THE Anambra State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has pledged to stand with Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, the state’s governor-elect to enable him to succeed, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
Soludo, a former governor of the Cenral Bank of Nigeria (CBN), was on Wednesday declared the winner of the Anambra State governorship polls by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) after he won the main and supplementary elections held on the November 6 and November 9, 2021 respectively.
Comrade Jerry Nnubia, the Anambra State Chairperson of NLC, said in a statement that the NLC was satisfied with the process that crowned Soludo the winner. He however urged the governor-elect to carry along organised labour in his government when he is sworn in in March next year.
“On behalf of NLC, Anambra Council and the entire Workers of Anambra State, I warmly and heartily congratulate Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, the Governor-Elect in the just concluded governorship election.
“Indeed the election was keenly contested and the build-up to the election created a scary atmosphere of tension and fear. But to the glory of God, it turned out to be the most peaceful election in recent times.
“It’s therefore my appeal to our Governor-Elect to be magnanimous in victory by running an all-inclusive government so as to carry all stakeholders including labour along in his administration,” Comrade Nnubia said as he commended voters for coming out to vote for the candidates of their choice in spite of all odds.
He called on all other contestants in the race to accept the result as announced by INEC and join forces with the winner for greater Anambra. “I equally urge all the other aspirants who took part in the contest to bury all hatchets and take advantage of the hands of fellowship already extended by the governor-elect in the spirit of brotherhood and overall interest of peace in Anambra.
“I must also commend INEC, the Security agencies and all the stakeholders who worked tirelessly to achieve this huge success,” he said.
