I TRY as much as possible to read Newspapers from all divides on daily basis in order to take readings from all angles. This is done either through the patronage of vendors or through a click on the net especially when out of base.

However having been in transit for most of 30th August and 1st September, 2012 I missed out on the newspapers for these days. Fortunately, on a visit to a friend some days later, I stumbled on a copy of The Nigerian Punch newspaper of 1st September. Amongst other things that caught my attention was a news report on page 10 of the newspaper titled ‘’Ex-govs, Obi fight over Anambra Oil’. On seeing this, I was really not surprised knowing the war going on ‘’right under my nose’’.

Nonetheless, I took time to read the news if only to compare notes. The story written by one Emmanuel Obey stated that the fight occurred at the official inauguration of exploitation of crude oil by the Orient Petroleum Resources Ltd effectively making Anambra State to join the league of oil producing States. One of the former governors, Dr. Chinwoke Mbadinuju (PDP, 1999-2003) had told the gathering that he set up the committee that established Orient Petroleum, appointed its first board and secured oil license for it to exploit oil in 2002. He demanded that he should be given the credit for conceiving the vision. Dr Chris Ngige (PDP (now ACN)2003-March, 2006) demanded to be given the credit for converting Orient to a public company, inviting investors from far and wide to invest in the Company and invested an initial amount of N100million with promise to make available more funds. Mrs. Virgy Etiaba (APGA, 3rd Nov. 2006-9 Feb. 2007) demanded recognition for not relenting in her efforts to sustain the project during her three –month tenure.

Although the story did not report the comments of Governor Peter Obi (APGA, 9 Feb. 2007 till now) but I imagined he would have supported the project and perhaps provided additional investment in line with the promises of Governor Chris Ngige.Also, former CBN Governor, Prof Chukmuma Soludo who indeed contested an election against the incumbent commented that Orient will ‘’jump start aggressive and strategic socio-economic development’’ of Anambra State. After reading the details of the fight, not only did I hail the fight and the fighters, I prayed to God to cause this kind of fight to repeat itself in every nooks and crannies of Nigeria. It is always said that when two elephants fight, the grass suffers but in this case the fight is happening after the elephants have sufficiently provided water for the grass to continue to grow and blossom. The elephants have done well. They have put political fight or war aside to provide opportunity to create employment, enhance revenue generation and generally improve the socio economic development of Anambra State.

It is a people-centered fight. A fight that benefits the common man. Again, may God bless the fight and bless the fighters.I left my friend’s house leaving the newspaper behind. Throughout that evening, I kept imagining how the kind of Anambra fight can accelerate the strategic socio-economic development of my dear State; the Gateway State. I begin to imagine what will happen to the life of the common man if Anambra fight is repeated over some major life changing projects that I am privileged to know about by virtue of the position I held in Ogun State between 2004 and 2010. I thought of so many of such vision or project a few of which are highlighted below: AGRO-CARGO AIRPORTThe immediate past administration in Ogun State secured an approval to set up an Agro-Cargo Airport at the Ogere/Iperu axis of this State with the objective of transforming the State into a major cargo hub given its strategic geographical location as the Gateway to Nigeria and West Africa.


http://www.compassnewspaper.org/index.php/columnist/42-columnist/7575-developing-ogun-the-gateway-state-lesson-from-anambra

We hold the key for economic transformation and industrialization of Nigeria, just like the Asian Tigers.

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Only bigoted Nairaland e-warriors will disprove this.

What's the correlation between the title and the article?

Me sef wonder

bittyend: What's the correlation between the title and the article?

No mind am , he's confused person

confusing!

after eating Yoruba you wan dey beat chest

I was one of the first commentators to commend the "fight" here on Nairaland. The author was hillarious with his choice of words though.

After reading the details of the fight, not only did I hail the fight and the fighters, I prayed to God to cause this kind of fight to repeat itself in every nooks and crannies of Nigeria. It is always said that when two elephants fight, the grass suffers but in this case the fight is happening after the elephants have sufficiently provided water for the grass to continue to grow and blossom. The elephants have done well. They have put political fight or war aside to provide opportunity to create employment, enhance revenue generation and generally improve the socio economic development of Anambra State.

It is a people-centered fight. A fight that benefits the common man. Again, [size=14pt]may God bless the fight and bless the fighters[/size].

Anambra, the light of the nation.

That shows the kind of peaple we are, we see good things and we acknoledge it, unlike some who are full of bitterness they see good and they call it bad, they see bad and they gladly call it worse.

Inferiority complex personified, lolzzzz, can't get any worse than this. Igbo Kwenu

Onlytruth:

Anambra, the light of the nation.

Hawkers of the nation