SOLUDO HARPS ON THE NEED TO SUSTAIN THE CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE IN ANAMBRA STATE
By Christian ABURIME
Prof Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, APGA gubernatorial candidate has again re-emphasised the need to continue the culture of excellence in Anambra State as laid down by the founding fathers.
Cee Cee Soludo was reacting to a statement credited to Senator Ifeanyi Ubah of YPP challenging him to a public debate and also accusing him of making disruptive comment to the effect that WAEC certificate holders cannot govern Anambra State.
Cee Cee Soludo in his statement, through his media office, signed by Mr Joe Anatune said as a man of honour, he would not succumb or be coerced into a hasty debate laced with doubtful intentions and not organised by a credible organisation/institution and also not wholly supported by the people of Anambra State.
The release further stated that Cee Cee Soludo’s innocuous statement bordering on the issue of WAEC was not in anyway meant to disparage or denigrate anyone but to encourage Ndi Anambra to uphold the culture of excellence which the state is known for. He asserted that lowering the standard will be counter-productive as the State does not operate on minimum standard.
He noted that Anambra prides itself as the frontline state that has produced some of the best brains and educationally sound administrators cum politicians in the country.
He gave example of the likes of Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, Dr Alex Ekwueme, Dr Chinwoke Mbadinuju, Dr Chris Ngige, Mr Peter Obi, including the incumbent governor of the state, Chief Willie Obiano as products of sound educational background which have become the acceptable standard in the state.
“Our founding fathers who built the fastest growing economy in the world 60 years ago were also all best educated individuals. Sixty years after, we can’t go down to being governed by people with questionable NECO,” Soludo stated.
The statement further read that changing the subject by pointing to successful business men who are not necessarily University graduates but would employ graduates to run their businesses still point to the fact that solid and sound educational background remain an important prerequisite in any given endeavours.
“There is no successful businessman today whose General Manager is a NECO holder or any of the global players whose business is run by secondary school graduate” Soludo asserted.
He also said there is no society that want to develop or that is already developed that was governed or is being governed by a secondary school holder.
He therefore cautioned that running a private business is clearly and totally different from running the lives of people in today’s digital world.
The statement ended with a caveat in respect to the November 6, Anambra governorship election, saying those who have questionable certificates have every reason to be apprehensive as the long arm of the law would come knocking soon.
