Senator
Chris N.D. Anyanwu had on 20th of October 2014 declared her aspiration to run
for the office of Governor of Imo State
on the platform of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the February
2015 General Election in Nigeria.
In her
speech at the public declaration in Owerri, the Senator insinuated that Imo
State has fallen and needs to be recovered. To back the back that Imo needs help,
She enlisted few facts to show how drastically the state has reached the guard.
Mentioning that the Governor Rochas Okorocha between May 2011 and July 2014
collected #357 Billion from Abuja as the State's share of the federation
account, but what exactly the administration has done with the money is yet to
be seen.
“Increased
monthly statutory income has not impacted positively on the life of the people.
Instead life has become harder today for the average Imo person than it was
between 1999 and 2007” she cried.
She also
emphasized on the fact that the free education program of Governor Rochas
Okorocha has failed because the Imo State that used to lead the others in
education, and topped the chart in WASC
examination among Nigerian students is no more, replaced with an Imo State that has been relegated second to the
last position in the South East. Stating that in the WASC exams, only 18,833 of
the 46,359 Imo students that sat for the exam in 2014 passed.
The
Governorship Aspirant went ahead to say that Imo State is now the biggest
debtor in the South East and the second most insolent state in the nation. She
said that what accrues to the state as monthly federal allocation is equal to
those of two states put together. “The Governor also went ahead to borrow money
from local banks and he is not letting citizens of the state know what he is
doing with all the loans that he has borrowed, thus putting the future of the
children in jeopardy”.
Unemployment
is not left out in the facts that she stated. Senator Anyanwu mentioned that
the state needs a different leadership and governance pattern, something new
and fresh to fire her up.
“Imo does
not need a miracle worker as governor, what she needs is a governor” Senator
Chris Anyanwu affirmatively stated. She said that the state needs to install a
governor who will lead by good example, one who will not lie to the people, who
will not confuse them and strip them of their resources at the expense of the
future of the children.
Senator
Anyanwu explained that she has come to offer the best to Imo State, saying that
she is not a destroyer but a builder. Although she hasn't come to start the
world anew and by that set Imo State
back but to gain faction from past good efforts and lift off the state to a
higher level.
Promising
that her governance will restore dignity and honour, pride and respect for Imo
State.
She inducted
that the top priority will be to develop creative solutions to the current
unemployment situation. Investing heavily in building a skilled work force that
can reverse the current national dependency on migrant labour from the West
Africa sub region. In the area of Agriculture, she promised that her leadership
will tap into the federal initiatives to build employment through co-operative
and food self sufficiency through farming.
Chris
Anyanwu assured that she is running for the position because she is the best
“man” for the job. Emphasizing that she is different, typical and has a winning
recipe.
Although
being a woman, Senator Anyanwu declared that her gender will not be an issue
claiming that being a woman has never limited her to achieving things she has
achieved.
“The
constitution of Nigeria prohibits any form of discrimination on the basis of
sex or gender and guarantees the rights of females to participate fully in
politics at all levels from the age of 18. Nigeria has signed the UN Convention
on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (CEDAW) and
ratified its principles. Are we now losing momentum on these advances made during
military rule, with the drums of sexists and misogynists beating louder every
day?” She questioned.
Borrowing
the words of Eleanor Roosevelt, she said she will not give any the permission
to make her feel inferior. She plans to run the race with everything in her!!!
Saying that she believe that PDP should lead the way in promoting
constitutional ideals of equality and demonstrate to the world that Nigeria as
a Nation where success is not born of gender but of skill and ability.
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