Anambra Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, has responded to the comments credited to the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr. Chris Ngige, that he (Obiano) will not return to government house for a second term due to his poor performance. Responding to Ngige’s claim, Governor Obiano’s Senior Special Assistant, Political, Hon. Tony-Collins Nwabunwanne , described Ngige as a confused politician and attention seeker who only wants to distract him from the good work he is doing in the State.
Ngige, who had earlier said that his achievement in three years supersedes APGA’s eleven years in office, vowed that Obiano won’t return in 2017 to the Anambra State Government House. He described Obiano’s administration as a failure, but Nwabunwanne disagrees with Ngige, insisting that Obiano remains the best.
Hon Nwabunwanne , a former House of Assembly member and Youth Ambassador noted that APC should first of all fix the Nigerian economy which has caused untold hardship and hunger to the people rather than looking for any state governor to criticize. “If Ngige is a super leader, he should endeavour to address the lingering labour problems in the country which even degenerated to the killing of a civil servant in Kogi and other states.
“My party has replied him; what he needs is attention because I am yet to see any political party that has been able to do what APGA government has done in Anambra State. Ngige should listen to Senator Ben Bruce who is not even from Anambra or an APGA loyalist, but urged the Federal Government to borrow a leaf from Anambra State in terms of security and infrastructure and prompt payment of workers’ salaries.
“Anambra is today an investment destination and the safest state in Nigeria, courtesy of His Excellency, the Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano. So, I don’t actually know what the Labour Minister meant by poor performance in office. If you compare the two years that Obiano has been in office with Ngige’s three years, you will see that the difference is clear.
“So, we challenge Ngige to a public debate. People like Ngige should be thankful to Gov. Obiano for extending dividends of democracy to Idemili area where he comes from. Obiano is constructing roads and bridges, controlling erosion and renovating schools and hospitals in Idemili which Ngige never did for the people of Anambra North when he was governor,” he ended.