Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi who clocked 50 on Thursday says he does not have the intention of rolling out drums today to mark the birthday.

He told newsmen in Akwa after the state executive council meeting that he will prefer to attend lecturers in honour rather than indulging in wasteful spending.

Obi said he stopped the executive members from making his birthday an issue because according to him, most of his Commissioners knew his views about unguarded celebration.

“I mean the business of governing a State is a serious one to start discussing birthday celebration when a serious State business of how to provide dividends of democracy to over 5 million Anambrarians are discussed, ” he said.

He said he would prefer attending lectures, where issues of governance and state’s welfare will be discussed, but not where people will eat and drink and probably forget themselves.

“Everybody knows my position on celebrations not to talk about now when the mood of the country is that of despondency due to unemployment, lack of infrastructure, threats of strike, among others.

As Nigeria is today, we do not need to celebrate because that will be insensitivity to the plight of our people. Rather, what the mood of the time calls for those in authority to think of how to tackle the issue of minimum wage and reduce the tension in the land. It is about time we told ourselves the truth,” he said.

Pressed on to reveal any significant thing he did to mark the birthday, he said, “if you insist, I reached out to most clergy men in the country with request for more prayers for peace and progress in our country and for God to touch the hearts of our leaders, including myself, to take decisions that will benefit the greater number of the people.”
Governor Obi said his birthday gift to the people of Anambra was in form of promise to them that he would continue to take their welfare as priority.

“I assure you that with the commissioning of Udoka Water Scheme, the other 17 water schemes in different towns will be commissioned by December. I assure you that we will build more roads. We have attracted the second biggest brewery in the world to Anambra, we shall attract more of such companies. I assure you that we shall continue to improve on all sectors. This is my birthday gift,” Obi said.

sobaemma: thats hypocricy,so how that celebrating a birthday stop u from working?

mkpologwu: Am I da pest

No am da pipt!

Policewoman: I LOVE THIS GOVERNOR SO MUCH. HOW I WISH HE WAS THE ONE GOVERNING MY RIVERS STATE AND NOT THE TALKATIVE MAECHI.

Policewoman: I LOVE THIS GOVERNOR SO MUCH. HOW I WISH HE WAS THE ONE GOVERNING MY RIVERS STATE AND NOT THE TALKATIVE MAECHI.

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Policewoman: I LOVE THIS GOVERNOR SO MUCH. HOW I WISH HE WAS THE ONE GOVERNING MY RIVERS STATE AND NOT THE TALKATIVE MAECHI.

Mrdealer4all: where do u stay in ph

m.esther96:
what else?

Lilimax: 50 years is a milestone in ones life.
There is nothing wrong in celebrating it no matter how small
However, his ideology should be respected.

Happy 50th birthday to my able Governor -Peter Obi.

ATM-CARD:
.Dats nt y we r here

joshua idibia: Who cares! As if the rice for reach me.

Chukwutobi: Don't deceive us here! You are just playing political games