Anambra: Ozigbo backs Mbachu, other LP lawmakers on fight against hunger, insecurity
A former Anambra gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Val Ozigbo, has endorsed the call by the party’s caucus in the State House of Assembly for President Bola Tinubu and all the governors to shelve capital projects for now.
The caucus, consisting of eight lawmakers, had, during a press briefing on Thursday, decried the level of hardship and insecurity in the country.
Ozigbo, while supporting the lawmakers said: “I lend my voice to that of LP inner caucus of Anambra State House of Assembly to call on governments on all tiers to be responsive to the immediate plight of the people, which is hunger and insecurity.
“I think the call is timely because our people are going through excruciating pains as a result of policies that are not of immediate expedience. I hereby fully endorse the communique.
“What the people are experiencing at the moment has moved from poverty to chronic hunger, and to compound issues, security has nose dived abysmally.”
Ozigbo commended the sacrificial spirit of the caucus in agreeing to forfeit their basic salary for six months to feed their constituents.
He said this deserved emulation by other lawmakers, and enjoined them to continue to uphold the manifesto of Mr Peter Obi, the leader of the party, and also the tenets of the party.
Comrade Nigeria Henry Mbachu representing Awka South 1 constituency had said the move had no political coloration.
He said, “Every reasonable and responsible government must first secure lives before talking about infrastructure because someone must be alive and secured before any other thing else.
“Our party’s ideology is for the welfare of the masses. Regrettably, that sole ideology has been tampered with. There’s hunger in the land. When people call us, they make several demands which are genuine.
“Yet, we’re here blowing grammar and making bogus policies and data when the masses are dying of hunger; insecurity everywhere. That’s what we want government to focus on.
“This is not politics, we’re since done with elections. Besides, hunger doesn’t know which party you belong to. Everyone is affected. I’m sure other colleagues are also planning on what to do.
“We want government to focus on food and insecurity within the next six months and we continue other sectors. We’re committing our six months salaries to food and medicare.”
On the modalities the salaries would be disbursed, Mbachu said the decision would be taken in due course.
Other colleagues that endorsed the communique were Hon Make hi Ogbuefi, Hon. Fred Ezenwa, Hon Kingsley Udemezue, Hon Justice Azuka, Hon Paul Obu and Hon Patrick Okafor.
