By Praise Chinecherem
Human Rights, Liberty Access and Peace Defenders Foundation and Chairman, Campaign for Democracy, South East has urged Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) to beam its fresh searchlight on former Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano’s eight years reign.
Executive Director, Dede Uzor, A Uzor, in a statement in Awka said the former Governor must be made to account for the “the wasted eight years he held sway as the Anambra State Governor.
He said, “For eight years Obiano could not do anything in the state that had direct impact on the people. He left the state under abject poverty.
“Obiano’s legacies were glorified airport, stadium, all white elephant projects that don’t have direct bearing on the people of the State.
“Even Local Government Chairmen during his administration should be probed as most of them became so corrupt that they siphoned the allocations made for the development of their Local Governments.
“Under Obiano, touts took over Anambra State, there was no single good road in the state, including his community Aguleri.
“Until his successor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo awarded Niger Street leading to Onitsha Main Market, Obiano did not consider its strategic economic importance, including all the bad roads in Fegge, Onitsha.”
While advising Soludo to avoid his predeccessor’s pitfalls but remain focused and adopt rendering monthly account of the state revenue generation, the activitist urged him to hasten ongoing road construction in the State.
“We call on Soludo to hasten the ongoing road construction especially the Niger Street to Main Market, Ziks Avenue, Poryharcourt Road, Mbonu Ojike street, Miss Elems, Creeks Road, Bida road Silas Works road all in fegge.
“The governor should equally engage youth to reduce high crime rate in the state,” he added.
