Obiano Buys Horses For Security In Anambra Amidst Controversy

                                               The horses Obiano bought for the police

When www.odogwublog.com first read the piece on one facebook account detailing how much a horse was bought and the of horses bought  by the Governor Willie Obiano administration as well as how millions would be expended to fed them. 

I did not take it serious because the account equally wrote that the Christmas trees decoration in major cities of the state was contracted to Obiano’s wife and costs whopping N600 Million of Anambra tax payers money.

                  Obiano decorating Mr. C. Wordu with CP Karma Hosea

 

 Obiano and CP Hosea Karma decorating  Mr. Phillip H Ezekiel 

 But until I heard the news on the state radio ABS with Commissioner of police , Hosea Karma commending the feat during a hand over ceremony. I don't know whether the media team of Governor Obiano sent out the news but it is now generating heat as if the public did not hear the first story as in some quarters they said 100 horses and in some 50 horses.

But I am sure I heard 20 horses were bought for crowd control during festivities among other things but now I saw this and I don’t know what to say than to ask you to read via www.odogwublog.com

 

The original title of this script is ‘Governor Obiano’s April Fool Joke

In a fit that could no less be tagged as an April fools Joke, Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano has danced into an arena where his peers will wisely stay away from, getting himself caught up in a web of political controversy that could at best dent his future political aspirations. 

Governor Obiano reportedly doled out a whooping N85,000,000 to purchase horses at a time when even those in the North are crying foul that there is too much wasteful maintenance expenditure going into horses in Northern Emirates. 

The report published on elombah.com early today reported that after going to Onitsha to flag off Christmas decorations, the contract of which was executed at the cost of over 670 Million Naira, Gov. Obiano will this evening present 100 horses to the police in Anambra for what he called “crowd control, security and merriment.”

The Horses, which are to be distributed by issuing five to the Governor’s Lodge, three to each of the 21 Local Government Areas in the State, fifteen for Awka, Ten for Onitsha, and Seven for Nnewi, making a total of hundred Horses bought at NN850, 000 each, thus N85Million in all, was reportedly transported into Awka loaded in two Trailers from Niger Republic some days back. 

The report also stated that 1 person per Local Government went on special training to Niger in order to learn how to take care of Horses and are back to the State.

The Governor is expected to appoint a Special Assistant (SA) that will be in charge of the Horses soonest.

Speaking on the Development, Mr. Ezeana Igirigi Achusim said: "You will be surprised the magic those horses can bring to Anambra. Look at it this way. We had lots of problems in Anambra when we had no horses: kidnappers, APC, inadequate healthcare, etc. Watch those problems disappear now that we have horses."

Another commentator, Dr Dave Iloani who saw the move as a huge joke, berated the Anambra State Government for such wasteful gesture; he said it will be a budget buster for the state's already reduced Federal allocation especially as feeding horses is a very expensive venture especially in the South East.

In his words "Tell me this is a joke, Horses in Anambra State? What happened to all the Police Outriders machines Gov Ngige and Gov Obi bought during their tenure?

"Do they realize how expensive it is to feed horses especially in our area That will be a budget buster for the state's already reduced allocation froe Fed as the price for barrel of oil continues to go down and down eventually to about $50.00 per barrel, and Naira just lost 15% of her value ($=N188,10) this week alone. 

"Question is where is the funding going to come from, and who is advising our leaders is Gov. Obiano, The Akpokuedike na Aguleri? Senior SA Hon Primus are you in the house? Hon Idigo, what do you guys say? 

Previously it’s called "WHITE ELEPHANT" projects; now it is going to be call "WHITE HORSE" project in our beloved Anambra State. God have mercy. Somebody is just conspiring to mess up our Christmas / Holiday spirits .Those Christmas lights at Upper Iweka Road, Onitsha have done the tricks for me and I want to keep it that way until next year 2015, God willing.

"Merry Christmas and Happy New year to all as I sign off for the year 2014 before some of this SPOILERS mess up my Christmas mood."

On his part, an anonymous commentator stated that "I like to believe that is "April fool" in December. Horses for Anambra? What in the world is that?

"The poor state has no steady electricity, no clean drinking water anywhere, education on life support... and no quality healthcare for the state's inhabitants. So now they have the expertise and money to care for horses?

"OUCh!!! And our folks are dying in poverty and sicknesses."

Whatever is Governor Obiano's motive for purchasing these Horses, decorum is a political Capital every politician will not want to waste, not even now that there is a growing call for revolutionary reawakening by the Nigerian masses against mis governance. 

Governor Obiano has spent his own on a platter of nonsense, he has danced an ugly dance and made himself and his Horse project an April fool's joke of this and probably next century.

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