Anambra 2025: Okagbue slams gubernatorial rotation, advocates merit-based governance

• Deputy Governorship campaigner of the Young Progressive Party, Uzuegbunam Okagbue, has defended the party's Anambra North candidate, successful opposition to the signifier of rotational administration
• Okagbue described zoning successful Anambra State arsenic a signifier initiated by the ruling All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), highlighting the large disadvantages of the arrangement
• The campaigner besides described the havoc wreaked by Governor Charles Soludo's information approach

Awka, Anambra State - Chief Uzuegbunam Okagbue, the lawman governorship campaigner of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), has criticised the determination rotation of gubernatorial elections among the Anambra South, Anambra North, and Anambra Central senatorial districts.

Legit.ng learnt that successful Anambra State, starting from the medication of Peter Obi, the signifier of zoning has emerged arsenic a mechanics intended to foster equity and inclusivity successful governmental representation. This attack mandates the rotation of the gubernatorial positions among the 3 senatorial districts.

Deputy Governorship campaigner of the Young Progressive Party, Uzuegbunam Okagbue, slammed the rotation of candidates among the senatorial districts successful Anambra State Photo credit- Mokwugwo Solomon
Source: UGC

However, successful an interrogation with a Legit.ng correspondent, Chief Okagbue, criticised the arrangement, suggesting the value of opening the contention to each qualified national astatine his Umunachi state location connected Wednesday, July 9.

"While the intent down zoning whitethorn beryllium to guarantee just representation, it carries important disadvantages that tin stifle meritocracy, beforehand mediocrity, and yet hinder developmental progress."Anambra needs a strategy that prioritises competence implicit determination sympathy," Okagbue argued.

Explaining wherefore his enactment chose the Anambra North candidate, arsenic against fielding from Anambra South, helium explained that zoning often prioritises determination considerations implicit the qualifications and capabilities of candidates.

He stressed that governmental bureau should not beryllium determined by geographical location, arsenic the enactment process whitethorn tally the hazard of elevating an idiosyncratic who whitethorn deficiency the indispensable skills, experience, oregon visionary leadership.

"Zoning is simply a instrumentality of division"- Okagbue

He argued that zoning can make monopolisation of the governmental abstraction among a prime fewer elites, and arsenic a result, young and susceptible individuals from different areas whitethorn beryllium discouraged from contesting the office.

"This signifier curtails innovation and caller ideas that are captious for the maturation and improvement of the state."When voters cognize that their prime is constricted to candidates selected based connected senatorial territory alternatively than their enactment qualities, it tin pb to apathy. Disillusioned voters whitethorn consciousness that their votes bash not count, resulting successful decreased governmental engagement and little elector turnout."Again, zoning tin bring divisions wrong a state, arsenic each senatorial territory whitethorn go fixated connected ensuring their senatorial district's practice alternatively than focusing connected the needs of the state," helium explained.

The YPP chieftain besides described zoning successful Anambra arsenic a signifier orchestrated by the ruling All Progressive Grand Alliance, not arsenic a determination made successful consultation with each governmental leaders and the broader Anambra populace.

Okagbue knocks Soludo's information approach

Discussing Charles Soludo's grounds arsenic Anambra politician aft 3 years and immoderate months, Okagbue criticised the governor's attack to insecurity, saying that the security system successful Anambra successful the contiguous authorities is thing to constitute location about.

He said, "Security issues nether the contiguous authorities person created immoderate cardinal challenges. Insecurity has crippled beingness and economical activities successful Anambra. Traditional activities similar funerals, caller yam festival, matrimony ceremonies and chieftaincy activities are present conducted successful different safer states by Anambra people. There is nary uncertainty that the contiguous authorities is already overwhelmed by information challenges successful the state.This calls for a alteration of enactment to a squad that understands however to prioritise security. This is wherefore I and Sir Paul Chukwuma person presented ourselves."

Deputy Governorship campaigner of the Young Progressive Party, Uzuegbunam Okagbue, slammed the rotation of candidates among the senatorial districts successful Anambra State Photo credit- @SirPaulchukwuma
Source: Twitter

Hausa assemblage snubs Soludo

Legit.ng antecedently reported that the Hausa assemblage successful Anambra State has unanimously declared support for the campaigner of the Action Alliance, Ozo Jeff Nweke, to look arsenic Governor Charles Soludo's successor up of the November 8 governorship predetermination successful the state.

Alhaji Hussaini Haruna, person of the community, made the declaration successful an exclusive chat with Legit.ng correspondent, during the unveiling of Jeff Nweke arsenic flag-bearer of AA successful Awka, the authorities capital, connected Thursday, July 3.

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Source: Legit.ng