From Isaac Ojo
A former PDP governorship aspirant Dr Godwin Maduka was on Wednesday unveiled as the governoship candidate of Accord in the November 6 guber polls.
Dr Maduka was unveiled in a press conference which took place at Dr Maduka’s campaign office in Awka.
The Anambra State chairman of Accord, Prince Bartho Igwedibia in his opening remarks said that the candidature of the party’s standard bearer is an opportunity for Accord to take over Government House Awka.
He said that the party has quality men and women in all the nooks and crannies of the state who have the capacity to deliver the governoship candidate.
Prince Igwedibia however solicited the support of Maduka campaign organization to actualize the dream.
In his own speech, the Accord governorship candidate, Dr Maduka flanked his deputy, Mr Ken Obi and other stakeholders revealed that he joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) two years ago when he decided to run for the guber election.
He said that he left his former party because of the way the PDP conducted her primary in which the list of delegates was changed three times in the middle of the game.
Dr Maduka expressed optimism that many people in other political parties would cast their votes for him on November 6 because he has actually contributed significantly in the making of governors and other political office holders.
The Accord guber hopeful identified social welfare, security, women empowerment, trade and investment as well as employment as the major sectors he would address in his early days as the governor of Anambra State.
He also hope to address the issue of medical tourism and make Anambra State a tourist medical center as many quality medical practitioners who have gone outside the country for greener pastures would be encouraged to return home.
