Foremost governorship hopeful on the platform of the Labour Party, LP, for the 2025 guber election in Anambra State, Mr Valentine Ozigbo, has challenged the people of the state to support any other candidate they perceive as better than him.
Addressing top dignitaries from across parties and religious divides, as a guest of Osisioma Foundation, Saturday, at Osisioma Peace Lodge, Umunya, Ozigbo said he had all it would take to be the next governor of Anambra State next year and make Ndi Anambra proud.
Describing himself as a child of grace who came from a humble and disciplined background, the business mogul said his involvement in Anambra politics was driven by his passion to redeem the state and restore it to its former glory.
Regretting the state’s current rating as the worst in security in the South East, Ozigbo said only the right person could steer the ship of the state to the right course with support from well-meaning people.
He reiterated his commitment and capacity to turn around the state’s fortunes for good with his experience in the financial and business sectors.
Ozigbo said the development of Anambra needed what he called sector approach, cluster approach and superb partnerships to achieve good governance in order to fully drive vital sectors like education, health, poverty eradication and security.
“These are the basic things needed to be done to put Anambra on the map but regretfully, the state has become unlivable due to high crime rate and becoming the worst in the entire South East,” he said.
Ozigbo said it was unfortunate that those things that made the state tick were now used to troll it, despite producing such eminent figures as Nnamdi Azikiwe, Chukwuemeka Ojukwu and Chinua Achebe.
He said the state needed someone to restore it to its past glory in order to shine again according to his mantra of “Ka Anambra Chawapu”.
“The development of Anambra State is beyond politics. Every hand must be on deck to make that happen and this is why we must collectively ensure that the right person is produced to harness the state’s resources,” Ozigbo who described himself as a product of nature and nurture, stated.
