Chioma Ifemeludike, the African Action Congress (AAC) candidate for governor, has slammed Anambra’s current government, saying that the lives of its citizens “haven’t mattered.”
In an interview with Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, Ifemeludike made this statement in response to enquiries about what she would do differently from the current governor, Charles Soludo.
“For me, there is so much to be done in Anambra State, and we haven’t seen it under Professor Soludo’s leadership.
“Especially in security, there were so many deaths that could have been averted. When human lives are concerned, the government’s primary duty should be to protect its people. With all the allocations and internally generated revenue, people’s lives should matter,” she said.
Citing deaths and kidnappings, the 36-year-old Anambra governorship candidate denounced the state’s growing insecurity.
“People were shot in broad daylight, kidnapped, ransom paid, and still killed.
A young boy, Emmanuel Chinyecherem Igwe, was slaughtered like an animal. I even protested at the government house over it.
“We cannot sit back and watch things like this happen in the 21st century. Are we waiting for the US to come and save Anambra State? It doesn’t make any sense,” she lamented.
If elected governor, Ifemeludike also pledged to restructure the state’s security system.
She declared that she would create a new mechanism to address insecurity and disband the current vigilance organisation, “Agwunechemba.”
The 36-year-old actress and activist is one of the two female candidates among the 16 contenders for the state’s top job. Her running mate is Kingsley Mgbemena.
Dismissing concerns about her candidacy, Ifemeludike insisted that her campaign is driven by passion and purpose, and not about her popularity.
The AAC candidate said her eight-point agenda seeks to “transform Anambra State into a beacon of progress, prosperity, and good governance in Nigeria.
The Anambra governorship election will be held on Saturday, November 8.
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