The Anambra Union in the United Kingdom (UK) and Northern Ireland (ASUUK) has called for an end to wanton violence in the state.

The union’s president, Patrick Mokwe, made the call in a statement on Monday.

The statement jointly signed by Mr Mokwe and Henry Okoli, the union’s general secretary, decried the worsening deterioration of insecurity in Anambra.

The union noted that the violence in the South-East state was alien to Anambra’s caring culture and tradition.

He urged all Anambra indigenes both home and abroad to join hands to tackle the ugly menace currently bedevilling the state and communities, irrespective of political affiliations.

Mr Mokwe added that the union would collaborate with the state government, other Anambra organisations in the diaspora, and international security experts to convene an all-inclusive Anambra security summit.

On the forthcoming gubernatorial election, Mr Mokwe restated the union’s position, saying INEC must ensure free, fair, and credible elections on November 6.

He advised that the outcome of the forthcoming election should reflect the true choice of the Anambra people to avoid plunging the state into anarchy.

The president explained that the union would create a comprehensive database of all Anambra professionals in the UK.

According to him, the database would be made available to the state government toward socio-economic and political development in the state.

He pledged the union’s commitment to partner UK companies, investors and collaborate with the current state government and future administration to attract more foreign direct investments to the state.

Mr Mokwe called for genuine love, unity, and affection among the indigenes both at home and in the diaspora to move the state forward.

He said the union’s immediate focus and assignment would be to reach out to all aggrieved parties to achieve a lasting and necessary unity amongst “Ndi Anambra in the UK.”

(NAN)