Anambra 2025: LP Aspirant promises to address youth unemployment, energy deficit 

Chief Barth Nwibe, a gubernatorial aspirant in Anambra State says youth severance and harsh business terrain. were responsible for the growing instability in the state.

Nwibe, said this while addressing political stakeholders of Anambra South Senatorial District extraction in Igboukwu on Sunday.

He said the Anambra economy was in steady decline with zero escapism, constant outside migration of businesses and the shutting of diaspora communities which could no longer come home for fear of their lives and property.

“The root cause of our instability is severance, we need a government that can produce occasion, which is why I’m offering myself as a feasible volition to the present government,” he said

Nwibe, Founder of Ugo Igbo Foundation and philanthropist said he would not have aspired to be governor if the current administration was doing well adding that he would complete all ongoing projects.

“Anambra can not be a habitable motherland when our economy has collapsed, people no longer come home to spend time and celebrate because of instability and ecological disaster.

“I’m from Igboukwu and Gov. Chukwuma Soludo is from Isuofia, if he is doing well, I will not have reason to dispute but we must take a decision to rebuild our state.

I will complete all ongoing systems and do more, If elected I will insure that original governments have the power to decide their precedence and superintendent them,” he said.

Nwibe said he would prioritise energy for its significance to Industrialisation and that he would collaborate with Orient Petroleum and key businesses to active Anambra gas resources.

He promise to remove the government’s hindrance in the affairs of the people by ensuring they developed their communities and elect their leaders without politicising the process.

“Indeed the Local Government election for selection of councilors and chairmen was hijacked, they’re strangulating the communities and poking in the selection of traditional autocrats, President- General and kindred heads.

“We’ve Orient Petroleum that’s partly owned by the Anambra Government, we can support them to drill more wells to produce gas, we have businessmen who will be willing to finance the reticulation.

“We don’t need Memorandum of Understanding with a distribution company to achieve this,” he said.

Chief Gaius Ezeh, Coordinator, Barth Nwibe for Governor Movement, said the 2025 gubernatorial election was pivotal to Anambra as it would be an occasion to return the state to her days of glory.

Ezeh said the nation, especially the South-East was looking towards Anambra for transformational leadership and that who enthralled Anambra Government House in 2025 would be the starting point.

He extolled the Anambra South Senatorial District political stakeholders for honouring the assignation and committing to support the course.

On his part, Chief Emeka Umeakuka, a Chieftain of the Labour Party described Nwibe as an accomplished private sector player and a scrupulous director.

Umeakuka called on Labour Party faithful to consider him for the ticket as he’d the capacity to fly the party’s ticket because he was the stylish seeker.

Nwibe had earlier met with stakeholders in Anambra Central where he assured them that he was running for a term of four times to complete the eight times of South quarter.