I will govern Imo from Imo, not Abuja, PDP is the only party Imo people are looking up to - Samdaddy

BY MUNA OKERE / OWERRI

Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Imo State, Senator Samuel Nnaeneka Anyanwu (Samdaddy) has made a promise to reside in Imo State to govern the state and not from Abuja.

Anyanwu gave the assurance at the party secretariat during a the formal decamping of 4700 from other political parties into the PDP fold.

The ‘decampees’ who declared their passion to work for the success of PDP and Samdaddy in the November 11, 2023 governorship election were formally received at the event.

Apparently berating Governor Hope Uzodimma who is known to spend more of his time in Abuja and only visits Imo State occasionally, making some sections of Imolites and Nigerians to term him “Abuja Governor”, Anyanwu said, “I have to stay close to the people I am governing to understand their problem.”

Acknowledging that there are three distinct tiers of government, local government being closest to the people , the PDP guber candidate said, “Within six months in office, I will conduct local government election, ensuring that all due process were followed.”

He said “over N2.6b monthly allocation to the 27 LGAs of the state has remained unaccounted for by the present government, Yet Imo State is the 9th highest indebted state, with over N207b, among the 36 states of the country.

Speaking on insecurity, he said his believes in the carrot and stick approach, promising to grant amnesty to agitators and other militant groups.

On education, Anyanwu likened the state of public schools in the state to graveyard and promised that his administration would declare a state of emergency in the education and health sectors by resuscitating the health centres across the state as well as breaking the jinx in the employment of medical doctors which has existed since 2009.

Fielding questions from newsmen during the event, Director, Special Duties, Imo State Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Jeff Emeka Nwachukwu, described PDP as “the only party which Imo people are looking up to change Imo State and make it safe again.

“You can see we are very prepared. We have a governorship candidate that is tested. A former two-term local government chairman, a two-term House of Assembly member, former Senator, a man who knows the problem of Imo and has the capacity to govern the state.”

Editor

Jude Ossai (JP) a veteran journalist is a National Diploma holder in Mass Communication from Ogwashi-Uku Polytechnic Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State. He also studied at Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) Enugu and Imo State University, Owerri for his first and second degrees in Mass Communication, respectively. He writes extensively on politics, crime, corruption, climate change, healthcare, human rights, social justice, among others.