Prof. Chukwuma Soludo,former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, says he is in the governorship race of Anambra to make the South-East geopolitical zone an island of prosperity.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Soludo will run for the Nov. 6 poll on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).

In an interaction with newsmen on Saturday in Awka, he said the South-East had become largely unliveable despite the solid foundation and infrastructure laid down by leaders for the region’s development.

Soludo described the South-East as a “tiny poor place that must begin to turn into a Promised Land.

“For you to create a liveable society comparable to any other place, it requires a crusade for all and it must happen simultaneously in the South-East,” he said.

He said Anambra had been relatively lucky with good governance in spite of its little resources.

“My African Dubai Taiwan metaphor of development for Anambra is not dead.

“The larger goal is to make Nigeria a prosperous nation by creating prosperous and happy states.