THOUSANDS of supporters from all walks of life in Enugu State yesterday converged on the Okpara Square, Enugu to urge Governor Chimaroke Nnamani of Enugu State to run for president in next year's general elections.
The participants drawn from various groups in the state in what looked like a cultural carnival sang and danced in support of Governor Nnamani, who had been under pressure since the past two weeks to join the presidential race.
But Nnamani, who assured that their request had been noted, said that he was still consulting and would make public his decision in the shortest possible time.
Those at the rally included traditional rulers led by their chairman, Igwe Jeremiah Onovo, the academia led by Prof. Sam Ukpabi, serving Senators led by Senator Ike Ekweremadu, elders of the state led by Senator Hyde Onuaguluchi and traders led by Chief Ossy Peters Okoye, among others.
In a statement issued by the stakeholders at the rally, the people of the state asked the governor to heed the call by them to declare his interest in the presidency, saying the people's support for him in 2007 was overwhelming.
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