By Chukwuka Austin

As the governorship election in Imo State comes nearer, the candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Samuel Anyanwu (Samdaddy), has vowed to edify the state, saying such a feat would be feasible by deploying his leadership skills and experiences when he becomes governor.

He said he is not happy that the 3R led government had depleted the state resources with no institution actively functioning due to inordinate ambition, corruption, avarice, selfishness, incompetence and craze for excess wealth.

Interacting with journalists in Owerri, last Saturday, Anyanwu regretted that "the people are living in extreme poverty with poor social amenities: poor healthcare, poor electricity and water supply, dilapidated road, unemployment, irregular payment of workers meager salaries and wages, none payment of pensions to retirees, inflation, poor education, high tuition fees, unhygienic environment, over taxation, touting, highhandedness, intimidation and bullying of opposition members, ruination of local government system, syphoning of ISOPADEC 13% Oil Derivation Funds and LGA allocations, reckless spending, waste of state finance bedeviling the state".

Anyanwu vowed that he will restore Imo State through what he called "good governance, good and people oriented policies and programs if given the chance by Imo people to be their governor".

Hence, he appealed to the people to get ready as to give him their deserved mandate in the November 11 2023 governorship election to enable him and the PDP serve them creditably and humanely, adding that he and his running mate, Rt. Hon. Jones Onyereri, are 100% qualified to govern Imo State and put smile on gloomy faces.

"We are very accessible. We can make Imo safe again because we have the interest and needs of the people at our innermost hearts. PDP is fully coming back to make Imo State safe so that our brothers and sisters can have confidence to come back, live comfortably and peacefully, invest and do genuine businesses in Imo State. We will bring our ideas together to solve insecurity, reduce crime, poverty and vulnerability. We are indeed prepared to govern Imo State to restore the lost dignity of citizens", Anyanwu stressed.