A Non Partisan , Social Political Organization known as Ikukuoma leadership initiative is set to re-engineer and re -build Imo State and Nigeria at large. This information was disclosed to newsmen during a press briefing held recently in Owerri.
Addressing newsmen the president of the organization, Mr. Chinedu Mbanaso disclosed that the organization is a registered Non partisan, social political organization of eminent, dynamic, intelligent, vibrant, educated, purposeful, visionary and missionary goal getting and committed Imo sons and daughters both at home and in diaspora, from Various professional fields of endeavor who are also members of various political parties, while some according to him are non partisan who are desirous and poised in total re-engineering and re-building of Imo state and the country at large, by galvanizing good democratic governance, credible and purposeful quality leadership come 2019 and even beyond.
Furthering, he said they are using the opportunity to appreciate both the past and present leaders at various levels of leadership, adding that it is believed that each and every one of the leaders have contributed and are still contributing their quotas within the limit their capacity, he therefore prayed God to reward them accordingly. He said he specially appreciates aone time governor of the state, late Sam Mbakwe for his outstanding, visionary, missionary and purposeful leadership.
MrMbanaso further revealed that, Ikukuoma leadership initiative will collaborate with other vibrant and positive committed groups towards achieving the aims of a total Re-engineering and re-building of the state and the national at large. He noted with dismay that for a long time in the history of the state, good governance and rule of law has gradually degenerated.pointing out that a leader can do much for his people where there is good and purposeful governance and rule of law.
He made it clear that, Ikukuoma leadership initiative emergence is to ensure that elected leaders govern by the rules of engagement and live up their responsibilie, pointing out that leadership entails a lot and it is more than building roads and bridges, adding that , transparency, accountable, and inclusiveness are three basic features of good governance and democracy dividends. He therefore maintained that any whoever that will become the next counselor, local government chairman, house of assembly member, house of representative member, senator, state governor, Nigerian president, must possess the above criteria and qualities listed above.
Furthering, the organization’s president, said that the only way to have a government that will respond to the deals of good democratic governance and rule law is to ensure that the people produce their own choice of people for various elective positions stressing that if the people continue to live political process in the hands of few individuals, the country will continue to have leadership of government that has no regards to the principal of good governance and rule of law. Adding that to achieve this the organization has set up structures made up of dynamic and committed strategists in all the twenty seven local government areas and the three senatorial zones of Imo state . He further revealed that Ikukuoma leadership initiative will engage and interact with the various political office aspirants /Candidates from all the political parties with a view of ascertaining their capacities and level of preparredness and the end make an informed decision for the intrest of the masses of Imo state and Nigeria at large. They therefore enjoined all Imo stakeholders from all works of life, religious groups, social/ culture organization, community leaders and the general Imo sons and daughters but home and in diaspora to join hands with Ikukuoma leadership initiative in achieving this enormous task ahead.