By Femi Salako
Nigeria no doubt is filled with a great array of youths who have dedicated themselves to the path of progress, in the midst of the numerous socio-economic challenges in the nation, they have in all walks of life proven themselves to be resilient, proactive and dedicated to etching for themselves a name and a legacy, one fit enough to inspire the younger generation to aim higher.
Ifeanyi Chudy Momah, a Nigerian Lawyer, Business Man and a serving member of the House of Representatives [Ihiala Federal Constituency, Anambra State] fits perfectly well into the aforementioned description.
Ifeanyi Chudy Momah who is also the Chairman of the House Committee on Federal Capital Territory Judiciary and a member of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) was born on the 30th of April 1983 in Ihiala, Anambra State.
He had his early life in Festac Town, Lagos State where he attended Radius Nursery and Primary School before attending Loral International School in Festac. He would later proceed to Chrisland College in Lagos to have and complete his secondary school education.
He also attended the University of Lagos where he studied Law and would later proceed to the University of Aberdeen, Scotland where he did a legal proficiency course in International Jurisprudence Law.
He subsequently returned to Nigeria where he was called to the bar after attending the Nigerian Law School in Bwari Abuja.
His professional experience has seen him work in various capacities, he practiced law with Rickey Tarfa & Co Chambers for three years and later worked with Arthur Obi-Okafor (SAN) and Co Chambers in Asaba.
He also functioned as. The Assistant Director of legal affairs and the personal legal assistant to the formal Executive Secretary of SURE-P Nze Akachukwu Nwankpo, a platform which afforded him the opportunity to reach out and engage the youths of Ihiala Local Government.
He also served Governor Willie Obiano as a Senior Special Adviser on political matters before proceeding to contest the 2019 general election where he won. It’s worthy to note that he had on two different occasions contested but lost, he has robbed off the victory due to the influence of godfathers who marred the process, denying the people of their choice, however his strong will and determination to serve his people spurred him never to drop his pursuit.
His emergence in the green chamber where he is representing his people has not only inspired youths in his community to strive for excellence, it has also served as a platform for him to continually advance the lot of his people, repositioning them for more growth and development.
He has continually used policy making as a tool to bringing about effective positive change to the socio-economic outlook of his community; he owns a strong voice in the house which he has continually use to bringing to the forefront of our national discourse.
Ifeanyi Chudy Momah is also a strong Advocate of youth inclusion in governance and has constantly lead the advocacy for youth empowerment in his constituency and nation at large.
Having all necessary requirements needed of him to contest any political post, he seeks to contest for the office of the first citizen of his dear state, Anambra, one which he has expressed his full readiness and commitment to bring the much needed change in terms of transformational projects, ideas and initiatives.
If there is anytime right for the people of Anambra to give a chance to a man with fresh ideas, one who is truly passionate and ready to effect and ensure the birth of a new reality in the state, now is the time.
Nigeria has in numerous ways since the days of its independence suffered immensely from the hands of leaders who are bereft of ideas, people with no intellectual capacity to serve or manage state resources on the heels of accountability and transparency.
His value-rich family background makes him a candidate with the right moral values and attributes for this highly exalted positions. We must see beyond the gimmicks of sheer politics to identify and support a man with so much hope and plan for the future of Anambra State and Nigeria at large.
We stand a chance to write history by electing a man who we are quite sure will open the flood gates of new development and growth in our dear state.
He represents one of the finest breed of youths in governance today, one with the right and much needed capacity to bring effective change to the nation, the future of the nation rest on the shoulders of brilliant mind like him who have in them an unalloyed and undisputed sense of patriotism for the nation.