From Chuks Collins, Awka
Citizens of Anambra State would be experiencing a major positive time when Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming Nov 8, 2025 election in Anambra State takes over the mantle of leadership in the State.
Addressing a mammoth crowd of Catholic faithful and friends of the St Joseph’s Catholic Cathedral, Ekwulobia during the maiden Diocesan Convention of the Catholic Men Organization (CMO) has assured of bringing good governance to the people, especially mechanized agriculture and industrialization all over the state.
The CMO also launched the CADEK Integrated Farm project held at Saint Joseph’s Catholic Cathedral, Ekwulobia in Aguata Council of Anambra State.
Prince Ukachukwu disclosed his plans for better Anambra, on how to secure the lives and properties of the people, creating avenue for poverty to be flushed out of the state.
He also wants to leverage Artificial Intelligence to boost agriculture productivity values chain, involving farmers, seed distribution and preserving companies, infrastructure providers, funding agencies to enable productivity and support farmers.
He lamented how his twelve mega industries in the state were forced to close down due to insecurity.
He said, “That is why I made insecurity my priority, many don’t visit home any longer due to insecurity in the state. But I will ensure that insecurity will stop drastically in the state to enable investors partner with the state.
“We need to stop kidnapping, sale of human parts, and make anambra a liveable place again”.
In his remarks, the Diocesan Chaplain, Rev Father Peter Nwankwo, President CMO Hon. Mathew Ezeilo, pointed out that the idea of establishing an integrated farm project is a decision in the right direction, noting that it is planned that garri processing factory, palm kernel processing factory and other processing industries shall be established in the farm.
He stated that the farm is aimed at having a mechanised poultry farming Fishing, piggery, snail rearing, grasscutter farm and farming section in different cash crops like cassava, maize, yam, cocoyam, adding that CMO- CADEK wants to be part of the bascket of the nation in the nearest future.
The Bishop, His Eminence, Cardinal Peter Ebele Okapaleke thanked Ukachukwu for making out time to vist the church and support their programmes. He commended his steadfastness as a leader, industrialist and supporter of God ‘s works.
