The President-General of Bridgehead Market Union Onitsha, comprising 27 market unions, Mr. Sunday Obinze has said that Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra state stand a better to clinch the winner of November 18 governorship election due to his track records and numerous projects to his credit within the first tenure in office.
He said that other candidates from other political parties in the contest were just wanted to test their popularity in order to come back to contest in 2022 after Obiano might have served out his second term.
Obinze who spoke to Daily Sun in his office said that the 27 markets at the Bridgehead had earlier endorsed Obiano and still reaffirming their support to massively vote for him in forthcoming election because of his contribution to the development of the markets and other meaningful project across the breath of the state.
He noted that some of the advantages on Obiano’s side are that he has no sponsor that will control him if he wins his second tenure election and that he would serve only one more tenure to complete an eight-year turn of Anambra North senatorial zone and vacate the seat for another senatorial zone to take over and above all he has been tested and proved to be a performer within his first tenure of four years now.
Obinze noted that although some other candidates of other political parties are equally from Anambra North zone, the advantage Obiano has in this regard is that once he completed his second tenure of eight years, it would be assumed that Anambra North zone has taken its full turn but if another person from the same Anambra North wins November 18, 2017 election and takes over the mantle of leadership in 2018, the tendency is that he might go for a second tenure of another four years without minding whose ox is gored, thereby derailing the much agitated zoning arrangement.
He emphasized that he personally preferred Obiano to win for the obvious reasons that he performed above expectation, particularly in the area of security which he said affected an average trader in the state because according to him majority of those being kidnapped and robbed during the dark days of the state were mainly traders.
He said that with most other candidates having sponsors and hoping to recoup their campaign expenses to pay back their sponsors, Obiano who do not have any sponsor would settle down and concentrate on developing the state more than others.
He commended Obiano for initiating the on-going N10 million choose-your market project for all the 64 major market unions in the state, including the Bridgehead market Union which they have agreed to channel the N10 million on German-floor of all the jurisdiction of the market.
He mentioned the areas covered by the project as Amalgamated Timber Dealers Association, (ATDA) up to Oduwano Street down to Tools and Allied Dealers Union and other adjoining streets under its jurisdiction.
