Soludo harps on need to imbibe culture of excellence
Soludo harps on need to imbibe culture of excellence
Christian Aburime
Prof Chukwuma Charles Soludo, the All Progressives Grand Alliance ( APGA) gubernatorial candidate for November 6 election in Ananbra State, has again re-emphasised the need to continue the culture of excellence in the state as laid down by the founding fathers.
Soludo was reacting to a statement credited to Senator Ifeanyi Ubah of Young Progressives Party( YPP) challenging him to a public debate and also accusing him of making disruptive comment to the effect that West Africa Examination Council (WAEC ) certificate holders cannot govern Anambra State .
The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in his statement, through his media office, signed by Joe Anatune said as a man of honour, he would not succumb or be coerced into a hasty debate laced with doubtful intentions and not organised by a credible organisation/institution and also not wholly supported by the people of Anambra State
The release further stated that Soludo’s innocuous statement bordering on the issue of WAEC was not in any way meant to disparage or denigrate anyone but to encourage Ndi Anambra to uphold the culture of excellence which the state is known for.
He asserted that lowering of the standard would be counter-productive as the state does not operate on minimum standard
He noted that Anambra prides itself as the frontline state that has produced some of the best brains and educationally sound administrator- cum- politicians in the country
He gave example of the likes of Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, Dr Alex Ekwueme, Dr Chinwoke Mbadinuju, Dr Chris Ngige, Mr Peter Obi, including the incumbent governor of the state, Chief Willie Obiano as products of sound educational background which have become the acceptable standard in the state.
“Our founding fathers who built the fastest growing economy in the world 60 years ago were also all best educated individuals. Sixty years after, we can’t go down to being governed by people with questionable NECO ( National Examination Council ),” Soludo stated
The statement further read that changing the subject by pointing to successful business men who are not necessarily university graduates but would employ graduates to run their businesses still point to the fact that solid and sound educational background remain an important prerequisite in any given endeavours
“There is no successful businessman today whose general manager is a NECO holder or any of the global players whose business is run by secondary school graduate” Soludo asserted
He also said there is no society that want to develop or that is already developed that was governed or is being governed by a secondary school holder
He therefore cautioned that running a private business is clearly and totally different from running the lives of people in today’s digital world.
The statement ended with a caveat in respect to the November 6, Anambra governorship election, saying those who have questionable certificates have every reason to be apprehensive as the long arm of the law would come knocking soon.
