The candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), in the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah has described the manifesto of his All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) counterpart, Professor Chukwuma Soludo as empty.
It was gathered that, Soludo, during APGA campaign flag off, held at Alex Ekwueme Square Awka, on the 25th September, 2021, unveiled his manifesto to the people.
This came after Ubah had accused Soludo of not having a manifesto, but planning to ride on the back of the incumbent Governor, Willie Obiano to power, come March, 2022.
Ubah had also challenged Soludo to a debate on their manifesto for the people of the State, stating that any delay may mean that Soludo had none, but was working to concoct it.
Reacting after Soludo released his manifesto, Ubah described it as ‘linguistic gymnastics’, while enjoining the people of the State to be careful not to be misled by the high sounding words used by the former CBN governor.
In a statement signed and made available to Newsmen in Onitsha, on Sunday, by the Head of Media and Strategic communications, Ifeanyi Ubah campaign organization, Chuks Ogbonna, the Senator said: “As the November 6 election draws near, we must remain vigilant enough to identify the difference between those who want to rule and those who want to serve Anambra State.
“Recall that about three weeks ago, the Senator representing the good people of Anambra South in the 9th Senate, Sen. Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah presented his manifesto to Anambra both home and abroad for review and reading
“He also challenged the Professor of Economics, Charles Soludo, to not only do the same, but also to pick a date for an open debate on the policies therein, a challenge that the professor cleverly dodged.
“We have waited earnestly for Soludo and APGA to present a working and public document upon which they desire to lead Anambra State for the next four years as the party in power, but nothing was heard or seen until the eve of their campaign flag off, when the 72 page document found its way – albeit surreptitiously into the public domain.”
Ubah said while reading the 72 page document, he found out it was a hastily assembled document, prepared by Soludo’s media team with only one mandate, which was to bamboozle Ndi Anambra with “bogus grammar, fictional data and Eldorado promises”.