By Emenike Ugochukwu,Awka
The YPP Candidate for the upcoming Anambra State Gubernatorial Election, Sir Paul Chukwuma, has expressed worries over what he termed a steady decent into dictatorship by the incumbent government.
Sir Chukwuma,who was reacting to the suspension of Hon Bernard Udemezue, representing Ayamelum State Constituency by the State Assembly, described it as an act of gagging the people and their representatives under certain pretenses.
“When this is achieved, the judiciary becomes the next casualty. Sadly, Anambra State under Governor Charles Soludo has slipped into dictatorship.
” At the moment, the House of Assembly has lost the right to freely debate and provide direction to the governor and perform its full functions as an institution and an essential arm of the Anambra State Government.
According to him, there are strong indications that the House has been barred from consideration of any motion on security.
While noting that the State Assembly had not expressed any serious concerns over the level of insecurity, he reasoned that it was even so bad that the Assembly could not say anything when it’s member, the late Hon. Justice Azuka, was kidnapped.
“That sad incident was never mentioned in the plenary. This is also why the House has never raised any motion about the unlawful conduct of Agunechemba and SASA. In actual fact, the legislature in Anambra State has collapsed.
“Insecurity in the state is treated with a casual wave of his left hand. Meanwhile, Anambra State, and Ndi Anambra are suffering and dying, for absolutely no reason.
“Traders, and the business community, lawyers, and lawmakers, no one is safe and free from the chaos that Anambra State is undergoing because Soludo has refused to provide leadership”
The YPP Candidate, posited that the suspension of Hon. Bernard Udemezue must be construed as an expansion of the government’s dictatorship to shut down opposition, criticism, and dissenting voices.
He,then, reiterated his party’s commitment to restoring joy and put smiles on the faces of Ndi Anambra, underscoring the need for the people to take ownership of their state by voting for the party.
