Leadership failure in Anambra, reason for my desire to run for election

An Anambra State-born businessman, Barth Nwibe, has declared his intention to run for the state governorship election in 2025 on the platform of the Labour Party.

Nwibe made the declaration on Sunday when he addressed political stakeholders in Anambra Central Senatorial District in Awka Etiti, Idemili South Local Government Area.

He said he desired to address the leadership failure in the state, adding that Anambra needs a humble leader who listens to his people and not an all-knowing individual who would not pay attention to the feelings of the masses.

He said, “I want to tell you that I am running for Anambra governorship, and I want your support. There is a need for us to reorganise our society.

“We need security here. Our youths cannot live and work here because there are no jobs. If my brother, the governor, is doing well, I would not have aspired. We expected so much, but unfortunately, we are seeing so little.

“That is why I am offering myself a four-year term. The statecraft has collapsed due to insecurity, high youth unemployment, collapse of businesses and absence of vision for strategic development.”

According to him, Anambra has a rich deposit of natural gas which could be harnessed for industrialisation purposes but he regretted that the current administration was not doing anything to activate it.

“We should no longer have a system where the governor determines who should be the traditional ruler, president general, kindred heads and market associations. All these things have been politicized.

“We have significant business presence in Abuja, Lagos and Port Harcourt. While our state is deserted, I will create employment. We cannot continue to have our children run away from here and expect the state to develop.

“You can build roads and make all the promises, but if there is no security, it makes no sense. The problem we face can not be solved by grammar.

“In the South Senatorial District, we have massive insecurity. Everywhere there is occupied, we can no longer visit home like we used to,” he added.

In his remarks, the Coordinator of the ‘Barth Nwibe for Governor Movement,’ Gaius Ezeh, said Nwibe was a successful businessman and a proven philanthropist who is best suited for the task of rebuilding Anambra.

According to Ezeh, Nwibe is a disciplined man, and he has grown businesses. He sponsored thousands of youths at various levels of education through his Ugo Igbo Foundation.

“He is in the class of leaders, and we need to redeem ourselves from our current economic situation in Nigeria. With him, Anambra can still return our days of glory like the days of Peter Obi.

“Anambra is a state known for entrepreneurship. We need a man who understands us, and Barth fits into this. He is the best man for the job. Let us support him for the sake of our children and the future of Anambra,” Ezeh said.