A pro-democracy and civil rights transparency NGO has applauded the socio-economic reengineering and developmental strides on security, roads infrastructure, education, housing, health care and youth empowerment presently taking place in Anambra State under the indefatigable Governor, Chief Willie Obiano. Citizens Watch Nigeria (CWN) commended the development oriented governor for his proactive and people oriented policies and programmes and for making agriculture its cardinal focus and pillar that has made the state a rousing model and example in the comity of states.
A press release signed by the Executive Secretary, Omoba Kenneth Aigbegbele, praised the substantial and huge investments made on agriculture by the state as one policy too far, which has made the state today an exporter of rice as a result of enormous expansion in the cultivation of the commodity for consumption and export.
These have really boosted the economy of the state at this time of recession, while Anambra is the one of few states in Nigeria not owing civil servants backlog of salaries due to the foresight, transparency and managerial capacity of the governor. It is on record that the state is now an investment hub for both local and foreign investors which has led to the growth of local industries and internally generated revenue for the state and has opened up access roads to both rural and urban areas built by the state government.
As a result of the growth of economic activities and for the security of lives and property, the state government has acquired more than 10 sophisticated modern fire-fighting trucks to boost the activities of the state fire service and also provided patrol vehicles and security accoutrements to the police and other security agencies in the state to curb crime.
According to the Executive Secretary, the high premium placed on education by Chief Willie Obiano knows no bounds, as he has consistently upgraded existing structures and the building of primary, tertiary institutions that are not lacking in infrastructural facilities and also commissioning modern laboratories so that Anambra state can best compete with their counterpart.
The governor’s 12 enablers in his economic blue print of Anambra of our Dreams, has become a reference point in Nigeria for others to emulate, as from the onset his cabinet has carefully articulated the vision and mission statement of the administration to make Anambra state become the first choice investment destination and hub for industrialization and commercial activities and to a large extent, the governor has achieved these with a commendable economic rejuvenation policy that has made the state, the issue on everybody’s lip today and by operating an open door policy that best suits the grassroots for development and the signing of MOU recently for the building of cargo terminal that will open up the state for employment generation and make it an economic hub of activities in the country.
We endorse his transparent legacies for a modern day state and passes a vote of confidence on the present administration for its policies and called on Anambrarians to support his second term bid as a man who has the interest and development of his people at heart; little wonder the accolades and laurels from far and wide which has endeared Governor Obiano to Nigerians as a shining symbol.
