The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in the coming November 6 governorship election in Anambra State, Professor Charles Soludo, has accused politicians of being behind the insecurity in the state.
According to him, politicians should be held responsible for the ongoing crisis in the state.
He also hinted that the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Andy Uba, should give a clearer picture of the crisis in the state.
Soludo spoke during the Anambra governorship election debate put together by Arise TV and Enough is Enough,
“Anambra had until the last few months remained about the safest state in Nigeria and the state Governor, Willie Obiano, had been decorated with several awards for keeping Anambra safe.
“The insecurity in Anambra is a recent phenomenon. Very recently and I think my brother on the right-hand side (Andy Uba), when he responds, might be able to tell a little more about part of the reason this is happening”, Soludo said.
He added, “Anambra has remained largely a safe haven: real estate booming, businesses booming, hospitality industry and so on and so forth.
“And recently, it is a challenge and the Governor as the Chief security has risen to the challenge. By the way, all the security agency as you know, are within the purview of the Federal Government but we’ve got a security architecture in which the federal forces have been working in tandem with the local vigilantes.
“Most of the recent upsurge of insecurity in Anambra is politically motivated.
“There are some people who think they gain political advantage by creating a sense of fear and insecurity so that they can suppress voters. When Valentine [PDP candidate] talked about intelligence gathering, that intelligence gathering is everywhere.”