2023: I won’t disclose my plans now - Uche Nwosu

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Uche Nwosu, has said it is not yet time to disclose his plans for 2023.

Although he affirmed that his ambition to govern Imo State is still intact, Nwosu said all options are open ahead of the 2023 general election.

He spoke at a dinner organised to mark his 46th birthday in Abuja.

Nwosu said as a politician, he was not ruling out anything, but would prefer to keep his 2023 plan close to his chest.

He thanked God for the love and support he had enjoyed from his political family and supporters.

“The year 2023 is still far. For me, I will keep it to my chest. When 2023 comes, 2023 will talk for itself. For me, I’m a politician and I’m a businessman. So, let’s wait till 2023,” he said.

Nwosu, who spoke on the occasion of his 46th birthday in Abuja, reflected on the events of 2019, expressing shock that things turned out the way they did.

He advised youths to aspire for leadership positions, adding that they should sustain their belief in the Nigerian project.

Nwosu solicited the support of leaders across party lines for the youth, who he insisted are leaders of tomorrow.

“Nigerian youths are one of the best not only in Africa, but also in the entire world. They have done well; the only thing they need is support, mentorship, bringing them from where they are to another level,” he said.

According to him, “Nigeria is our country, we don’t have any other country than Nigeria. The issue of saying Nigeria has gone gaga has not arisen because I’m wondering when you say Nigeria has gone gaga.

“That means your mother has gone gaga, because Nigeria is our mother. For me, they should keep faith. I call on our leaders to support Nigerian youths because these are the leaders of tomorrow. I believe that when you build a youth, you are building the nation and when you destroy youths, automatically you are destroying the nation.

“The young shall grow is not 20-30 years to come; the young shall grow starts with our Nigerian youths. The leaders should also allow us to exercise that thing inside us so that they will know that we also have leadership qualities in us.”

On his future expectations, especially as he marked his 46 years birthday, Nwosu noted that “my life is all about giving, so I will continue giving to humanity. Giving to humanity is my life and this is what I have chosen to do. There is no change, but all I ask is for God to give me more years so that I can also impact on many people.

“Yes, it has not been easy growing up, but at this stage, I can only say thank God for where he has kept me. As I said earlier, it’s all about giving back to the society.

“What I think I am going to do for the rest of the years that God is going to keep me in this world is to give back to humanity. There is no joy more than giving back to the society and making people happy and feeling happy. Once you do that, you are on top of it.”

The dinner was attended by APC chieftains, including Senator Ifeanyi Ararume, Rochas Okorocha, diplomats, political associates of the celebrant, among other personalities..