Ahead of the November 6, 2021 Anambra State Governorship
Election, the candidate of the Young Progressives Party, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah,
has challenged Prof. Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance to a
public debate.
Ubah, who represents Anambra South in the upper legislative
chamber, disclosed this is in a statement by his media office on Sunday.
The statement was titled, ‘Anambra2021: Senator Ifeanyi Ubah
Challenges Prof. Soludo To Provide His Manifesto Within 48hours And A Public
Debate Within 7 Days Of Presentation Of His Manifesto’.
The senator referred to a recent statement made by Soludo
that Anambra was too sophisticated for a school certificate holder to aspire to
govern.
Reacting, Ubah said, “I have watched with keen interest, the
mudslinging and needlessly disruptive comment made by Prof. Chukwuma Soludo of
the All Progressives Grand Alliance to the effect that WAEC Certificate holders
cannot govern Anambra State.
“To the glory of God, having recently graduated with a 2.2
LL.B Hons from the Prestigious Baze University, Abuja by dint of hard work, I
do not consider it necessary or feel the obsessive compulsion to flaunt my University
Degree as it is not a prerequisite to contest for Governorship.
“Prof. Soludo’s statement is a game of misdirection which
seeks to distract us from focusing on robust policy arguments and constructive
debates that will resolve the palpable crises of governance in Anambra State.
“I sincerely retain the belief that the era of ‘textbook
grammatical grandstanding’ and theoretical politics is over in Anambra. Our
people now want a leader with practicable ideas and dynamism to move the state
forward. Ideas that will proffer sustainable solutions to the socio-economic
problems beclouding the state due to bad governance brought to the fore by the
present government.
“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.”
“Conclusively, elections and the debates that follow should
be solely focused on issues that will be beneficial to the electorate, not
about throwing everything, including the kitchen sink at each other.
“Our conduct during this pre-election period reflects our
ability to perform our duties dutifully if/when elected into public office. I
wish to implore every one of us to do the right thing with respect to ensuring
that our campaigns are bereft of calumny and conducted in a proper and sane
manner. I am assured that such a move will further solidify our democracy and
entrench purposeful narratives that will change the tide of our polity
positively,” Ubah added.
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