Ifeanyi Ubah for Anambra Governor

Independent news reports that Oil magnate, Chief Ifeanyi Ubah has given indication to take over the seat of the incumbent governor of the state, Willie Obiano next year.

In his statement “ I still want to be Anambra state governor,” he said. Ubah, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party , PDP stated this yesterday while interacting with newsmen in his home town, Nnewi, Anambra state. The oil magnate, who contested the governorship of the state on the platform of Labour Party in 2013, said his failure in the poll was a huge loss to the people of the state.

He described himself as a man with a great passion for his people. He added that if given the opportunity, he would transform the entire state the way he had done to his businesses and community, Otolo, Nnewi. He said his interest in politics was for the passion to “empower the youth through employments and entrepreneurial mentorship” “Losing the Anambra state governorship contest was not easy but I think my people are the greater losers because I have great things in mind for them and I am still interested in that seat.

“I am highly passionate about Anambra and I want to see it transformed, I want the opportunity to develop Anambra just the way I have done in my village and evidence are that I have done more for my community than any government has done for Anambra,” he said. The politician said his investment in the media and sports were already yielding employment and development benefits for the citizens of the state and beyond.

He said he was targeting over 3,000 jobs in his Authority Newspaper Outfit while the Ifeanyi Ubah Games village project would yield over 5,000 direct and indirect jobs. Ubah however appealed for peace and positive politicking in the state to enable Governor Willie Obiano to complete his tenure in a peaceful atmosphere.