H.E. Prince Frank Ukonga win NNPP Governorship
Ticket Amidst Heavy Police Security : Promise to build 100 industries in 100 Days,to create 2m jobs, Free Education,industrial, Economic and Agric revolution, free healthcare program and support for the Youth, Women, Police and other security Agencies.etc
Ticket Amidst Heavy Police Security : Promise to build 100 industries in 100 Days,to create 2m jobs, Free Education,industrial, Economic and Agric revolution, free healthcare program and support for the Youth, Women, Police and other security Agencies.etc
H.E Prince Frank Ukonga emerged the NNPP - NEW NIGERIA PEOPLES PARTY flag bearer in the 2016 governorship polls of Edo State amidst Heavy Police security in Benin at the NNPP primaries held at the Chief Gabriel Onaivi Ukonga Memorial Hall, at First East Circular Road at 10 am on the 25th June 2016.
In his acceptance speech the NNPP governorship candidate H.E. Prince Frank Ukonga thanked the Nigerian Police command under the distinguish leadership of the Commissioner of Police Mr Chris Ezike for the ingenious pro active security initiative in conducting the Primaries of the 3 major parties of Edo state namely APC, PDP and NNPP who are the three major political forces in Edo state that command large followings in that order of ranking.
We thank the National Chairman of INEC Proff Yakubu Mahmud for sending INEC Top Directors from Abuja to monitor the NNPP Primaries as well as we are most grateful to the Edo State INEC REC Hon. Samuel Olumekun for sending top officials of Edo state INEC to monitor the NNPP Primaries.
Prince Frank Ukonga promised to continue the great legacies of comrade Adams Oshiomhole but with a paradigm shift to :
1) Industrial and Agricultural Revolution:- of creating 100 industries in 100 days in office which will create colossal wealth, and
2) Jobs: Create 2 million jobs and raise the GDP of Edo state to be the highest in Nigeria and sub Saharan Africa,
3) Education: Free Education at all levels for all citizens of Edo state,
4) Electricity: Generation and distribution of 25000 MW to pioneer the Edo industrial and Agric Revolution,
5) Health care: Pro active healthcare programs addressed to build well equipped state of art hospitals in all the 18 local government Areas,
6) Infrastructural Development: Accelerated infrastructural development of roads, bridges, feeder roads to rural areas of the state and in the major urban city of Edo state which is Benin City Prince Frank Ukonga promised to build 2 flyovers in Benin city on 5 Junction -Ekewan Road, and on Akpapava Downson junction to ease traffic congestion.
7) Economic Revolution: To develop economic and commerce of the state Prince Frank Ukonga promised stat up capital for all entrepreneurs who would want to invest in Edo state and to partner with the Security and Exchange Commission to open the Edo State Stock Exchange Markets.
8) Transportation :In the Transportation and commerce sector Prince Frank Ukonga promised to build the Gelegele Sea Port which will link Edo state to harness the over 60 billion dollar Maritime industry of Nigeria and Sub Saharan Africa, as the Port would become the new gate way to the Eastern , Mid west and Midland and Northen Aspects of Sub Saharan Africa., This would create tremendous wealth, attracts FDI, create over 3 million jobs and open up new opportunities for all Edolites and all the peoples of Nigeria and the African continent,
9) Youth,Women and Sports: Prince Ukonga promised to support the youth, women and sports development in the state.
10) Security: He also promised to support the Police, Military , Civil Defense and all the security forces in the state to have well equipped pro active security program in place.
11) Labour Relations: In the aspects of Labour and workers of the state, the Prince promised to pay salaries as at when due, ratify all promotions and pay local govt workers promptly and also to employ more than 50 000 new workers into the civil service of the state.
