Maduako Igbokwe , Onitsha
ONITSHA, Nigeria – Anambra State governorship aspirant under the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Dr. Godwin Maduka has stated that his sole motive for seeking to be a governor was to provide selfless service of good governance to Anambra people.
Maduka made the statement at his campaign office in Awka ,while consulting with PDP women leaders from 21 local government area of Anambra ahead of the party’s primary . Maduka said that he is praying to God to use him as a tool to touch many lives.
He said he is passionate about raising up people and that God had raised him from extreme poverty to extreme wealth and it is incumbent on him to service the people with integrity and honesty .
” I am praying to God to make me governor to be able to touch many lives. I am grateful to God for raising me up from extreme poverty to extreme wealth. I want to express my gratitude to God for lifting me up in life .I want to replicate myself in many people in the state. I am a son of palm wine tapper who rose from nowhere to somewhere. God is great and I am grateful to Him” he said .
Maduka said that if he is made the governor of Anambra state by God’s grace , he will prioritize women and youths empowerment .According to him, women are builders of every home and if they are empowered the society will be better.
“Women are the souls of the family and society. if women are empowered the children and the husbands are empowered . Under me as a governor of Anambra state , women will be employed and I will cater for the development of the state ” he said .
Maduka further stated that he is the best person for the governorship position , because he has something that other aspirants do not have .
” Most importantly ,I have God on my side , very humble and respectful . These are the qualities of good leaders . I am also the best because I am both Catholic and Anglican . I have contributed immensely to building Anglican and Catholic Churches without knowing that one day I will be into politics .
Under me , there will be religious tolerance, nobody will be talking about Anglican or Catholic church , rather everybody will be thinking about Anambra before his/her denomination . I am also the best, because I am from Anambra South where Anambra people have zoned the governorship ticket and l am from the south ” he said .
