PORT HARCOURT – Maj. Lancelot Anyanya, (rtd), A PDP governorship aspirant in Rivers, said on Thursday that education would top his administration’s priority if elected governor of the state.
Anyanya made the pledge in Port Harcourt at a meeting of his campaign organisation and supporters.
He said his administration had a rebirth process for the state which would affect the whole dimensions of human development.
The aspirant said as someone who benefitted from education his administration would give children the education that would change their lives.
“I know that the only reason I can stand before you today, and I have gone round the world by the grace of God, is because somebody gave me a chance in life by allowing me to go to school.
“That’s why every child in Rivers State deserves to go to school. Not just to go to school but to get an education that would make meaning in his or her life,” he said.
Anyanya also promised to tackle the security challenges in the state.
According to him, it is part of the planned focus on all the dimensions of Human Security to include homeland security, education security, food security, health security and economic security as key components.
Others are: infrastructure security, socio-political security and environmental security.
“We know that the pre-eminent challenge today in our state is security.
“Everyday, we hear of all kinds of crimes and our people are dying needlessly.
“So we will address security so that you will live in this state and when you think of how it used to be and what it will be very soon, you will say, “was it ever possible? But it will be because of God’’, he said.
He also pledged to tackle food insecurity through an aggressive programme that would provide for the people. (NAN)