Anambra poll: Zoning can enthrone mediocrity – AA candidate

By Vincent Ujumadu

Awka – The governorship campaigner of the Action Alliance (AA) for the November 8 Anambra election, Ozo Jeff Nweke, has said that the much-publicized zoning statement for the governorship spot successful the authorities is susceptible of undermining merit successful governance.

Addressing reporters successful Awka, Nweke argued that isolated from the information that zoning is not enshrined successful the constitution, it is besides not a universally accepted statement among Anambra stakeholders.

Nweke, who hails from Anambra Central, said:

“The zoning statement was lone enactment guardant by APGA, and determination was ne'er a clip my party, AA, consented to that arrangement. This zoning strategy is susceptible of enthroning mediocrity due to the fact that the accusation is that we whitethorn not person the champion campaigner astatine a peculiar constituent successful clip if that idiosyncratic is from a portion not favored to instrumentality a turn.

“People successful Anambra contiguous privation bully governance. They privation leaders that tin supply amended infrastructure, amended healthcare, and a stronger system that volition construe into improved livelihoods. That is what they want, not zoning.

“We successful AA judge we person what it takes to supply that. We don’t judge the zoning strategy is workable. It has not worked earlier and volition not enactment successful this dispensation.”

On the contented of ballot buying, Nweke condemned the practice, noting that it fuels corruption and undermines democracy.

“Vote buying is simply a two-way issue. Politicians and their supporters initiate it, and immoderate voters judge it. There is request for superior enlightenment to marque radical recognize the value of shunning it astatine each levels. What we are seeing is simply a rhythm wherever hunger is exploited, and this undermines democracy. We indispensable defy it with each our might.”

He further urged governmental actors to behaviour themselves responsibly and debar inflammatory rhetoric up of the polls.

“I judge the contention is not a do-or-die affair. We are present to contiguous our programmes, and the radical volition determine who volition service them best,” helium said.

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