The Senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial Zone, Senator Victor Umeh warned Anambra political players against using violence in the forthcoming Anambra elections. The Senator said this while chairing the launch of a South East based regional newspaper yesterday.
The anambra political veteran expressed concerns about happenings in the state and warned political actors to maintain decorum despite it being an election year in the state. The Anambra elections is scheduled for Saturday, November 8, 2025.
“From my base in Abuja, I have been reading a lot about the state, especially as it is an election year but I want to beg that this should not be a year of battle or war. It should be a year for the governor to show what he can do and for those who think they can do better to show how they can do it. Let the actors be very patriotic. We must realize that the world is a stage and everyone will have the opportunity to do their best and leave.
“Let us show a sense of commitment to our state, a sense of brotherhood and I look forward to seeing intellectual engagements as the campaigns commence.”
On Tinubu’s Southeast Development Commission and Industralization
Senator Victor Umeh seized the opportunity to thank the President on the newly established South East Development Commission. He reminded the south east people where the region was coming from stating that the President has done well by setting up the commission.
President Bola Tinubu did well with the South East Development Commission and the people appointed there are people who are forward thinking. We that are in the National Assembly have continued to speak, but we South Easterners must take the bull by the horn and concentrate on areas we have comparative advantage.
“We should not be waiting for anyone to make the South East an industrial cluster because we have the ingenuity. I challenge our governors; they are supposed to lead the quest for industrialization, that was what MI Okpara did.
“All the industries built by Okpara have all died, what are the governors doing to revive them? Our people are very ingenuous, we are very creative. If we are talking about industrial parks, let them come alive, if it is in Nnewi, let us see those industries. He said.
Senator Victor Umeh commended the Publisher of Alpha Times, Dr. Paul Nwosu, on the launch lauding the initiative as a welcomed one in the region. He remains the sitting senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial District.
