From Chuks Collins, Awka
The latest top notch member of the Labour Party(LP) and the immediate past Managing Director and Chief Executive of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Chief George Nnadubem Moghalu who at the weekend confirmed his intention to run for the governorship seat of Anambra State next year.
He has also publicly vowed to do just a single term of four years.
Moghalu who was described as a colourful and disciplined public servant, at a press conference at Nnewi at the weekend noted that whatever anyone was unable to do in four years, won’t be done in eight years.
According to him, its only an unprepared person and one who stumbled into office that often believe he need eight years to make an impression.
Fielding questions from journalists during the no-holds barred session, Chief Moghalu emphasized that his burning desire was to restore the citizens confidence in governance once more. That the worst loss any level of administration would suffer was for the citizens to lose confidence in the administration.
When taken up on why he thinks there’s need to replace the incumbent governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, he didn’t mince words to assert that “he has failed the people of Anambra…”
He disclosed that he would unveil his blueprint during his formal declaration at a date to be announced soon.
On the possibility of another aspirant plagiarising or highjacking his ideas, Chief Moghalu admitted that that no one would do any program better than the original vision bearer.
That he was ready to assist everyone begin to see Anambra’s yawning needs and way forward.
He used the opportunity of the media parley to dispel the speculation making the rounds that he was contesting for the Anambra South senatorial seat to fill the vacancy created by the recent unfortunate demise of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah.
Moghalu while acknowledging that he was equally qualified for seat, insisted that he had no such ambition but for the Governorship seat.
Hear him, “I will be contesting for governor next year and not Senate. I recently resigned from the APC, and then formally joined the LP on October 1, 2024.
“Before I did so, I consulted extensively with my followers, supporters, political family, my wife and children, my friends, and I was convinced that Labour Party is the party that aligns with my person and the best suited platform to realize my ambition.
“We need to redeem Anambra fast because Soludo has failed the people. There is dearth of infrastructure in the state, security has collapsed.
“We will not tolerate him further. What he could not do in four years, he will never be able to do in eight years. You don’t need eight years to develop Anambra.”
He acknowledged that the political zoning arrangement in the state, and that Anambra South, where he hails from alongside the incumbent -Soludo is well favoured for the contest.
That perhaps was reason he opted to do only one term of fours when he wins so as to complete the turn of the Anambra South Senatorial District.
