Ukachukwu faults Soludo over insecurity, says poverty driving ‘baby factory’ crisis

Nicholas Ukachukwu says the increasing rate of baby factories and illegal adoption rings in Anambra is a direct result of poverty, insecurity, and government neglect.

Ukachukwu, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming Anambra election spoke during ‘Politics Tonight’, a programme on TVC.

“I see things on national television, and very little of what I say is untrue. Nobody has more factories in Anambra State than myself and my family,” he said.

“I can’t remember, in recent times, saying there are many new industries springing up in Anambra State. In fact, insecurity has killed many factories.

“As a matter of fact, my own factory is under lock and key because they kidnapped six of my expatriates. I used to have about seventy-seven of them working for me.

“The place is under lock and key. An international company was supposed to bring two production streams to us in the past few years, but we haven’t been able to continue. We locked it down because we couldn’t operate.”

Ukachukwu said the state had failed to provide economic opportunities or social welfare systems to prevent such criminal activities.

He also accused the Charles Soludo administration of failing to adequately fund security agencies, saying the lack of logistics support had emboldened criminal groups.

“The governor has not given the police, army or DSS even ten vehicles in more than three years,” he said.

“How do you expect them to fight crime when other states are equipping their forces?”

The APC governorship candidate said the worsening economy and job losses have fuelled desperation among residents, pushing some into illicit activities.

“This situation breeds hopelessness. When people have no jobs, when businesses close down, when farmers can’t access their lands, crime will thrive — from baby factories to land grabbing,” he said.

The politician said if elected, his government would address the problem through “structured economic revival”, driven by agriculture, investment, and youth empowerment.

“We’ll rebuild the agricultural value chain — from soil testing to insurance, financing and processing — so that young people can earn a living and no longer fall prey to exploitation,” he said.

Ukachukwu added that his administration would also create a boundary adjustment committee to resolve recurring land disputes and deploy trained forest guards to protect farmers.

“Once land ownership is properly documented and farmers are safe, you remove one of the biggest sources of conflict,” he said.

Ukachukwu noted that only a government with “strong will and compassion” can stop land grabbing, restore public trust, and end the wave of baby factories.

“When there’s a will, government can act, you can’t take what doesn’t belong to you — or exploit the poor — and expect to get away with it,” he added.