Soludo’s govt has zero empathy for Ndi-Anambra, I’ll reverse that – ADC candidate, Nwosu

Nwosu

By CHIKA CHIMEZIE

One of the major features of the government of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), will be its emphasis on empathy for the people, a mindset which will not only eradicate any form of exploitation but make the two sides see each other as partners and not enemies in the development of the state.

This was part of the issues highlighted by John Nwosu, governorship candidate of the party in the November 8 governorship election, during an interaction with senior journalists in Lagos at the weekend, where he marshalled out the philosophy and content of his seven-point agenda under his SHEEEMS – security, health, education, economy, environment, markets and social security – programme.

Nwosu, who bemoaned the current state of affairs, told the reporters that never had the people witnessed the level of anxiety currently being faced, occasioned by a regime of fear unleashed on them by a government that saw their oppression and suppression as a model, vowing to reverse it from his first minute in office.

Citing the issue of taxation and revenue generation, Nwosu, himself a graduate of economics, wondered how a government, in the bid to generate more money would unleash its henchmen in the streets to chase after citizens, using all forms of crude methods to torture them, leading to permanent disabilities and even death.

Hear him: “It is unfortunate what we’re seeing in my state today. I don’t think it is happening in any other state. I’ve not seen another state where citizens are being tortured with aka-odo – the normal pestle that people use in grinding pepper and crayfish – just because you want to collect revenue from them.

“It is even more baffling that this is happening in a government being run by a professor of economics who should know better. That is what should surprise everyone, especially considering the current economic downturn, where people are suffering. Basic economics teaches you that in times like these, government reduce taxes to lift the burden on the people. But in Anambra, the complete opposite is the case.