₦airaland Forum

Suffering does not spare any tribe, region or religion..

We may disagree about many things but one thing is certain. We cannot continue like this. Something must give..

Vote right in 2023..vote Peter Obi..

Suffering does not spare any tribe, region or religion..

We may disagree about many things but one thing is certain. We cannot continue like this. Something must give..

Vote right in 2023..vote Peter Obi..

Suffering does not spare any tribe, region or religion..

We may disagree about many things but one thing is certain. We cannot continue like this. Something must give..

Vote right in 2023..vote Peter Obi..

alfarouq:
Why do you always sound different on different threads.

Are you a chameleon?

Lol you dey vex oh.

God bless you my brother

We can get it right in 2023.


Voting for incompetence is the true definition of 'wasting of vote' --- Jmoore 2022

Good product they say *sells easily*

See updates below.

Oilwell:
The funny thing is that from tomorrow Northerners in APC will start mass decamping back to PDP. They will always prefer to support their own.
The Senate majority leader has already decamped back to PDP today.

Nigerians who do una this thing? 2022 and we are still celebrating mediocrity.

I said this yesterday. It has started already.

https://www.nairaland.com/7168845/senator-adamu-aliero-dumps

I said this yesterday. This is just the beginning of the mass exodus.

https://www.nairaland.com/7167259/outcome-effect-apc-

The outcome of the just concluded party primaries proves that Nigerians really love suffering.

Let's stop supporting evil and selling our future. Nigerians let's be patriotic for once. Its our children and children's children that will experience the effect of all this decisions today.

That your tribes man/ or person of same religion is the president is not a guarantee for a successful life. Its obeying the laws of success.

Let's stop supporting evil and selling our future. Let's be patriotic for once. Its our children and children's children that will experience the effect of all this decisions today.

That your tribes man/ or person of same religion is the president is not a guarantee for a successful life. Its obeying the laws of success.

The funny thing is that from tomorrow Northerners in APC will start mass decamping back to PDP. They will always prefer to support their own.
The Senate majority leader has already decamped back to PDP today.

Nigerians who do una this thing? 2022 and we are still celebrating mediocrity.

SARSCoV2:
Whoever read through this lengthy gibberish should summarize in 2 sentences.

And with all this junks, he still couldn’t transform Anambra to Dubai in 8 years! Rather, hommie was channeling state funds to Panama. Is that part of his qualifications too?


We all know what Umahi has done, and I don’t think he has all this qualifications.

*Go and Verify*

Frigga13:
Na so igbos wan take become President for Nigeria

They have successfully turn Obi to IPOB matter from the nationalist he used to be.

Atiku 2023

Power to the people
North 2023

Bros do your part and leave gossip for women. Too many rhetorics are not good for men.

triple996:
This one should stop wasting his time and money

NO MKPURUMIRI WILL EVER NEAR ASOROCK

Do your part and leave gossip for women. Too many rhetorics are not good for men.

Zico5:
To be sincere with u all. He gambled by leaving both APGA and PDP. He has no chance with LABOUR PARTY. That's the bitter truth. I won't waste my vote.

*It always seems impossible until its done* - Nelson Mandela.

EzeCanada:
Against Him by EzeCanada: 6:19pm
I'm yet to reconcile how Nigerians and the South in particular believe that Peter Obi could possibly win and become president in an entity like Nigeria - except by divine providence - when:

1. Britain still have interest in Nigeria; remain loyal and committed to the interest of her strategic partners and ally - the fulanis of Nigeria.

2. The fulanis still have absolute and effective control - in terms of representation- of all tools and
core enablers needed to win elections in Nigeria as follows: INEC, Police, the military, Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, and the EFCC

3. The population and electoral statistics is fraudulent. The political and ethnic demographics remain skewed to the favor of the fulanis

4. The divide and rule tactic deployed on the South by the British and the fulani is still active and on auto pilot.

*It always seems impossible until its done* - Nelson Mandela.

Matoni:
This is just an innocent question I'm posing to all nairalanders: What has Peter Obi achieved as governor and as a business man?

FUNDAMENTAL ACHIEVEMENTS AS GOVERNOR OF ANAMBRA STATE (PARTIAL LISTING)

1. Anambra was the first State to commence Sub-Sovereign Wealth savings, the first of its kind in Sub-Saharan Africa. At a time many other Governors were leaving huge debts, I left the equivalent of $500 million Dollars in investment as well as local and foreign currency, including $156 million in Dollar-denominated bonds.

2. For the first time in the history of Anambra State, Ambassadors and High Commissioners of notable countries such as United Stated, Britain, Russia, European Union, South Africa, Belgium, Israel, the Netherlands, Canada, among others, visited the State. Before my tenure, Anambra was practically a pariah state blacklisted by the Diplomatic Corps and international development partners.

3. Development partners such as UNDP, UNICEF, the World Bank, DFID, the European Union etc., which hitherto were not in Anambra State started working with the State. Anambra was consistently adjudged one of the best states in development partnership and commitment to reforms for good governance.

4. He was recognised as Best Governor by the Millennium Development Goals Office (OSSAP-MDGs) and the UNDP in the implementation of their programmes in Nigeria.

5. The Nigerian Debt Management Office (DMO) rated Anambra as the least indebted state in Nigeria. In spite of visible and measurable achievements recorded in various sectors, the State under him did not borrow or raise bonds for her various projects.

6. The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria rated Anambra State as the most financially stable state in the country.

7. The State's ground-breaking return of schools to their original owners - Voluntary Agencies (Churches) on 1st January 2009, and subsequent partnership with the Agencies in Education, saw the State move from 24th position out of 36 States to Number One in National Examination Council (NECO) and West African Examination Council (WAEC) examinations for three consecutive years. This made the World Bank to commission a study, led by the renowned Prof. Paul Collier of Oxford University, on this revolutionary partnership and phenomenal achievement.

8. The State also entered into strategic partnership with the Churches in the Health sector. This symbiotic relationship resulted in a tremendous boost to health care because of the services offered by health institutions owned by Voluntary Agencies, while the State restored grants to the agencies and made available to them more than 50 million Dollars in various types of support.

10. Through partnership with the Church in the Health sector, his Government funded the transformation of -:

a: Iyienu Hospital, Ogidi;
b: Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Ihiala;
c: St Charles Borromeo Hospital, Onitsha;
d: Holy Rosary Hospital, Waterside, Onitsha; and
e: St. Joseph Hospital, Adazi-Nnukwu.
His Government also built the Joseph Nwilo Heart Centre in St. Joseph, Adazi-Nnukwu, where heart operations are now being performed.

11. His Government won the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (1 Million dollars) as the best-performing state in immunisation in the South-East. With complementary funding from our Government, they used the money to build 10 Maternal and Child Care Centres across the State, particularly in rural communities, in partnership with the Churches.

12. The State was the first to procure and distribute more than 30,000 computers to secondary schools, including 22,500 from HP. The Managing Director for Personal Systems Group HP Inc, Mr. FabriceCampoy described the deployment as the biggest of such projects in the Middle-East and Africa.

13. Anambra State Government provided Microsoft Academies to more than 500 secondary schools, which the Head of Microsoft in Nigeria (Mr. Ken Span) described as the biggest such deployment in Africa so far.

14. The State provided Internet access to more than 500 secondary schools, which the CEO of Galaxy Backbone (Mr. Gerald Ilukwe) characterized as incomparable to any in the country.

15. More than 700 buses were provided to secondary schools in the State by our Government.

16. Boreholes were provided in schools all over the State.

17. Numerous classrooms were built in all the 177 communities of the State.

18 As part of the efforts to turn around the economy of the State, a number of companies were attracted to build their facilities in the Anambra State. A case in point is SABMiller, the 2nd largest brewery in the world, which built their first Green Field facility in the State, which is today one of the most successful facilities they operate globally.

19. A number of other companies followed the SABMiller initiative and were all supported and encouraged under our Government; a good example is INNOSON Motor Manufacturing Company, from which our government bought more than 1,000 vehicles.

20. Anambra State for the first time started close collaboration with recognized government security agencies (the Police, Army, Navy, Department of State Security, Civil Defence, among others), offering them various types of support including provision of more than 500 security vehicles. The improvement in security was phenomenal, such that the former IG of Police (Abubakar Mohammed) lauded Anambra State for not witnessing any bank robbery in my last three years in office.

21. To further enhance security, Anambra State provided at least one security vehicle to each of all the 177 communities in the State as well as various organizations such as markets and Churches.

22. His Administration conceived and built, from scratch, the first state-owned Teaching Hospital, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu teaching Hospital, Awka.

23. His Government commenced the planned development of the Igbariam Campus of the ChukwuemekaOdumegwu-Ojukwu University, including the fencing, construction of internal roads, electrification, construction of the Faculty of Law, Auditorium, Administrative Block, Faculty of Agriculture, Management Building, among others).

24. His Government attracted the World Bank support on erosion - National Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) - to Anambra State.

25. His Government was the first to do Poverty Mapping in Nigeria, as a guide for the effective implementation of our poverty-alleviation strategies.

26 His Government, for the first time, undertook the aerial mapping of Awka as well as the production of Structure Plans for Awka Capital Territory, Onitsha and Nnewi.

27. During his tenure and with his Government's support, Anambra State became an oil producing State.

28. He built the first Secretariat Complex to house State Government Ministries that were hitherto scattered around the State.

29. His government commenced the development of the 'Three Arms Zone' comprising Government House/Governor’s Lodge, Legislative Building/Speakers Residence, and Judiciary Building with Chief Judge’s Residence.

30. By the end of his tenure in 2014, more than twelve (12) health institutions, including two hospitals, had secured accreditation; when we took off in 2006, no health institution in Anambra State was duly accredited.

31. Anambra State was the first to undergo national peer review, which scrutinised State Governments for good governance, through the State Peer Review Mechanism (SPRM), an initiative of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum in collaboration with the DFID.


*PRUDENT RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT OF LOCAL ENTERPRISE GROWTH.*

*1*. Peter Obi stated that he supported INNOSON by ordering 1000 Vehicles from his factory. These facts are verified. I expect the social media trolls to learn from Peter Obi and replicate this in abuja and the 36 states in order to grow local production and consumption.


*2.* Peter Obi stated that he reduced his convoy from 22 to 5 vehicles and you cannot buy fuel unless he is in the car". These facts are verified.

*3*. If I sleep in a hotel and have to pay N250k a night, I will be awake all night...feeling like I was robbed". - Peter Obi. verified fact . Tell your governor to stop blowing your state funds in expensive hotels with his aids . Let them learn from Peter Obi.

*4.* "We handed schools back to Churches and by 2013, we were number one in WAEC."- Peter Obi . This is a verified fact . Rather than hate Peter ,put pressure on your governor to improve education in your state and make your public schools habitable and decent to learning. Some of the public schools that Peter Obi helped Missions to fund , produced kids , who went to the US to win global science competitions . Facts .

*5.* Peter Obi stated that he did not allow his wife and children abuse state funds or engage in pay to play as First Lady and Children . These are verified facts. His wife was hardly seen parading the corridors of power . Peter Obi's only daughter is more beautiful and educated than some of those kids of the powers that be who spend tax payers money to attend UN functions. Peter clearly separated/ shielded his office from family meddlesomeness, unlike those who could not keep to their campaign promises to put their wives and children under leash . Peter never alloted anambra lands to himself, his wife, children and inlaws. It is on records. Facts !!! Unlike the Bandits that converted state lands into private estate . Go to Imo and Lagos and see for yourself what land banditry means.

*6.* Peter Obi built infrastructure, attracted conglomerates and new enterprises into his state , paid all outstanding salaries , wages and gratuities as at when due and still saved N75billion in liquid assets and cash . This is verified fact . Pressure your governor to at least pay salaries to poor workers before you come on facebook to run your stinking mouth on Peter Obi.

*7.* Peter Obi paid down up to N35billion of the huge debts he inherited and never borrowed neither did he owe anyone.

Peter Obi did not sell any state owned assets to raise chop money for politicians , rather he added more . Rather than hate Peter Obi pressure your governor or those in Abuja to account for what they did with all the homongous funds they borrowed without any commensurate infrastructure to show for it .

*8* Anambra state is the most poverty free state in Nigeria (not Lagos), under Peter Obi reign. According to national bureau of statistics, Peter Obi maintained that record and won awards from MDG for the sustained growth.

*9*. On several times and occasions, Peter Obis mandate was stolen and truncated. On each occasion , he fought his way to the supreme court to reclaim his mandates . He never threatened anyone with the blood of baboon and monkeys . No one was killed defending or opposing his mandates . As a true democrat , he abided by the rule of law .

*10.* Peter Obi revoked a N400m contract to build a Presidential mansion in Anambra state , when most states profligately wasted funds on such jamboree . He abolished state houses in Abuja and Lagos . He used N150milion that was supposed to buy him two bullet proof vehicles to as deposit to buy 50 Peugeot 406 cars for the executive , and Judiciary . Please instead of hating Peter kindly ask your governor and the Political Bandits you worship to go to him and learn Prudence.

*11*. Peter Obi was presented a budget of N32million for him and some people to attend the World Igbo summit in the US but he threw it out and mandated only one person to attend at a more reduced amount . But under the current FGN one minister took same amount to go to China . Please send these men to Peter to learn common sense in prudence.

*12*. Finally, for some of the poverty minded jesters ,( who assume that every wealthy man is a rogue) and who accused Peter Obi of building a NEXT mall in Abuja as evidence that he looted Anambra state , kindly note that as far back as 1993. Peter Obi was already very wealthy . He learnt entrepreneurship from his mum , who is a well known wealthy woman in Anambta state .

*13.* The Next Group of companies he owns is over three decade old . Peter Obi as far back as 2004 was the highest shareholder and Chairman of Fidelity Bank PLC. He did not borrow money to fund his campaign or buy Party nomination forms. He did not depend on roguish looters to fund his campaign , unlike those in Abuja . He funded his own campaign hence , was able to avoid looters or godfathers stealing anambra money unlike the current jamboree in some states and Abuja.

*14* Peter grew his wealth prudently and did not depend on governments as his source of wealth , hence , he knows the value of Money and how to grow money .

*15*. If you desire to know how the likes of Peter Obi, and other very few development minded political leaders leveraged on their positions of influence to support their enterprises without looting their state FAAC, JAAC and IGR allocations like some of the demented kleptomaniacs we have in our states , I can help you with free tutorials . Not every politician is a mindless looter. There are still few that create wealth for their states and people .

*16*. Note also that Peter Obi did not set up any private SPV and tax consultancy outfit to rip off 20% from every IGR collected in Anambra state , neither did he appoint/ force his daughters and wife into public places to be harassing and slapping innocent and helpless citizens.

*17.* Peter understood the importance of education and knowledge, hence, his constant quest for more . Thus , he attended some of the best schools in the world and supported quality education in his state , unlike the fossils and gerentocrats , who never added one jot of knowledge in years and do not know the importance of education .

*18 .* To a majority of the ignorant and sentimental folks , who are all over the social media to discredit an apt and timely message to us as a people , I leave you with this parting words from Okwute himself ....

*"I beg you to participate more in politics, the society we help them ( the oppressive political class ) abuse today will take its revenge tomorrow"* - Peter Obi

*19*. Peter Obi has offered himself to serve. He is not going to force himself on anyone . 2,000 years after , it is still very glaring that the current generation have not yet learnt their lessons . They will still choose their barabasses over those, who came to save them . Please go ahead to nominate and elect your bandits ... but kindly note, remember and let it be at the back of your minds, that the day the terrorists stopped the Abuja to Kaduna train, they did not ask those they killed and kidnapped if they were Igbos , Yoruba , Hausa , Fulani,Ijaw , Muslim, Christian, Hindu etc, before they gunned them down or abducted them . Whatever you wish Nigeria and support will surely happen to you one way or the other

--- *Dr. Nnaemeka Onyeka Obiareri*

Afamed:
Let him donate his ancestors home in Gombe. He will get less than 100 votes in Gombe

*It always seems impossible until its done* - Nelson Mandela.

9jahotblog:
Donald duke did more than this in Sdp In 2019, he failed woefully beyond redemption. Labour Party has no structures in all the 36 states in Nigeria.

*It always seems impossible until its done* - Nelson Mandela.

Everything we enjoy around the world today seemed impossible yesterday when it was thought of or invented but today it's a reality.

Bonesbreaker:
Me and my team HIT THE ROAD AND VILLAGES CONVERSING FOR PETER OBI IN NORTH,start yours know get your friends start the conversation tell them about peter obi we need this change now!!

My brother keep up the good work. It shall be well with you and your future generations.


*" whatsoever a man soweth that he shall reap"* . It is the same law that guarantees that when a man/ farmer puts a seed of corn inside the ground after a while we will get an ear of corn. Its a natural law and has nothing to do with being a christian or muslim.
It will never change.

Sow good seeds today.

Dagah2:
Good one.... but how much has he donated to his town union for development?

My bother most people dont know this Peter Obi. In 2018/2019, He built and donated a cathedral size catholic church to his home town. But only one TV station covered the event where I saw it. He is not media crazy.
Last 2 months he donated N20 million cash to our Alumni (NAU awka) yearly gathering.
His alma mater UNN he has giving them hundreds of millions in donations.
He donates and sponsors most catholic institutes and school in the east. He doesn't play with education and once its has do with human capacity development He believes when you educate a man you liberate him from mental slavery. But He does not throw money around to touts and politicians.
If you have verifiable admission to any school in the world and lack funds. send Peter Obi an email with evidence , no matter the amount He will pay it.

He also makes donations to Universities across the country almost on a monthly bases. You will never hear this in mainstream media.

[quote author=Hyperchi post=113461206]Ppl are saying he does not donate, coz he does not go public with it, OBI no be showbiz[/quote


My bother most people dont know this Peter Obi. In 2018/2019, He built and donated a cathedral size catholic church to his home town. But only one TV station covered the event where I saw it. He is not media crazy.
Last 2 months he donated N20 million cash to our Alumni (NAU awka) yearly gathering.
His alma mater UNN he has giving them hundreds of millions in donations.
He donates and sponsors most catholic institutes and school in the east. He doesn't play with education and once its has do with human capacity development He believes when you educate a man you liberate him from mental slavery. But He does not throw money around to touts and politicians.
If you have verifiable admission to any school in the world and lack funds. send Peter Obi an email with evidence , no matter the amount He will pay it.

He also makes donations to Universities across the country almost on a monthly bases. You will never hear this in mainstream media.

Subsea:
Please its going to be my own vote! I am voting for the first time in my life cos of Peter Obi.

Fellow Subsea gs. Which deepwater field/ operator are you subing your own sea.

gidgiddy:
I have always said that Peter Obi is eminently qualified to be President Of Nigeria, he did well when he was Governor of my State, Anambra

However, sentiments aside, Peter has no chance of winning the Presidential elections, no matter what party gives him ticket. The way Nigeria currently is, no Igbo man can become President without zoning

For Peter Obi, or anyone for that matter, to become President, they must win big in the North. As popular as Peter Obi is, his popularity is mainly in the South. The North dont know Peter Obi and they dont want to know. Peter Obi being Igbo and a Christian has already ruled him out with many Northerners

The only way an Igbo man can ever be President is if all political parties are made to zone their tickets to a particular geopolitical zone each time elections come up

Had political parties been made to zone their Presidential tickets to the South East, Peter Obi would have had the PDP ticket. Only then would Nigeria been forced look at the best Igbo man for the job

But as things stand now, tribe and religion will take centre stage in the coming elections

*It always seems impossible until its done* - Nelson Mandela.
Everything we enjoy around the world today seemed impossible yesterday when it was thought of or invented but today it's a reality.

Lets give PO a chance.

ImDStar:
No matter how promising your future is, a bad leader can kill it!!!

The way Nigerians behaves in general sometimes will make you wonder if we're different species of Human being compared to others.
How do you reconcile a situation where parents whose children are sitting at home due to strike are the same people supporting their oppressors?

How do you reconcile a situation where the students whose future is getting ruined by their leaders/politicians are still their die hard supporters?

2023 as given us another opportunity to right the wrongs,

Would you trust the future of your children in the hands of Atiku, Tinubu against Peter Obi?

Would you prefer a man who is diligent in resources management to stomach infrastructure?

How can the old men/Papa's who have been in the corridor of power for over 30 years and couldn't solve any of Nigeria's problems now your best candidate?

Who would blame this time around when the results of your actions start tripping in?

Everybody is reaping the consequences of voting for Buhari now, think with your brain!!!

I chose Peter Obi because Is the closest to delivering good leadership, Osinbanjo is my second option.

I tire my brother.

*It always seems impossible until its done* - Nelson Mandela.
Everything we enjoy around the world today seemed impossible yesterday when it was thought of or invented but today it's a reality.

Lets give PO a chance.

slivertongue:
Obi no doubt is a good leader

You can say that again and again . I just hope we get it right this time around.

NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA SPEAKS ON PETER OBI.


I am proud of my brother, Gov. Peter Obi. I entitle my talk on him: ‘He came, he saw, he conquered’. His governance of Anambra State was full of experiences worth-sharing and indeed worth capturing in a book (if not books). It is evident that he really conquered. It deals a lot with his Excellency’s approach to governance over the years. His ways compel us to appreciate his personal qualities, his quiet strength, his passion to make a difference, his dignified and dignifying carriage and conduct, and his never-say-die spirit. I also respect him for what he achieved as a Governor of one of the toughest States in the country – Anambra.
Alhaji Aliko Dangote said that even people in Yobe know that it is not easy to govern Anambra State. I agree with him. In fact the totality of Nigeria knows how tough Anambra State is; such that until Obi, no leader succeeded to offer them exhilarating leadership.

In Anambra, a State I am personally proud of, we have many intellectuals; those who are hardworking and the wealthiest of men and women. We call them big men and women in Nigeria, and yet among these personalities, Peter Obi has carved his own unique path – defined by humility, hard work and results. The results are clear. As we all know, we are actually using him as example in so many areas. You will be surprised to know that some people used to say ‘No, keep away from Anambra State,’ we now say ‘Go and see what is being done in Anambra State.’ At the Federal level, his policies have become very good examples for the Educational Sector. Even if you do not like his approach and methods, you cannot quarrel with the results he has achieved. He returned schools to their original Church owners, collaborated with organisations that offered value to the State, acknowledging where the state did not have capacity. Instead of beating ones head against the wall and repeatedly making the same mistakes, he decided to make a bold turn. Today, the sterling results are evident.

I so envy what Peter Obi has been able to do here because he gained total control of the State after the initial storm. Many of the policies he tried here are the things we should be doing at Federal level, both with our finances and policies, but, of course, we are totally hampered by the kind of structure we have. You know when Peter Obi tried to change the schools, he did not just throw money at them, he was very careful about how he spent the money. He only spent when he was sure he was going to get results and sustainable improvement.

On the network of roads he constructed, I want to acknowledge the fact that few of the roads were completion of roads Senator Chris Ngige started; even though when you go there now, everybody calls them Ngige road. It does not matter to him that people would not attribute them to him, as long as the roads serve Ndi-Anambra. Elsewhere, some will abandon them and embark on their own projects. I think that he deserves a big applause. He also initiated and completed many road projects that today Anambra is regarded as having impressive network of roads.

He attracted serious investors into the State. I knew when SABmiller came, he brought them to my office and they probably felt they do not know how much money they could make here. They made an investment of about N20 Billion Naira equivalent. Very soon their turnover and profit was doubled and tripled beyond expectations. They are now expanding in the state, building more factories and thinking of other investments they can make. There are many other such examples with companies like Distell, Glaxo Smithkline Beecham, Neimeth Pharmaceuticals, among others.

What I love and admire most in what Governor Obi has done in Anambra State is the fact that he did not neglect the indigenous people who have invested here for a long time. If Innoson Motor Manufacturing Company is known by everybody today at the Federal level, it is simply because Governor Obi made him a showcase. Such patronage is worthy of emulation. He has kept on soliciting Federal support for him, as he himself has supported him through various ways. We have to remember such investors and support them because they invested here first. That is what Obi has done and I commend him for that.

The development-oriented approach to governance which he has followed while pursuing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is again very important. I will tell you that we have special commendation of the World Bank, and other international agencies have endorsed the way Anambra State pursued its MDGs programmes. This deserves another round of applause.

I see Peter as the true face of Igbo man, given the qualities for which he is known – the humility, the hard work and the prudence. He does not spend easily. He is very intelligent and extremely hardworking. These are quintessential qualities Igbo people are known for.

As the Poet, Virgil says, love conquers everything (Omnia Vincit Amor), Peter conquers people by love. He can love you to death. If he has an enemy or somebody in conflict with him, instead of approaching them belligerently, he approaches them with respect and love so that even if they do not want him, they are won over. I think we should all look at those qualities. That does not mean that when the time comes to be tough, Peter runs away. I am sure people can tell stories of occasions Peter had been very tough. I know he has even bulldozed houses of people who did not do the right things. In Nigeria, you have to combine being kind and good with also being very tough.

By the sheer power of his personal examples, Peter tells us eloquently the way we should behave and the way we should govern. Though Anambra State has one of the tightest Federal allocations, he has been able to save a lot of money for the State. He has shown so much in development which some other States that receive more cannot boost of. Most importantly, he is leaving Anambra State with no debt but with huge savings. Let me tell you, at Federal level, he is one of the few Governors that came out clearly in support of our stand to save. We don’t just spend everything. Every smart and sensible person knows that no matter your income, even if it is one naira, you must keep something aside. You never know the day you will need it for your children. So, on his own, he has saved money for the State and I am very envious. Yes, we managed to save a little at the Federal Level, just a little, but we can do so much more. Even the one we managed to save, we have been spending, because somebody does not believe Federal Government should save anything.

I want to strongly commend Obi for what he has done. Now, do not be deceived by Peter Obi. When you ask him who he is, he would say I am a trader. Maybe he is, but he is also one of the most enlightened Governors in the country today. He has a strong intellect combined with practical grasp of real situation. The thing with Peter is that he can play both sides. It is not for nothing that the President invited him, among just the two governors that are Honorary Advisers on Finance. He is equally a Member of the Economic Management Team. When Peter needs to show the intellectual side, he does, but when he needs to show the practical side, after we would have talked too much theory, he will say, ‘Wait, I talked with traders in Onitsha yesterday, and this is what they said.’ So he combines a strong intellect with very good grasps of realities on the ground. He is a good economist. Peter is a true leader and we always call on him at Federal level when we need examples.

I want to say something about the incoming Governor. I hope you will continue to uphold the relationship at the Federal level. We always advice Anambra to be part of Federal programmes. The one we are working on now is the one on housing. We have launched the National Mortgage and Re-finance Corporation which by end of June, will start pumping money into primary Mortgage institutions that actually lend to the people. We need to give hope to the young people in our country. So this Country has to change. To put a programme like that in place we invited fourteen states and Anambra was one of the first to enroll as a pilot state. The state has to meet certain criteria in terms of fastness in allocating land titles, working with us on land infrastructure so that we can get builders to come and build. This programme is going to take off by the middle of this year and we will want Anambra to be an example.

All in all, by giving his End of Tenure Report, Gov. Peter Obi has shown another example in good governance. We applaud him and wish him well.

Excerpts from the extempore speech by the Coordinating Minister of the Economy and the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala during the “End Tenure Report” by the former Governor of Anambra State, Chief Peter Obi.

abc115:
https://twitter.com/DeeOneAyekooto/status/1531317702094200834

Una no dey tire. Continue digging. One day you guys will catch him eating suya.

Islandlady:
Oga i was referring to the 100 delegates of southeast who voted Atiku a fulanis man instead of their fellow brothers in the contest! So what next are you gonna say about this!?

The 237 WikE got, was it not inclusive of a good number of delegate vote from south east delegates?