Anambra 2021: I’ll Stop Attacks On Security Men – Andy Uba Assures

…Decries politics of blackmail

BY VICTOR BUORO, ABUJA – As the governorship election in Anambra State hots up, one of the leading Governorship aspirants, Senator Andy Uba has said that he has a watertight strategy to address the issue of unknown gunmen troubling Anambra State.

Senator Uba, who contesting for the governorship ticket of Anambra State on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has therefore assured that he is determined to tackle the rising stem of attacks on security agencies by unknown gunmen if elected as governor of the State.

This was as he decried what he described as “politics of blackmail” amongst governorship contenders, stressing that campaigns should be issues’ based.

Senator Uba, who stated these while chatting with journalists at the ongoing 11th Synod of the Anglican diocese of Abuja, said that as a frontline governorship aspirant, he is worried by the spate of attacks by unknown gunmen on security agencies in Anambra, especially police stations.

He said; “The world over, the police is the primary agency through which government maintains law and order. We say that we are under-policed, yet unknown gunmen are attacking the few policemen we have.

“This is one issue my administration will tackle to prevent people from resorting to turning Anambra into a lawless state”.

Uba said that as a former chairman, Senate committee on Interior, he is aware that the three tiers of government are jointly responsible for the protection of life and property, and therefore challenged State Governments to rise to the challenge

The governorship aspirant further said; “We operate a federal system. That is why we have the President, Governors and Council chairmen. If the president can do everything, then there wouldn’t have be any need to elect governors and council chairmen.

“Just as the governor is in charge of the disbursement of all the monies coming into a state, so also is he responsible for the welfare of the citizens in his system.

Commenting on his alleged secret marriage to former Abia federal lawmaker, Hon. Nnenna Elendu- Ukeje, Senator Uba dismissed the report as a wicked fabrication by his political opponents.

In his words; “My family and the entire Ukeje family have been close for over 20 years. I was therefore shocked to read that I secretly married Hon. Nnenna Ekendu-Ukeje.

“The publisher of the fabricated story has since realized that he was misled, called to apologise, and put up a disclaimer. My lawyers insist we sue, but I can’t go about suing every Tom, Dick and Harry simply because somebody paid them to do a hatchet job.

“I know the politician who sponsored the media attack, but this is not what Anambra needs at this time.

“We should run issue-based campaigns that would bring out the best in us. Anambra that used to pride herself as Light of the Nation is now struggling. This is not the dreams of our founding fathers.

“We should discard politics of blackmail and seek ways to improve the lot of the average Ndi Anambra,” Uba advised.