Why I want to represent Anambra South in Senate – Aspirant

The Senatorial aspirant of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) for Anambra South bye-election, Sir Patrick Nnaemeka Ubajaka, has said his desire to replace the late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah was borne out of desire to provide dividends of democracy to the masses.

Ubajaka, a human rights activist and philanthropist, in an interview on Thursday, said the masses had hoped for a better life since return of democratic rule in Nigeria but most of them from Anambra South were disappointed due to inability of legislators to work effectively with the executive and the judicially for their betterment.

“We are very much disappointed with the way selfishness has destroyed our economy, extinguished our hopes and sunk this country into debt and growing economic challenges. Our own political movement is to bring the pains of the people into the halls of parliament and do all that is necessary to address and eliminate those pains.

“With the levers of power; we hope to demonstrate those ideas, those ideals to which we hold firmly. We also hope that with power, we can connect our people to their own resources; we can end fraudulent politics, injustice and deception that has continued unfortunately to find home in our politics today.

“My training as a political scientist has taught me that politics becomes a devious and selfish business in the absence of a sound ideological foundation. Ideology is the connecting bond for hitherto strangers who come together to forge a common front for collective good,” he added.

He insisted that if elected, he would make a difference in the way politicians behaved in the country with APGA his party, which according to him, was the best political party with the political will to change the ugly situation of the country.