The governor of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has stated that a few of these contesting the governorship seat with him are merely within the race to create consciousness.
Soludo said that some aspirants are merely searching for recognition with the hope of turning into standard, although they know they stand no probability of profitable.
The governor spoke in Umueri, Anambra East Native Authorities Space, throughout a go to to the normal ruler of the neighborhood, Igwe Ben Emeka, as a part of the neighborhood’s new yam celebration.
He recognized one such individual as a son of the neighborhood, Mr Paul Chukwuma, the candidate of the Younger Progressives Get together, YPP.
He stated: “Paul Chukwuma, your son, is my pal. He used to go to me, perhaps it was within the means of that go to that he noticed the governor’s seat and fell in love with it and determined to contest for governor.
“He noticed the chair and stated he appreciated it and I advised him it isn’t his flip but. This factor is flip by flip. His zone, Anambra North, simply completed their eight-year time period and handed over to me. I do know what he’s doing, he’s merely creating consciousness, in order that when it will get to Anambra North once more, he would have grow to be standard.
“He was the primary individual to stick posters in all places, however we all know he’s solely searching for reputation forward of time. That was why he moved round a bit and stored again his cash.
“I advised him, my pal, go and hold your cash and use it to coach your kids, don’t waste it for nothing since you’re not going wherever. He’s not contesting.”
DAILY POST studies that Anambra observes a zoning system for the governorship. Soludo’s predecessor, Chief Willie Obiano, hailed from the northern senatorial zone. Soludo, from the south, is entitled to a second time period earlier than energy rotates to the central zone.
