Anambra State governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has stated that politicians who pledge to serve only one term in office are either intentionally dishonest or in need of mental evaluation.
Speaking in an interview with Arise TV on August 20, Soludo explained that his earlier remark about one-term politicians requiring mental checks was directed at opponents within Anambra who are campaigning to unseat him.
According to him, some aspirants from outside the North-Central zone of the state, which he believes should currently retain the governorship, are making promises to serve for only one term if elected.
The governor argued that such claims are unrealistic, as no administration could make meaningful progress on its manifesto within a single term. He maintained that these promises are merely a tactic to manipulate the electorate.
He said …
“I said that in the context of the debate going on in my state. In a context where you have established a process of zoning and somebody wants to cut short that particular zoning. They come with this sweetener…’Oh if you give me this, I will only spend…’ They know they are being disingenuous. They came with that argument in 2017 when my predecessor was running for a second term. They came telling Anambra people, some people promising us including some people in the terrain today…Anambra peoole were quick to see through the indigeuty of that kind of promises and voted massively for APGA. We won 21 over 21 local government in that election. Nobody bought that crap as it were and now again, we are in for another election and some people are emerging again in the same state.
I am from the South. The North just finished and handed over to the South and the South will serve its term and go to the central. Now some people from the Southern Senatorial zone are showing up and saying If you vote for me I will spend only one term. Meanwhile you see the manifesto they are rolling out. You realize even if they were to spend 20 years, they wouldn’t even scratch it.
You are just playing on the peoples intelligence, thinking everybody is a fool. Anybody saying that is either being deliberately deceitful or there must be something not working right upstairs to take the entire people of Anambra state as fools”
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