No government has been accused of favouring its people like the Willie Obiano’s.
But that is because those who peddle this mischief believe that ndi Anambra are daft or all amnesiac.
All the governors that have governed the state had been so accused. The only exception was perhaps Okwadike Igboukwu, Chukwuemeka Ezeife.
Sadly, accusation of favouritism against the Obiano govt has become the favourable pastime of detractors of the government whose only claim to constructive engagement is to vilify.
Mbadinuju was accused as was Ngige.
Obi was never different even when the traducers of the Obiano government want everybody to believe he was. Clearly, he was not.
And here are some incontrovertible evidence.
Like everything the man did which had some veil of secrecy his appointments in government which had greater percentage of his Agulu people was also couched in secret.
Note that he did not appoint many people into government but the average Agulu persons so appointed far outweighed such cronyism in all the governments before and after him.
Here are the names of Agulu people appointed in Obi’s govt and most of whom were more powerful than other officials of that govt.
The only difference with Aguleri is that the people (typical of Omambala) are not discreet.
(1) Prof. Emenike Obi… Principal Secretary.
(2) Valentine Obienyem SSA Media
(3)Barrister Obodo Ejesieme SSA Legal
(4)Chief Nwobu Alor SPAD Markets and Parks
(5)Mr. Nduka Alor SSA Youths
(6)Ferdinand Obi SSA Admin(Obi made him permanent secretary when he was leaving government)
(7) Chief Obi (Mbuze) SSA Inter party
(8)Ogbuefi Ezeani SA Education
(9)Chief Agupugo SA. IGR
(10)Late SBN Okeke SA Admin
(11)Mrs Mitchell Onugbolu SSA(from Agulu but married to Adazi)
(12) Dr. Tony Okoye appointed MD ASWAMA. Was later replaced with another Agulu lady, Njideka.
(13)Jude Adani in charge of Abuja Laision Office, Obi’s nephew from Ukana
Enugu state. Son of Obi’s eldest sister.
(14)Damian Obi oversaw contracts within government offices
(15) Emeka Oguji was the director in Government House.
Note that all the appointments in Obi’s government were not up to 50, including Commissioners. And if 15 appointees out of about 50 were not substantial enough in the judgment of the traducers of the Obiano govt nothing will.
But if the blatant cronyism did not make Obi fail in the thinking of his acolytes why will it make Obiano fail. Besides, most of the names written as ndi Aguleri are not from there. Like Emeka Okoye. Okoye is from Orsumoghu.
We will in the days ahead address critical issues with regard to the Pull Obiano Down Social Media Racket.
