The Flagbearer of the All Progressives Grand Alliance candidate at the Anambra governorship election, Prof. Charles Soludo, has said the insecurity challenges rocking the state are politically motivated.
Soludo made the assertion during the Anambra Gubernatorial Debate organised by Arise TV on Monday, noting that some individuals hope the situation would give them a political advantage.
He said, “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.”
The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria also stated that insecurity in Anambra State is a recent phenomenon, claiming that his opponent from the All Progressive Congress, Andy Uba might have an answer to the insecurity challenges that persist.
He noted that while the state’s security architecture was vested in the Federal Government, the incumbent governor has risen to the challenge of securing Anambra.