Criminality in Anambra State will soon be a thing of the past, according to the All Progressives Grand Alliance, because the state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, is obtaining a “carrot and stick” strategy.
According to the party, Soludo’s actions have demonstrated to the entire Anambra people that his administration will not tolerate any type of criminal activity.
The ruling party also cautioned criminals against taking the governor’s quiet demeanor for granted.
Chinedu Obigwe, the National Coordinator of the APGA Media Warriors Forum, spoke to journalists in Awka on Wednesday, expressing his disgust with a recent event in which cultists disrupted a scheduled meeting between the governor and Keke drivers.
According to Obigwe, the governor arrived prepared and motivated to eradicate all forms of criminality in the state in order to carry out his good intentions for the people.
He urged criminals to follow the governor’s suggestion and embrace the governor’s olive branch by surrendering their guns so that peace can rule in Anambra.
He said, “Recently, there was an ugly incident that transpired in Awka, during a meeting scheduled to hold between Governor Soludo and keke riders.
“The Keke riders wanted to thank the governor for ending terrorism in Anambra and as they gathered at the Ekwueme Square, cultists invaded the meeting venue and beat up one Osita, who was rushed to a hospital.
“An Igbo adage says ‘do not touch the tail of a lion whether dead or alive’. Soludo is that proverbial lion whose tail should not be touched.
“The best thing for criminals is for them to heed the governor’s advice by accepting his olive branch and surrender their weapons for peace to reign in our state.”
While denouncing the violence and disruption of the meeting, the APGA leader praised the tricycle operators for massing to thank the governor for stopping tourism in the state.
The perpetrators of such acts, according to Obigwe, must pay for their actions, and Anambra, under Soludo’s watch, would not be a state where cultists may frolic.
“Any cultists joking with Soludo’s directive should not complain when he starts dealing with them ruthlessly. The governor came prepared and he is determined to crush criminality in the state.
“So any criminal that refused to change from his evil ways will have him or herself to blame. We encourage everybody to continue supporting the administration of Soludo because he has good plans for Anambra,” he said.
