By Vincent Ujumadu, AWKA
The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, for the November 8 Anambra State election, Mr. John Nwosu, has sworn to an affidavit at an Awka Excessive Court docket that he’ll serve for just one time period, if elected.
Within the affidavit, Nwosu deposed: “I’m conscious that there’s a rotation of the workplace of the Governor of Anambra State among the many three senatorial zones, particularly Anambra North, Anambra Central and Anambra South primarily based on fairness, pure justice and good governance.
“That the South senatorial zone at present occupying the seat of governor of Anambra State has just one time period of 4 years remaining of the time period of workplace because of the South senatorial zone and thereafter, it shall be the flip of Anambra Central zone to appoint a candidate for the workplace of governor of Anambra State for eight years, earlier than the workplace rotates to the North senatorial zone.”
Talking after signing the affidavit, Nwosu mentioned management shouldn’t be about clinging to energy, however about delivering outcomes inside a transparent, targeted timeframe.
He mentioned: “I got here into the race to serve, to not rule.
I’ve publicly made the dedication earlier than and has now legally sealed it earlier than the court docket. 4 years is sufficient to rework Anambra if there may be sincerity of goal.”
Nwosu, who hails from Anambra South senatorial zone, because the incumbent governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, is among the many 16 candidates contesting for the governorship
Anambra has an unwritten governorship zoning method that helps rotation of the seat among the many three zones. Nwosu had early pledged that he’ll serve for only one time period to finish the remaining one time period of the southern zone, a declaration some folks mentioned they discover it troublesome to imagine.
Nevertheless, by swearing affidavit, Nwosu has proved that he means what he mentioned earlier, which some folks described as a daring and exemplary step, which underscores his resolve to uphold selflessness in governance.
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