Traditional rulers in the 177 communities of Anambra State are working towards meeting with Governor Willie Obiano to proffer ways of preventing the incessant road carnage in the state.

The Obi of Onitsha and Chairman Anambra State Traditional Rulers’ Forum, Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe, disclosed this on Thursday in his country home when the leader of Peoples’ Progressive Alliance, (PPA) in Anambra State, Mr. Godwin Ezeemo, paid him a courtesy call.

Igwe Achebe pointed out that vibrant opposition parties push the ruling party to perform through the process of criticism. He called on opposition parties to avoid opposition shrouded in bitterness, but be fair and support the leaders in their diverse noble and people oriented programmes.

“As an opposition party member, you should not relent and don’t oppose with bitterness but be fair and support the leaders in noble and people oriented programmes,” he admonished.

Earlier in his speech, Ezeemo urged the monarch to use his position as a respected monarch in the state to prevail on the state government to look for more suitable locations for motor parks along the state highway.

“I felt bad about the ugly incident of petrol tanker disaster at upper Iweka and I came to condole with you on the many losses. I want you to use your position to appeal to the Anambra Government to relocate the parks especially those at Upper Iweka,” he said.

On politics and playing the role of opposition, the PPA leader said that the party stands for politics of development and provision of the basic needs for the citizenry saying that PPA is a party that believe in the style of timely and constructive criticisms.

“We all use well timed and constructive criticism on government issues as well as applaud the ruling party when it is doing the right things. Politics should not be seen as a do or die affair,” he said.

•Photo shows Igwe Achebe.

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