Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has asserted that some of his opponents in the governorship race are participating primarily to gain publicity.
Soludo explained that certain aspirants are more interested in building their profile and becoming well-known, despite knowing they have little chance of winning.
The governor made these remarks during a visit to Umueri in Anambra East Local Government Area, where he met with the community’s traditional ruler, Igwe Ben Emeka, as part of the new yam festival celebrations.
He identified one such person as a son of the community, Mr Paul Chukwuma, the candidate of the Young Progressives Party, YPP.
He said: “Paul Chukwuma, your son, is my friend. He used to visit me, maybe it was in the process of that visit that he saw the governor’s seat and fell in love with it and decided to contest for governor.
“He saw the chair and said he liked it and I told him it is not his turn yet. This thing is turn by turn. His zone, Anambra North, just finished their eight-year term and handed over to me. I know what he is doing, he is merely creating awareness, so that when it gets to Anambra North again, he would have become popular.
“He was the first person to paste posters everywhere, but we know he is only seeking popularity ahead of time. That was why he moved around a little and kept back his money.
“I told him, my friend, go and keep your money and use it to train your children, don’t waste it for nothing because you’re not going anywhere. He is not contesting.”
It was reported that Anambra observes a zoning formula for the governorship. Soludo’s predecessor, Chief Willie Obiano, hailed from the northern senatorial zone. Soludo, from the south, is entitled to a second term before power rotates to the central zone.
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