The All Progressives Congress (APC) have started demanding for immediate distribution of the Federal Government palliatives to Anambra State, accusing Governor Charles Soludo of hoarding the rice for political gains.
The APC South East zone Organizing Secretary, Mr Dozie Ikedife made the demand, yesterday, in Nnewi.
Mr Ikedife said that the continued delay in the distribution of the palliatives which he said were released by the Federal Governement for over four months now had projected the President Bola Tinubu’s administration in a bad light before the people of Anambra State.
“Soludo is now re-bagging the rice putting his inscriptions for political gains. He is rebranding them for political reasons. He is campaigning with the rice as if he is the one giving it to the people whereas it is the Federal Government’s initiative.
“I’m using this opportunity to call on the Anambra State Government to desist from such act. Something that is released to the poor people of the State should not be highjacked for political aggrandizement. It should be distributed without any Political colouration.
“Many States have since distributed their own supply while a State like Anambra hoards its own.
“The Governor can campaign for a second tenure but he should not use the rice palliatives from the Federal Government. The President Tinubu-led administration had released five trailer loads of the rice to each State of the Federation and more are still coming. They must be released to the people for whom the palliatives are meant.
“We saw such hoarding in the past but that should not be repeated. We don’t want it to keep repeating. The Governor doesn’t have the right to keep the rice. Federal Governement sent the rice for a particular purpose and that purpose should not be defeated.
“But if the Governor doesn’t want to do the needful, we will leave it to his conscience, we will leave it to the conscience of the poor people of Anambra State. The day of judgment is coming, “he concluded.
Reacting, the Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Christian Aburime said the distribution had started.
He said: “Anambra State government under the leadership of Prof Chukwuma Charles Soludo is distributing the palliatives of the Federal Government ward by ward to all nooks and crannies of the State.
