By Praise Chinecherem
Foremost governorship hopeful of the Labour Party (LP) for the 2025 guber election in Anambra State, Mr Valentine Ozigbo has advised people of the state not to vote in a wrong candidate in next year’s governorship election.
He said they should hold themselves accountable if they make the mistake of voting in wrong governor for a second time.
Addressing top dignitaries from across parties and religious divides, as a guest of Osisioma Foundation in Umunya, Ozigbo said he had all it would take to be the next governor of the State and make the people proud and happy.
He challenged the people to support any other candidate they perceived as better than him.
Describing himself as a child of grace from a humble and disciplined background, the business mogul said his involvement in politics was driven by his passion to redeem the state and restore it to its former glory.
He regretted the state’s current rating as the worst in security in the Southeast, insisting that only the right person could steer the ship of the state to the right course with support from well-meaning people.
He said, “It’s unfortunate that those things that made the state tick are now used to ridicule it, despite producing such eminent figures as Nnamdi Azikiwe, Chukwuemeka Ojukwu and Chinua Achebe.
“Anambra needs someone to restore it to its past glory in order to shine again and I have the capacity to turn around the state’s fortunes for good with my experience in the financial and business sectors.
“Through sector approach, cluster approach and superb partnerships, good governance that can fully drive vital sectors like education, health, poverty eradication and security is achievable.
“These are the basic things needed to be done to put Anambra on the map but regretfully, the state has become unlivable due to high crime rate and becoming the worst in the entire South East.
“The development of Anambra State is beyond politics. All hands must be on deck to make that happen and this is why we must collectively ensure that the right person is produced to harness the state’s resources.”
Earlier, founder of Osisioma Foundation, Dr Chike Obidigbo expressed disappointment over what he termed Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s failure in delivering on his campaign promises of making Anambra Dubai of Africa.
Obidigbo, an industrialist and erstwhile ardent supporter of Soludo said the governor failed the teeming people of the state who took him by his words.
“I’m not ashamed to say I’m a staunch supporter of Soludo because he promised to turn Anambra to Dubai of Africa. But he’s disappointed us.
Obidigbo however revealed that his foundation was not endorsing any candidate but would only throw its weight behind whoever with right agenda for the betterment of the state.
“We’re not endorsing any candidates because we’re not a political party. We’re here to listen to what he has to say so we can avert the mistakes of the past,” he added
