Anambra 2025: We have people that can take us to Government House - says APC's Ukachukwu

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By Madu Obi

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Anambra State, has inaugurated a 22- member state campaign council for the November 8 governorship election in the state, with the party's candidate, Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu boasting that the party has quality people that can take APC to the Government House.

The campaign council was inaugurated by the South East deputy national chairman of APC, Dr Ijomah Arodiogbu.

During the ceremony, four sitting members of the state House of Assembly, dumped their political parries and joined the APC.

The lawmakers who declared for APC were Hon Augustine Ikedoji representing Nnewi North,who was elected on the platform of Young Progressives Party, YPP), Hon Patrick Okafor of the Labour Party who represents Onitsha North, Hon Paul Oti representing Orumba North and also of LP and Hon Patrick Udoba (Anambra West, who was a member of APGA.

Addressing members of the council, the APC candidate, Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu, said the party had gathered men and women that will take the party to where God has destined for it.

He said: "When God wants to deliver people, he sends men and women. With these people in the campaign council, we will make it to government house in Awka. I want to say that Government House Awka is possible.

But we cannot win this governorship election without working hard and from what is happening in our party, it means we are working hard. It is becoming clear to me that APC will take over the government of Anambra, but we must work because faith without work is in vain."

Reeling out his plans for Anambra State if he wins, Ukachukwu added: "We are going to declare emergency in agriculture and other enablers that will make the state to grow from where it is now to the top. We have the revenue that can take our state's development index to the top.

"Anambra is an industrial and trading state and making industries work in Anambra will be my priority. It cannot work unless you make the inputs that can make them work and one of the things that can make industries work is security.

If the state is secure, investors will come. The market for the products is there, but the only thing lacking is the enabling environment.

We have already done studies that will help us fight insecurity and once we come into office, these plans will begin to work. It is not an issue of trial and error.

Once security is in place, we will develop a power plant that will serve the whole state, especially when our state boasts of large deposits of oil and gas.

If we have an ideal environment, all our people establishing their manufacturing companies elsewhere will come home to invest.

We will provide water in all our major cities of Awka, Onitsha and Nnewi and equip our hospitals in such a way that they will become attractive for those who need to obtain quality treatment."

According to Ukachukwu, the money the state is getting is enough to develop every part of the state, adding, "I assure our people that sixty percent of our income can develop our state."