Egwuonwu Pledgers To Partner Soludo On Insecurity
Chief Akai Egwuonwu, a top contender in the Anambra South Senatorial District by-election says he will work with Gov. Chukwuma Soludo to ensure the restoration of peace and security in the area if elected.
The Managing Director of Stine Industries, producers of Anambra Rice who said this in a parley with journalists in Awka on Friday.
He commended Soludo for taking a decisive action to address the insecurity with the launch of Operation ‘Udo Ga Achi’ Security Initiative.
Egwuonwu expressed worry about looming hunger as a result of reduced supply and high cost of food items which he blamed on the inability of farmers to go to their farms.
Egwuonwu said was also affected by insecurity as his factory was shutdown for about two years at a time
He said though insecurity was a national problem, the situation in Southeast and Nnewi South in particular was peculiar and required multiple collaborating strategies to address.
According to him, as a Senator, I will ensure a robust conversation about it, and work with my other colleagues with a view of finding a lasting solution to the problem.
“I will key into what the governor is doing oing, insecurity is a national issue because it affects every part of the country but ours is somehow peculiar.
“Insecurity is affecting food security, the price of rice is about N100,000 because there is a shortfall in supply of rice and other food items,” he said.
On the Anambra South Senatorial District by-election, Egwuonwu said the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) was the party to beat and that he had all it took to fly its flag.
He said he had good knowledge of the challenges of the people of the Senatorial District and also the credentials to make legislation to ef
fect the desired changes.
