I regret fighting Obi, says Obiano

Anambra state governor, Willie Obiano has described former governor Peter Obi as a great leader who laid solid foundation for the state, regretting having misunderstanding with him.
Obiano stated this during a stakeholders' meeting which took place at the lodge on Saturday.
He said "my brother Obi laid solid foundation for my Administration. He is a great leader and I owe him
gratitude.  There's is no doubt that without him we won't be where we are today. Our feud with him is uncalled for. He is a good man, Obiano said.
His speech read in part "On behalf of my cabinet, I welcome you all to this great occasion. First, I must thank you all for honouring our invitation. Your response is a reassuring indication of your commitment to the good of Anambra State and an affirmation of the faith you have in my team and I. I must thank you for this.
"I have always believed that democracy and accountability are like Siamese twins – you cannot have one and leave out the other. I have always believed that accountability is the essence of democracy; it provides democracy the moral weight to exist as the best model of governance known to mankind."
"Ladies and gentlemen, one and a half years later, I am delighted to stand before you this evening to give an account of what we have done with the mandate you bestowed on us." - Gov Obiano
"I must thank my beloved Ndi Anambra for the huge support they have given us in the past one and a half years." - Gov Obiano "I must also thank the critics of my administration for providing the sharp edges that have helped us to keep our eyes on the ball; reminding us that governance is a social contract between the state and its citizens and that the power we exercise truly belongs to the people.
"I must also thank our great party, APGA, for the overwhelming support that we have enjoyed since the inception of my administration.
"I must thank my brother and predecessor, former governor Peter Obi who as the first APGA governor laid a good foundation for my administration to continue the journey for a better Anambra State.
"Ndi Anambra, when we took over the reins of leadership one and a half years ago, we realised that my predecessor had done a lot of work in the aspect of setting the fundamentals or what I call the Enablers" - Gov Obiano


Tony Okafor