A governorship aspirant in Imo State, Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu has said that his motivation to pull his people out of the clutches of poverty and propelling the economy of the state to prosperity are his reasons for joining the race.
Anyanwu said, “If our natural and human resources have been properly harnessed and judiciously managed, Imo would have been one of the richest states, if not the richest in Nigeria.
My goal is to serve as a bridge between the leadership and the people to ensure that the state is pulled out from the clutches of poverty, while ensuring timely payment of pensions and full restoration of civil servants’ salaries and emoluments,” he said.
The former member of the Imo State House of Assembly, who later represented Imo East in the Senate and wants to contest the governorship polls on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says he is thinking of how to put right the mess Governor Rochas Okorocha and other All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders have made of Imo State.
He promised to assuage the suffering of Imo people through wealth creation, employment generation and poverty reduction.
Anyanwu told reporters in Owerri that the state has enormous human and material resources that could serve as alternative source of revenue to the Federal Government if properly harnessed and managed.
He attributed the economic hardship in the state to lack of commitment and sincerity of purpose on the part of the current administration.
“A responsible and positive government should drive policies and programmes that would promote real development.”
The former local government chairman promised to liberate the state from the dependency on federal allocation, grow the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the state by activating robust private sector business engagement and restore local government system and town unions.
“We will energise private enterprise and allow people unfettered ownership of the means to wealth creation. We shall pursue a course that will exceed the expectations and aspirations of our people.
We will ensure economic growth as against financial impoverishment and hope in place of despondency and despair. Our administration will submit to international best practices in governance, which includes transparency, accountability, due process and rule of law.”
Anyanwu promised to bring principles that promote respect for rule of law, justice, fairness and integration of all stakeholders
“I know the terrain, understand the politics and have built networks of political and social alliances across the state;
I know the people, the issues, challenges, expectations, the possibilities and the potentials of the state.
“I will run a government that focuses on developing the economy of the state and making it the hub of South East market by identifying and developing viable areas of comparative advantage.
I will create an enabling environment that will attract investors and encourage private sector participation in developing the state economy.”
He vowed to ensure security of life and property thereby making Imo the tourist destination of the world, guarantee a qualitative and holistic free education, with a clear path on sustainability of funding, reposition agriculture as vehicle for job creation, wealth generation and food security, decentralise the health sector in preparation for a universal health care system and embark on a comprehensive infrastructural development.
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