Andy Uba, governorship candidate of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) in the Anambra election, has criticised Willie Obiano, Anambra
governor, for his style of governance.
Obiano is backing Charles Soludo, candidate of the All
Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), to succeed him as governor of the state.
Ahead of the November 6 governorship election, the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of
candidates — and electioneering is in full swing.
Speaking during a media parley in Lagos on Monday, Uba alleged that Obiano is detached from the “realities on ground” in Anambra.
He said the governor has not had a face-to-face interaction
with Nkem Okeke, his deputy governor, in 18 months.
Okeke recently defected from APGA to the All Progressives
Congress (APC). He was presented to President Muhammadu Buhari by Mai Mala
Buni, Yobe state governor, at the presidential villa.
Commenting on the defection, Uba said: “Obiano has not seen
his deputy governor for 18 months. They have not seen each other. What kind of
leader is that?
“Obiano does not engage the people. You must engage the
people that are agitating in your state. He cuts off people that are not with
him, even if they are from his place.”
Uba said his party is engaging stakeholders to find a
solution to the security situation in the state.
“Election must hold despite security issues. We are engaging
different kinds of people in the state. Obiano has never tried to engage them,”
he said.
The senator said Anambra’s development has been stunted
because the incumbent governor does not belong to the ruling party, adding that
the state “deserves to be in the centre”.
He said if elected governor, he will build an industrial
park in the state and replicate the education system of Lagos in Anambra.
The governorship candidate said he understands the needs of
the people, adding that he has helped many people in the state, including
Soludo, the APGA candidate whom he claims he helped become Central Bank of
Nigeria (CBN) governor.
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