Anambra Election Hots Up, Ngige others Make Promises To Woo Voters
Busolami Idowu
Candidates of different political parties in Anambra State vying for the state governorship seat have intensified campaign around the state ahead of the November 16 election.
The different political parties’ candidates have made series of promises ranging from free education to the transformation of the Agriculture sector of the state into a viable foreign exchange earner.
At the Saturday campaign in Orumba South Local Government Area, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Chris Ngige, promised to make the state self-sufficient in food production.
“We will build agricultural extension points in most places in Orumba and we will follow it up with fertiliser that will be free, loan that will be very cheap – interest free. We will give you farming equipment that will be hired free to you,” he promised.
The candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Ifeanyi Ubah, promised supporters in the Idemili-North Local Government Area that he would continue to support the development process in the area.
He described himself as an ‘action man’ that is young and energetic, being a youth.
He promised to bring change to the state if elected as the governor of the state.
Other parties’ candidates also held their campaigns in various towns in the state ahead of the election that the state electoral commission has registered over 20 candidates.
The candidates will hold a televised debate on Sunday, where there will have an opportunity to present their policies to to the indigenes of the state.
Security during the election is expected to be tight, as the police have put in place strategies that will ensure heavy presence of the force around the state.
Over two million people are eligible to vote in the state in the November 16 gubernatorial election.