UBAH TACKLES APGA CANDIDATE OVER WAEC COMMENT, CHALLENGES HIM TO DEBATE

 Olayinka Owolabi

Political parties and their candidates for the November 6 governorship election in Anambra have been urged to focus more on their manifestoes and plans for the development of the state, rather than frivolities and propaganda.

The call is coming on the heels of a verbal attack on his contemporaries in other parties, by the APGA candidate, Professor Chukwuma Soludo where he boasted that Anambra is too big to be governed by WAEC certificate holders. 

According to the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, it was unthinkable that people who submitted only WAEC certificates as their qualification would aspire to govern a state like Anambra, arguing that the state had outgrown being governed by people with such low educational qualification.

Other candidates and parties had taken to different platforms to trade banters over the comment.

But in a reaction to the development in Awka today, a Public Affairs Analyst, Chima Christian while noting that education plays a role in shaping leaders, maintained however, that it is wrong to say that good governance is tied to the height of educational certificates attained.

A citizen, Ikechukwu Umeh-Onyia regretted that it is worrisome that instead of engaging the people on what plans they have for them, the politicians are delving into personal issues, noting that the electoral act is clear on the qualification for governorship aspiration.

On his part, the National Secretary, Ohaneze Ndigbo Youth Wing, Mazi Chukwuma Okpalaezeukwu, it is time for the youths to rise up and demand their rights from the governing class.

Meanwhile, Governorship candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP) in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Anambra State, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, has challenged his counterpart in the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Professor Charles Soludo to within 48 hours provide his manifesto for the November 6 governorship election.

He also expressed his willingness to face him in a public debate within the next seven days.

“In this regard, I am challenging Prof. Soludo to an open public manifesto debate with me. Let us put our manifestos out before the court of public opinion and adjudication so as to let the people decide their preferred candidate, whose agenda resonates with the layman and electorate.

“My manifesto which is tagged ‘Arise, a New Anambra is Possible’ is a comprehensive road-map for the actualisation of a New and Better Anambra that will open access to equal opportunities to all Anambrarians, guarantee quality infrastructural development, qualitative education, improved security and rapid industrialisation in Anambra State.


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

VP Osinbajo Commissions Digital Shoemaking Facility In Anambra State

Image
Olayinka Owolabi A Federal Government and Anambra State government One - Stop Shop and Shared Multi - Function and Digital Industrial Machines Facility has been commissioned at Osile, Ogbunike in Oyi Council Area. Prof. Osinbajo, while stating that the federal government has established MSME clinics in 27 States of the federation, he reiterated the federal government's commitment to the welfare of its citizens including the economic sustainability plan, 75 billion naira support scheme, among others, emphasizing that the leather facility has monthly production of 96000 shoe soles, 44000 slippers and others. Vice President Osinbajo, recalled that the facility would have been commissioned, but for several delays due to COVID-19, noting that the target of the federal government is to provide one shared facility in every state, to eliminate the cumbersome idea of getting the needed machinery and equipment's. He concluded by thanking Anambra state government for supporting the facili
Read more

Etche LG Chairman Order Immediate Reconstruction Of Dilapidated School (see photos)

Image
The Rivers State Universal Basic Education Board has promised to look into the state of some government owned schools in the state. Karibi George , the Director, Administration and Supplies/Public Relations told our correspondent that the state government has taken note of the report by the media and will include the affected schools in its plans subsequently. Similarly, in a swift response, the Etche Council Chairman, Obinna Anyanwu, visited the dilapidated Amaku Igbodo primary school, orders for immediate reconstruction of the school. Recall that Central Primary School   Amaku Igbodo   has been on the news for days now, owing to its pitiable condition.   Correspondent Martha Okere who visited one of such classrooms in Community Primary School, Amaku Igbodo in Etche Local Government Area reports that the children use broken blocks stacked together as desks and chairs. The classrooms were leaking without windows and doors. Residents of the area expressed sadness at the state of the sch
Read more

CVR: DELTA GOVT INTENSIFIES EFFORT TO REGISTER MORE DELTANS AHEAD OF 2023 ELECTION

Image
 Delta State Government has put all mechanisms in place to ensure all eligible voters participate in the on-going continuous voter registration (CVR) and has subsequently direct all political appointees to mobilize to the grassroots for sensitization. The Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, made this known on Monday in Asaba, said is to ensure that the Delta has a good number of votes for the forth coming general election. Aniagwu clarified that state government interest was in the exercise was not based on party interest but rather to give the state a good weight to be able to reckon with states like Lagos and Kano. He explained that the CVR exercise would enable those that have relocated from their place of registration to vote in their present location, as well those that have attained voting age over the years, adding that it was also an opportunity to correct any abnormality with their registration status. The commissioner went further to say that in ensuring this, t
Read more