Anambra Guber: YPP government ‘ll hold regular interface with citizens- Okagbue

By Ugochukwu Uzoma

Deputy governorship candidate of the Young Progressive Party for the Anambra state gubernatorial elections, Mr. Uzuegbunam Okagbue has asserted that a YPP government led by Sir Paul Chukwuma will ensure periodic engagements with people of the State.

Okagbue, who made the statement while addressing the press recently in Umunachi, insisted that a constant ‘feel the pulse of the people’ will help YPP government to better serve the people.

The Young Progressive Party (YPP) is one of the opposition political parties seeking to unseat the incumbent All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) government led by Professor Chukwuma Soludo for alleged non-performance.

Uzu Okagbue, who is not new in government circles said that the YPP will govern the state in a manner that citizens will be as relevant as their craft makes them. He decried the unending insecurity in the state, stating that the YPP will be issue-based in tackling challenges facing the state.

While presenting the YPP as an alternative to the government currently in power, come March 2026, the deputy governorship hopeful promised that YPP government will ensure that development is evenly spread across all zones in Anambra State simultaneously.

Speaking on zoning arrangement for governorship office, Okagbue distanced himself from that, maintaining that governance should not be practiced on the basis of turn by turn but on the basis of leadership capability.

“Leadership is not practiced by turn by turn but by capability. So, if there should be zoning, it should be a matter of political party and not a constitutional thing.

“What people pursue in leadership is competence”, he said.

The Umunachi-born politician who described himself as husband to widows recounted how he has been a strong pillar to widows whose paths have crossed his.

He described widows as part of the less privileged and as such should enjoy support from the government. As part of YPP’s package for the less privileged and very low income earners, Okagbue stated that YPP government will adopt a top-mid approach to taxation that will shield those at the bottom like tricycle drivers popularly called keke drivers and related other businesses.

He lamented that the state runs a daily 8 hours economy because of insecurity and the economy of the state will not grow under such situation.

The running mate of the YPP gubernatorial candidate emphasized that YPP will tackle insecurity with the seriousness and sustainability that it deserves, thereby making payment system run on 24 hours basis while the state will run on a minimum 15 hours daily and gradually increase to 24 hours with improvement in security.

This he said will greatly build the economy of the state because insecurity hinders the revenue that should have accrued from agricultural resources within the agrarian parts of the state. In those areas, farmers no longer freely go their farms, while large scale agricultural investments cannot take place. #