The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that the Former Governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole lied about security in Anambra State during his tenure. Speaking at the Youth Conference of APC, a party he was their past Chairman, Oshiomhole said it was Obi’s successor that started demolishing houses of kidnappers in Anambra State. Oshiomhole also said that it was Obi that brought the Bakassi boys into the State.

Replying him through his Media Adviser, Mr. Valentine Obienyem, Obi stated that the records were clear over who did what on security in Anambra State. Citing mischief and bias as Oshiomhole’s motivation, Obienyem said: “It is a pity that a former governor, who ought to be informed, would credit the bringing into the state of Bakassi boys to Mr. Peter Obi, when elementary enquiry would have shown any genuine seeker that it was under Dr. Chinwoke Mbadinuju, which was even before Sen. Chris Ngige, that Bakassi people operated in Anambra State.”

Obienyem said that Obi had always said on countless fora that as a private citizen, that it was the witnessing of the killing of Prophet Eddy of Nawgu by Bakassi people without compunction and the arbitrament of the law that contributed to his entrance into politics – to restore sanity, humanness, decency and sanity to the society.

On the claim that it was after Obi that the demolition of kidnappers’ houses started, Obienyem said it was a childish, condemnable and shameless lie. In his words: “Obi was actually the person that started the demolition of buildings associated with kidnapping in Nigeria, which other Governors started to emulate. Though evidence abounds, as when various newspapers reported the demolition of houses by Obi as in https://thenationonlineng.net/obi-demolishes-kidnap-suspects-homes/amp/; https://newsexpressngr.com/news/472-Breaking-News-Obi-keeps-promise-demolishes-houses-of-king-of-kidnappers; https://www.nairaland.com/1084091/anambra-demolishes-houses-kidnap-robbery, but we will refer Oshiomhole and his likes to the statement by principal actors during those fevered times.”

Thereafter, Obienyem provided copious statements from Former Commissioners of Police in Anambra State to prove that Oshiomhole lied on his assertions on security during the tenure of Obi as governor. Starting with Former Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Bello Amusu, he quoted his interview and also provided a link to it (https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2017/09/29/bello-the-security-anambra-is-enjoying-today-was-as-a-result-of-the-efforts-of-peter-obi/), on how Obi approached security: “There were lots of innovations brought about by Mr. Peter Obi at the police headquarters at his expense. He provided money, we put up structures and the state headquarters was given a face lift. He financed state headquarters, fenced it, provided infrastructure, procured communications vehicles, armoured cars, and provided weekly allowances of all officers and men of Anambra State Police Command. So, the morale was very high.

“There were constant meetings with other services, the military and other para-military services in the State. We co-opted the vigilante. We were working together because we used the vigilante very well in Anambra State. I disabused the minds of my officers who countered the formation of vigilante. I made them understand that they have not taken over our duty. There must be synergy and that was why I often invited them for meetings, to integrate them into what we were doing.”

On other issues, including the demolition of kidnappers houses, Bello continued: “Obi’s administration provided over 600 patrol vehicles to various security agencies in the state including Immigration, NDLEA, FRSC, Nigerian Prisons etc. He fenced some police formations and fenced the Army Barracks, he worked for the siting of Naval Outpost in Odekpe and provided over 250 vehicles for vigilance groups in markets and communities. He started the demolition of property owned by kidnappers and his Chairmanship of South East Governors Forum for years brought about the needed synergy between the Governors to chase away dreaded armed robbers from the South-East. He started Security Trust fund.”

Likewise, Obienyem to further prove that Oshiomhole lied against Obi also quoted the assertion of the Retired DIG, Philemon Leha on https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/10/obi-laid-foundation-security-enjoy-anambra-retired-dig-leha/ to counter what he called “Oshiomhole’s shamlessness”. Leha had said: “People who do not understand him to tag him a ‘miser’ because he does not throw public funds around like many other politicians but it is really his philosophy they fail to appreciate. From my observations as a trained policeman and interactions with him, Peter Obi has Anambra State at heart. He wanted to take the state to a greater height, which he did. In the process, he endeavoured to raise a team of men, women, and organizations with good intentions for the state.

“Indeed, he was highly instrumental to the success of my assignment of combating crime and criminality in Anambra State. Aside from his support for the security agencies, he promoted collective responsibility for security and initiated the demolition of properties belonging to or used by kidnappers to discourage their nefarious activities.”

Obienyem went further to also corroborate the foregoing with the assertion of retired AIG Usman. A. Gwari who was in charge of Zone 9, Umuahia, Abia state on https://www.pressreader.com/nigeria/thisday/.

Gwari said: “When I came in, the first thing I did was to make sure that there was a very good synergy between the police and other security agencies. I initiated meeting with service commanders in my office; initially on a weekly basis before we later changed it to twice a week.

“And thanks to the former Governor who provided virtually all we needed to work with, including all the logistics but not without his calculator close by. Obi was working in all institutions of Government simultaneously and became a reference point then and I was happy when Governor Willie Obiano came and continued from where Obi stopped because Obiano inherited all the institutions started by Obi. Obiano is consolidating on Obi’s foundations, because Obi was really an enigma and achieved in leaps and bounds.

“I can say yes without mincing words. Obi did very well because he helped us to reduce crime rate to the barest minimum, to the extent that the violent crime like armed robbery in banks were history, kidnappers in the state ran away. The issue of destruction of houses where criminals used to perpetuate crime in the state, started during Obi’s time but it was well publicised during Obiano’s tenure. Obi initiated it and sent an Executive bill to the House of Assembly for confiscating and demolition of property of kidnappers, I should think so because it was the magic needed to deter people from crime of kidnaping for ransom.”

Obienyem who was confident that the verdict of the principal participants in the restoration of security to Anambra State were enough to buttress the truth, however, went further to enumerate other things Obi did on security to include purchase of Armoured Patrol Vehicles for security agencies in the state; being instrumental to the establishment of Naval Outpost at Odekpe, which he supported with N200 million; fencing of Onitsha Barracks and construction of its internal roads; provision for the first time, of over 250 patrol vehicles to towns and organisations in the state, among others.

Obienyem said that no amount of campaign of calumny would distract Nigerians from the peaceful movement to take back their country from the likes of Oshiomhole. Obienyem reminded Oshiomhole that the choice of Obi to lead the peaceful movement was based on his antecedents as a leader that could be trusted as he insisted that the former Edo State governor lied on his claims on security funding.

https://lifestyle.ng/security-oshiomhole-lied-against-me-obi-shows-evidence-lifestyle-nigeria/

That's politics for you

Peter Obi is highly above any competition.

He is the best man for president of Nigeria.

Osho olodo ought to understand that there's nothing they will say that will discredit Obi, the Obidents are stubborn,very Obidiently stubborn young minded people of Nigeria.

Long live the Queen... Queen of my father's village

At the picture below, someone is paranoid,while the other is smiling to victory come 2023,this I have seen.

Every sensible person knows abnormal Oshiomhole has diarrhea of the mouth. He can't be taken serious.

Don't even bother our incoming president. We all know that Osho is a talkative and no one takes him serious. Just focus on telling the masses what you will do when we finally vote you in to become our president.

Shebi the US embassy in Nigeria had to author a press release denying some statements Oshi-omo-Ole attributed to them,concerning Oknonjo Iweala.
Dude is a chronic liar

Those who vote mediocre like Oshiomhole are not victims but accomplice of bad governance.

only an unfertilized ovary is devoid of the fact that APC and lies are brothers of same parent

APC is a group of shameless people that wants to hold on to power, even when they have nothing to offer.

Oshiomhole also said that it was Obi that brought the Bakassi boys into the State.


If Oshiomhole really made that comment, it shows he knows ZILCH about Anambra State and perhaps he's still suffering from numerical diarrhea Okonjo-Iweala accused him of in 2015.

Abeg let's all google search akwuzu SARS.. no need for lies

Moh247:
Abeg let's all google search akwuzu SARS.. no need for lies

Malam muhamMad, you are back