Dr. Ubah continues to unfold contents of his manifesto in Awka

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Anambra State Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate Dr.Ifeanyi Ubah has continued to unfold the contents of his manifesto in Awka, the state capital.

On the state of security and the judiciary, he has promised to ensure security of the citizens and uphold the independence of the judiciary, if elected as the governor on November 16.

The state has been under the scourge of insecurity for some years. Kidnappers and ritual killers have been on rampage.

Thus, security is on the front burner during this electioneering as people want to know how the candidates will tackle the menace.

Ubah promised to comprehensively review the security situation by making it a joint enterprise involving the government and the governed.

The flag bearer, who addressed a mammoth crowd over the weekend at a rally, pledged to guarantee a peaceful atmosphere for investment.

He said: ?We will implement a comprehensive plan to tackle the root causes of insecurity. The reliance on the use of force alone will not stem the tide of insecurity in the state. We will focus on preventive measures to stop crimes from being committed, rather than waiting to detect crimes and apprehend offenders after the act has been committed.

?We will implement job and training programmes to take idle youths off the streets and keep them meaningfully engaged?.

Ubah also said that his administration will involve the citizens in neighbourhood security, which shall broaden intelligence-gathering capabilities.

He added: ?We will deploy helicopters and high tech surveillance equipment for the police and other security stakeholders for use in the monitoring of our borders for criminal activities and to nip them in the bud.?

The politician lamented that security votes are often not used for the intended purposes, assuring that that misuse will end if elected.

On the administration of justice, Ubah said he would initiate a broad-based system that will meet international best practices and reduce delays in the dispensation of justice.

He also promised to ensure the independence of the judiciary so that the arm of government can discharge its duties without let and hindrances.

On the remuneration of judicial officers, he stated that Anambra will pay the best package for its judiciary, to the envy of those from other states as this will ensure that they are not compromised.

He added that both local and foreign trainings of all categories of judicial officers will be done periodically.

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