Awka, Anambra state – The leadership of the Labour Party (LP) has criticised Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra state, over the âalarming rate of insecurityâ in the state.
The party’s reaction came on the heels of the death of Justice Azuka, the lawmaker representing Onitsha North state constituency in the Anambra House of Assembly, who was kidnapped in late 2024.
In a statement by Obiora Ifoh, the LP spokesperson, the party mourned the death of the late lawmaker while commiserating with his family over the loss.
As reported by The Cable, the party chided Soludo for having âcompletely lost the willpower to enforce law and sanityâ in the state, adding that Anambra is gradually assuming a âhobbesian statusâ under his leadership.
TimesNow.com.ng reported on Thursday, February 6, 2025, that Azuka was found dead on the popular 2nd Niger bridge.
The LP chieftain was kidnapped on Christmas Eve in 2024 at Ugwunakpamkpa, Inland town, Onitsha, while he was returning home for the Christmas celebration. Subsequently, he was declared missing. However, the vehicle in which he was kidnapped was reportedly later recovered around Upper Iweka area of Onitsha.
But on Thursday, Tochukwu Ikenga, the spokesperson of the police in Anambra state, confirmed Justice Azuka’s death.
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In another development, TimesNow.com.ng earlier reported that a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Francis Okoye, said the party is ready for the November 8 governorship election.
Okoye said Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo should be afraid because of the APC heavyweight politicians who have declared interest in the governorship election.
During an exclusive chat with TimesNow.com.ng, Okokye describe Soludo as the “underperforming, outgoing governor and the grammar-speaking Governor without actionâ.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
