The
traditional ruler of Awka-Etiti in Idemili-South Local Government Area of Anambra
State, Igwe Angus Chukwuma Ojukwu, has concluded plans to unseat the incumbent,
Governor Willie Obiano in the November 18 governorship election in Anambra State,
reports ITRealms.
Ojukwu, ITRealms gathered has a contentious
monarch tussle in Awka Etiti, following the death of his father, who was
hitherto the traditional ruler of the town. He was also the immediate past assistant
national secretary of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA).
Disclosing
this to ITRealms, Igwe Ojukwu said he
would contest the poll on the platform of the Mega Progressive Peoples Party
(MPPP), a relatively unknown party.
According to
him, the administration of Governor Obiano is visionless, stressing that his
ambition was aspire to take over from Obiano.
“Governor
Willie Obiano’s administration has not improved the welfare of the average
person in the state, thus the need for change. My objective is to bring light
to Anambra State. It is time for light to shine in our state. This is what the
present administration has not been able to do. I am poised to do it,” he said.
In a ceremony
organised in his country home in Awka-Etiti, Ojukwu in the company of the State
Executive Council of the MPPP led by Simon Anidike, reeled out a 10-point
agenda which, he said, would form his blueprint for the governance of Anambra
State, if elected.
These include
free and compulsory primary and secondary education, free maternal/child care,
electricity for all, potable water for all, adequate security network,
industrialisation, infrastructural development, employment generation,
agriculture and investment.
But some
political observers in Anambra State said that Igwe Ojukwu may have contravened
the laws guiding the traditional institutions, which requires absolute abstinence
from partisan politics.
While another
set of observers said that since his Igweship is still in contention, he may
have lost the bid and decided to confront the administration through political
means.
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