Lack of security in Anambra State seems to be an issue that will drive campaigns for next year?s governorship election with Mr. John C. Nwosu, aspirant under Labour Party slamming Governor Chukwuma Soludo for failing in the primary responsibility of government and promising that if elected security will be tackled to its logical conclusion.

In a chat with select media representatives in Awka on Saturday, Nwosu also criticised Soludo for failing to live up to expectation, saying that ?Soludo promised mountains and delivered molehills?.

Nwosu said that if elected, Security; followed by Healthcare, Education and Economy in that order in what he codenamed ?SHEEMS? will be his priority.

He said that the leadership provided by Governors of Abia and Enugu States shows that Governor?s can render appreciable service to their people.

?I am bringing into governance a commitment to best practices and efficient service delivery with our Security, Health, Education, Economy, Environment, Markets and Social Welfare (SHEEEMS) governance platform.

?We will replicate and improve on the ANIDS(Anambra Integrated Development Strategy) governance model. Most of our leaders no longer have the fear of God. So, they make promises they don?t intend to keep and siphon public resources that are not theirs. I offer, with all humility, a different approach to governance. Look at Abia State and Enugu State. What is happening there is not Rocket Science; it is humble, diligent and transformative leadership. That is what I am offering to Anambra people. Our governance performances will always be benchmarked and measurable,? he said.

Nwosu said there are problems and challenges that are peculiar to Anambra; and that prioritization and efficiency are the hallmark of good governance.

?Therefore, those governance needs peculiar to Anambra must be accorded the highest priority. There will be less window dressing and sloganeering. We will consult broadly; and listen to advice and superior logic. We shall also walk the talk!? he said.

He wondered why states in the South East have failed to exploit viable and sustainable joint ventures, be it bilateral, trilateral or entirely zonal.

For instance, he continued, nothing stops the Southeast from returning to the effective structure of Eastern Nigeria Development Corporation (ENDC), introduced by Dr. Michael Okpara in the 1960s, for optimal governance and development.

?We must have the political will for collaborative governance efforts and choose the optimal models. The South-South set up the BRACE Commission some years ago, and it is still operational. On record, we have the South East Development Comission, in the South-East; but it is not fully operational. We will have to return to the drawing board?.

Nwosu also wondered why a light rail between Anambra and Abia, Imo and Rivers which will improve commercial haulage, and save roads from quick deterioration has not been possible.

What is more: ?The Orient Petroleum refinery in Aguleri Out, would have long come on stream, if it was a joint venture between Anambra, Enugu and Kogi, the three states traversed by the subterranean oilfield. Instead, we spent years fighting for unilateral oil rights. That was very shortsighted,? he concluded. (Saturday Independent)

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