Former Director-General, National Directorate of Employment (NDE), Chuku Wachuku, Friday  declared his aspirations for the Senatorial Seat of Abia Central Senatorial District seat under the platform of  the People’s Democratic Party, PDP National Assembly, promising to  create family economic empowerment programmes

Wachuku proffered that his vast experience as an economist, who had served  in several management positions motivated to him to aspire for the position

The former Pro- Chancellor, Abia State University, Uturu, speaking at  his country home, Nbawsi, Isiala Ngwa North LGA, maintained that one who  aspires to be a Senator, must have the requisite qualification cum vast experience as well as driven by the burning desire to serve the people and not asked to represent the people by someone, somewhere.

The Economist who had served as the   National President, Nigeria Association of Small and Medium Scale Industrialists, stressed the need for those with ambitions to state clearly what they have for the people, explaining  that he introduced economic empowerment in Nigeria known as the family economic empowerment which dealt more on empowering the family outside the usual empowerment of constituents.

Wachuku further said that if given the opportunity to represent Abia Central in the Senate, he will allow the private sector to drive the economy as the government does not create jobs but private sector does, emphasizing that he will come up with Abia Central Economic Zone, one industry per LG, industrial clusters in every Ward so as to create massive jobs for the people.

He also revealed plans to encourage his constituents through skills acquisition programmes, stating that it leads to massive employment which is also part of entrepreneurial development that is capable of putting smiles on the faces of many if well harnessed while maintaining that he is running to create wealth for his constituents not gifts.

Wachuku described youth as key agents in the governance of every country, and declared that he is passionate about transferring power to the next generation of leaders and will, from day one, encourage and develop people that will take over from him just as he will create policies that will give room for the younger ones to be properly groomed in the act of governance.