Is Governor Willie Obiano really governing Anambra state?

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ANAMBRA STATE AND ISSUES SORROUNDING GOVERNANCE

Anambra is a state blessed in quantum with pace setters, trailblazers and the finest in all.
No wonder when the elites and best minds of the state became spectators and watched arms akimbo in 2003 as people of questionable characters and educational qualifications took the center stage and became godfathers rapaciously installing both the executive and legislative arms of the government singlehandedly with Aso Rock backing, it was like a moment that a collective spell was cast on everybody, the days of the locust. 
But because no condition is permanent, the journey to Anambra’s redemption began after the reclamation of the stolen mandate of Mr. Peter Obi on March 17, 2006.
Obi  while in the saddle of leadership had his own strengths and weaknesses but as he was about to hand over power to Obiano on March 17, 2014, what was incontestable was the fact that even the blind and the deaf could testify that the state has made significant progress and has been taken to a higher pedestal under him.
Obi presented to us Gov. Obiano and Dr. Nkem Okeke and with their academic qualifications and backgrounds, expectations were high that if the tempo of Obi’s development style was sustained, Anambra will surpass even the oil producing states as there will be a solid and enduring turn around in all sectors.
Obiano also offered hope when he came with the slogan  “Forward Ever” and the 4 C’ s of Continuity, Complete , Commission and Commence new projects.
The Continuity aspect was maintained partly in some projects like the construction and beautification of the Upper Iweka axis and some other road projects started by Obi. This is a commendable step but going by the happenings in recent times and certain actions of the Obiano administration, the CLO can say that Anambra people have boarded “One Chance bus” and unless the driver is redirected, the passengers will be bruised badly by the time the bus applies its brakes, that is if by luck, it didn’t end in a ditch after a crash but we say God forbid.
Former Governor, Mr. Peter Obi in his handover note on March 17, 2014 summarized the state’s financial statement as at March 3^rd 2014 as “Local investment N27,000, 000,000, Foreign Currency Investment of 156 million US Dollars and certified  State/MDA balances of N28,165,985,574.06  as well as FGN approved refund of N10 Billion totaling N91,665,985,574.06.
  Obi said that the financial statements will supplement any gaps related to financial matters that are not included in the handover report.  The former Governor concluded that the state as at the time he was handing over was strong financially, economically and indeed psychologically. He added that there was sanity, political civility and overall decorum which was far from where he took over in 2003 saying that Anambra under his administration has shown that with clear vision, proper planning and frugal management of her resources, a lot can be achieved.
Obi also while also speaking during the thanksgiving service preceding the handover ceremony at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Awka made it clear that he did not sign any pact for godfather/godson arrangement with Obiano and for that reason, Anambraraians should hold Obiano responsible if he fails to perform as the machinery has been prepared for him to do well.
As Obiano took over the reins of power, he never punctured the financial statements presented by Obi and also never denied the documental evidence backing Obi’s financial records which was later made public by some online media platforms.
But settling down to work, Obiano by his actions and inactions has shown that he is not only in a hurry to discard all the vestiges of his predecessor in office  but he is a direct opposite of Obi in prudence and management of human and material resources.
His convoy is one of the noisiest in the South East; the office of the first lady has been created with its own distractions and meddlesomeness in governance. Not only that, political appointees soon spiraled and became over bloated that as at the last count, there are nearly 200 aides if not more and still counting. Among the aides are cases of duplicity where there will be about 4 Special Assistants on a particular sector including the most ridiculous style of appointing an SA on Fish and SA 11 on Entertainment known as Ogbu Oja (the flute blower).   Millions of tax payers money are frittered away weekly in maintaining front page appearance in some national dailies and other public relations with sometimes funny  stories lacking substance planted therein. The governor and his media  aides abhor anything negative publicity like plague while authors of stories they felt was not written  in their favor are regarded as enemies of the government.
Now before one could say –Akpokuedike, the 2014 budget which was prepared under Obi’s regime was jerked to N145.3 billion in April 2014. As if that was not enough, on 2^nd September, 2014, the state House of Assembly passed another supplementary budget of N13,769,000,000 (Thirteen Billion, seven hundred and sixty nine million naira) into law.  Investigations by Anambra CLO revealed that the initial supplementary budget was N13.5 billion but the extra N300, 000 million was allegedly added as pocket money for the legislators who allegedly collected the cash upfront of N10 million each before they could pass the bill.

Thank you.
Comrade Aloysius Attah
Chair, Anambra State Branch of Civil Liberties Organization (CLO)