The APC candidate for Anambra State governor has argued that Anambra should focus on industrial development rather than building monuments and symbolic structures.
Ukachukwu stated this during the inauguration of the APC governorship campaign council at the party secretariat in Awka, on Tuesday, while describing some of the structures built by the current government, such as the Fun City, as “monumental wastes”.
Speaking at a campaign rally, the candidate said, “What our people need is factories, meaningful jobs, agro-processing, not statues that will soon crumble or buildings that will be abandoned.”
He said, “I have an agric chain revolution programme for Anambra. I am not here to discuss people. In Anambra, it is either you are manufacturing, trading or farming. We will put security in check. We will put up a power plant to serve the people and propel an industrial cluster.
“At the moment, our hospitals in the state are glorified mortuaries. I am worth billions and can’t owe billions as talkatives are wagging their tongues. Academic certificates do not make people what they think they are.
“We can’t discuss them because they are not worthy of our discussion. They are discussing us because we are worthy of their discussion, but when the chips are down, we shall know who is who.”
He expressed optimism that APC would win the upcoming November 8 governorship election because “President Bola Tinubu has charged us to get Abambra for APC”.
He urged the electorate to judge political leaders by the number of people they put to work, rather than the number of landmarks they build.
