ours using a more civilized approach that
is through the use of our Permanent Voters Card (PVC). Every youth has the
backing of over 60% of the country’s population by his side, this is something
unique a unity which the cabals want to exploit in today’s political setting by
setting us against each other, by making us feel that the best role we can play is
to be thugs”
Jude Ikediashi, has
through his non governmental organization the Olive Branch Global Aid
Foundation (OBGAF) impacted positively in the lives of children in the
local government with the introduction of his career workshop which took place
early this year, where he gave out "Back To School Kits" to pupils, an event
which he reiterated will be an annual event, he is also a patron of the
Anioma Community Development Movement, and also a fellow of Young African Leaders
Initiative (YALI) as well as the Deputy Director (Power and Technology Directorate) of the National Youth Council of Nigeria.
Also contesting in the
race for the Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency is PDP’s Ndudi Elumelu, brother to
Business Tycoon and CEO United Bank for Africa Plc Tony Elumelu, as well as APC’s Tony Azuya.
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