By Okechukwu Onuegbu
The Director, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Business School, Prof. Augustine Nnoyelu has lamented that Anambra state was has not lived above board despite huge resources and personalities in the state.
Nnonyelu, while delivering a lecture at a symposium themed ‘Anambra 2021: Setting Agenda for Credible Leadership, organised by the Correspondent Chapel of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Anambra state council, blamed ‘godfatherism', violence and others as challenges bedevilling the state.
“With the kind of personalities and resources that we have in Anambra State, we are still not where we are supposed to be in terms of development. Different administrations have made some progress over the years to ensure transformation in the socio-economic and political landscapes of the state but basic amenities such as housing, healthcare, power supply, pipeborne water and good roads are still lacking.
“This is because Anambra politics is faced with challenges such as godfatherism, violence and political thuggery. As a result of godfatherism, the people are deprived of their fundamental human right to vote credible leaders. And when these imposed persons get to power, they do the bidding of their godfathers and refuse to pay attention to the yearnings of the people,” he added.
On Anambra State 2021 gubernatorial poll, Nnoyelu urged electorate to vote in a credible leader with qualities such as honesty, transparency, humility, innovative and competence.
Earlier, the Chairman of Correspondent Chapel, Mr Emmanuel Ndukuba, maintains that journalists would never relent in their efforts to set agenda to the society as well educating the public
The chapel used the opportunity to accord recognitions to the wife of Anambra State governor, Dr Mrs Ebelechukwu Obiano; the Rector, Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Engr. Francisca Unoma Nwafulugo; Assistant-Inspector General of Police (zone 13 Ukpo), AIG Danmallam Mohammed; and Mr Innocent Chukwuma, the CEO of Innoson Motors, for their various impacts in society.