Anambra Guber: Onitsha Market Traders Pledge Support for Soludo’s Re-election

By Praise Chinecherem

Chairman of Sokoto Road Traders Association, Onitsha, Anambra state, Emeka Mbachu has vowed that residents and traders in the state would vote massively for Governor Chukwuma Soludo come November 8 gubernatorial election.

Addressing traders when he mobilized them regardless of their political parties to go and register to procure the voter’s cards, Mbachu said he was doing that because Soludo touched all aspects of the economy in less than four years.

He expressed optimism that the governor’s achievements in his second tenure would surpass what he did in the first term.

“Governor Soludo and my brother, Deputy governor, Onyekachi Ibezim are doing marvelously well. With what they are doing, you see that the tax we are paying is not in vain. Their achievements are there for all to see, it is eye mark not ear mark.

“This is just one tenure that has not ended, second tenure will be more. I am emulating Soludo’s achievements.

“He has created employment opportunities for jobless youths roaming the streets through one youth, two skills initiative and employed over 8,000 teachers.

He has rehabilitated and constructed good road network that each community can boast of at least one major road that passes through its community.

He said, “For years we have been begging successive administrations to work on the damaged Nwangene bridge and Sokoto road but our plea fell on deaf ears until Soludo came on board and repaired the bridge.

“With this, traders will vote for Soludo because all goods imported into Onitsha main market must pass through the bridge, including those who come from Delta, Edo and Southwest to make purchases.

“On health, Soludo established five general hospitals in Anambra North Senatorial zone and scattered health centres with medical personnel in all communities of the state.

“He provided free education from primary to secondary school, provided crop seedlings to farmers to boost agriculture.

“Petty traders don’t pay levy, barrow pushers, vulcanizers, hawkers, among others are exempted from payment. Touts have been sacked from the state and security which hitherto eluded the state has been restored.

“So why wouldn’t us vote for Soludo when his achievements in three years have surpassed what successive administrations could not achieve in 16 years?

“Because of the need to return Soludo for second tenure, my wife and I mobilized 150 persons from different parties without voter’s card to Mbaukwu where they were registered and got their cards.

“There will be two coasters buses loaded with people who would have been disfranchised come November 8 gubernatorial election,” Mbachu further revealed.