Anambra Poll: ADC’s Nwosu Vows To End ‘Aka Odo’, Insecurity, Strangulating Tax Regime
Mr John Nwosu, candidate of Africa Democratic Congress (ADC) says Soludo has failed in his promises to Anambra people and should be voted out
Nwosu said this during the campaign kickoff and unveiling of ADC Coalition candidates for Aug. 16 by-election and Nov. 8 governorship election in Onitsha on Friday.
He said he will abolish ‘Aka Odo’ and other forms brute approaches to law enforcement, end insecurity and review the taxes payable by artisans and small businesses in the state.
Mrs Justina Azuka, widow late Mr Justice Azuka, representing Onitsha 1 State Constituency who was kidnapped and later found dead is seeking to succeed her husband while Mr Chidi Amamgbo is contesting for Anambra South Senatorial District.
Nwosu said Prof. Chukwuma Soludo had failed in the area of security, development and respect for the rule of law, respect for traditional institutions and should not be reelected.
The candidate who received the party flag in company of his running mate, Chief Ndubuisi Nwobu, said Anambra was broken, needed urgent repair.
He said in 2017, Soludo said “Anambra was not broken, so why fix it?” but today under his watch, Anambra was badly broken and in the worse possible shape.
“Governance is not rocket science, it is also not try your luck or making bogus promises, if Soludo did not succeed in the first four years, he won’t succeed in another four years.
“We promise four years of seamless, transformative and adaptive governance along these lines.
“Leadership hubris laced with arrogance has impacted negatively on the state, under Soludo Anambra is insecure. It has become a crime scene, riddled with criminality and bloodletting,” he said.
The Information and Technology Expert said his administration would focus on Security, Health, Education, Economy, Enterprise, Market, and Social Welfare.
He said he would deploy Hi-tech security infrastructure including finger fingerprint and AI-powered facial recognition cameras, well trained and motivated community based personnel to end insecurity.
He said his administration would introduce e-Government to fight corruption, improve transparency, and enhance efficiency such that people could access and track government services from their phones.
“It will be a government that works at the speed of technology, not the speed of paperwork
“Within six months, we will restore peace across our communities, safety will return to our streets; traditional marriage ceremonies and festivals will return to our villages.
“The era of exploitation is over, will abolish enforcement with pestles ‘Aka-Odo’ and review the tax system.
“We will restructure the tax system to be fair, growth-friendly, and humane, you will no longer pay to suffer.
“From my first day in office, we will cut tax tariffs and charges payable by shuttle bus and keke drivers, barrow pushers and artisans by 30 percent
“Our people are underserved and overtaxed, this government deployed brutality to collect revenue, and many have been maimed and some have died in the hands of these agents,” he said.
Handing over the party flag to the candidates, Chief Ralph Nwosu, former National Chairman of ADC said the coalition was set to change the leadership narrative of Anambra.
Nwosu urged party faithful to go to their polling units, wards and local government and for the victory of ADC Coalition and its candidates.
