Moghalu joins guber race to unseat Soludo in Anambra

Immediate past Managing Director and Chief Executive of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Chief George Moghalu, at the weekend confirmed his intention to run for the governorship seat of Anambra State next year.

He also vowed to do just a single term of four years, adding that he would seek to do so with the ticket of the Labour Party (LP).

Muoghalu was the National Auditor of the All Progressives Congress (APC) but resigned from the party recently and joined the LP.

Moghalu who was at a press conference at Nnewi noted that whatever anyone was unable to do in four years, won’t be done in eight years.

He stated that it’s only an unprepared person and one who stumbled into office who often believes he needs eight years to make an impression.

Fielding questions from journalists, Moghalu emphasised that his burning desire was to restore the citizens’ confidence in governance once more.

According to him, “Soludo has failed the people of Anambra state and there is no better way to show this except by voting him out next year.”

He disclosed that he would unveil his blueprint during his formal declaration at a date to be announced soon.

He used the opportunity of the media parley to dispel the speculation making the rounds that he was contesting for the Anambra South senatorial seat to fill the vacancy created by the recent unfortunate demise of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah.

Moghalu while acknowledging that he was equally qualified for the seat, insisted that he had no such ambition but for the Governorship seat.

Hear him, “I will be contesting for governor next year and not Senate. I recently resigned from the APC, and then formally joined the LP on October 1, 2024.

“Before I did so, I consulted extensively with my followers, supporters, political family, my wife and children, my friends, and I was convinced that Labour Party is the party that aligns with my person and the best suited platform to realize my ambition.

“We need to redeem Anambra fast because Soludo has failed the people. There is dearth of infrastructure in the state, security has collapsed.

“We will not tolerate him further. What he could not do in four years, he will never be able to do in eight years. You don’t need eight years to develop Anambra.”

He acknowledged the political zoning arrangement in the state, and that Anambra South, where he hails from alongside the Soludo will be well favoured for the contest.