Mr. George Moghalu, the immediate Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), has officially announced his intention to run for the governorship of Anambra State.
Speaking with journalists at his residence in Nnewi on Saturday morning, (today, October 5) Moghalu expressed his belief that the current State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has not effectively served the people of Anambra, emphasizing the urgent need for a change of leadership at Agu-Awka and urging voters to remove Soludo from office in the Anambra gubernatorial election scheduled for next year.
Although there had been rumours that Moghalu might enter the race for the senatorial seat vacated by the late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, Moghalu’s fellow Nnewi kinsman who represented Anambra South in the Red Chamber, he firmly stated that his focus is solely on the governorship position.
“I will be contesting for Governor next year and not for the Senate,” he clarified.
Moghalu shared that he recently resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and, as of October 1, joined the Labour Party, noting that before making this significant choice, he sought the counsel of his wife, children, friends, and followers, ultimately concluding that the Labour Party aligns with his values and provides the best platform to pursue his political ambitions.
In his comments, Moghalu underscored the pressing need for the state to be revitalized, citing the lack of infrastructure and collapse of security under the current administration.
He declared: “We will not tolerate him (Soludo) further. What he could not accomplish in four years, he will never be able to achieve in eight years. You don’t need eight years to develop Anambra.”
Acknowledging the existing zoning arrangement within the state, Moghalu indicated that both he and Governor Soludo are from Anambra South, which is currently favoured for the gubernatorial contest, assuring that if he is elected, he would serve only a single term in order to complete the turn of Anambra South before the position transitions to Anambra Central.
When asked about his departure from the ruling APC, which is aligned with the federal government, he asserted that “all politics is local.”
Moghalu stressed that it should ultimately be the decision of the people of Anambra to determine their governance, rather than allowing the federal government to dictate their choices.
