Maduako Igbokwe l Sunday, October 03, 2021
ONITSHA, Anambra, Nigeria – All Progressive Congress APC has stated Anambra State Governor, Chief Willy Obiano has finally given up on his duties as chief security officer of the state.
In a statement signed by Hon. Victor Afam Ogene, Director, Media and Publicity of Senator Andy Uba Governorship Campaign Organisation, SAUGCO said instead of Obiano taking up responsibility , he directed residents to only look up to the federal authorities for succour.
According to APC, the Anambra State Government said yesterday in a statement signed by its Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr. C. Don Adinuba that President Buhari, not Governor Willy Obiano, is the Commander in Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces and head of all security agencies in the country.
Adinuba clearly absolved the governor of any responsibility to the state . Reacting to the statement on Sunday he asked “when Mr. Adinuba prided the state “for seven years enjoyed the richly deserved reputation of the most peaceful state in the whole country,” was President Buhari not the Commander in Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces?
He said that each time Gov. Obiano clownishly adorns himself in military camouflage, if he does so for mere comic display?
According to him, Governor Obiano collects the sum of N1.5 Billion monthly as security vote, and his wife, N250 million for making merry in the Governor’s Lodge, instead of securing the state. According to him, by the Commissioner’s submissions, Governor Obiano appears to have thrown up his hands in heedless surrender.
“But we make haste to advise that it is too early so to do. In fact, until March 17, 2021, we insist that Gov. Obiano remains the chief security officer of Anambra state and must do his best to secure the state, its people and properties.
“It is only after then, APC will take over the state because he will hand over power to Senator Andy Uba. But instead of seeking to finish strong in the area of security – for which he ceaselessly prides himself – the administration rather appears to rejoice in its inability to provide a secure environment for all, regardless of party affiliation.
“Otherwise, why would the government descend into a partisan arena to rejoice in the fact that the All Progressives Congress, APC had to put on hold its scheduled flag off, owing mainly to several killings brought about in the first place by its security incompetencies?
“Instead of seeking ways of making restitution to the people of Anambra who have been misgoverned over the last seven years and half, leading to key stalwarts and functionaries of both the party and government leaving in droves to join the APC, Governor Obiano, rather, refuses to act, lending credence to claims in several quarters that he does not want the November 6, 2021 governorship election to hold.
“Indeed, with Governor Obiano and his Administration openly admitting that the recent spate of killings in the state is “politically motivated,” it is now very clear that the orchestrated reign of violence, perhaps, has the imprimatur of government.
“Rather than insisting on foisting an inclement weather on the very people the administration ought to govern, we urge Governor Obiano to smell the coffee and not attempt to pull down the state with him.”
