Dr Alex Otti, Labour Party’s Gubernatorial Candidate in Abia, has unveiled his running mate, Mr Ikechukwu Emetu, a 38-year-old engineer.
In a speech at the event in Umuahia on Tuesday, the Otti said that Emetu satisfied his desire for a youth as running mate.
According to the governorship hopeful, the choice is to give the Abia youths a sense of belonging in the political space.
Otti also said that he got attracted to Emetu because of his antecedent as a philanthropist.
“He is renowned in his Ohafia Local Government Area for his outstanding community development service and humanitarian gestures.
“So in all, he fits squarely into the characteristic and quality of the kind of deputy that I yearned for,” he said.
In an acceptance speech, Emetu thanked Otti for finding him worthy for such an exalted position.
“This opportunity is not only for me but for millions of Abia youths.
“You have made us to believe that the future truly belongs to the youth,” Emetu said.
He promised to mobilise the youths for their collective victory at the polls, adding that they would not betray the confidence reposed in them.
