APC gubernatorial candidate Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu has stressed the importance of Igbo people investing in their home states for sustainable development.
In an Arise TV interview, Ukachukwu highlighted the self-reliance needed for regional growth. “It can take only us to develop us. I don’t think there’s anywhere in the whole Igbo land where you can see a Yoruba man or Hausa man having an investment or building a factory. It’s only Igbos that can do it in other states,” he stated. “So, I now say, what can we do? We have to go and develop our place.”
The gubernatorial aspirant also responded to criticisms that factories he previously established in Anambra state are no longer operational. “And I’m happy they said I built 12 industries, and it’s something one cannot deny. But they say some are not working,” he acknowledged.
Ukachukwu explained that security challenges severely impacted his manufacturing operations. “I used to have 74 expatriate workers who lived and worked in that factory; six of them have been kidnapped at a particular time or the other and were paid heavily for their release,” he revealed.
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He further elaborated that the specialized nature of these operations made them dependent on foreign expertise. “And some of those factories, because of the nature of it, cannot function without those expatriates, and they decided to leave regardless of what we’re paying at the time. We have to increase the salary, increase allowances, and had to get insurance and all those,” Ukachukwu said.
The Anambra political leader expressed disappointment over the current state of his investments, noting that despite significant financial commitment, insecurity and other factors ultimately undermined their viability.
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