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| Chief Willie Obiano, Executive Governor of Anambra State, Chimamanda Adichie, famous novelist and Chief Mrs. Ebele Obiano, wife of the governor at the special lecture marking the governor's 100-days in office in Awka...Wedesday |
REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, CHIEF WILLIE OBIANO, EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR
OF ANAMBRA STATE, AT THE CEREMONY TO MARK HIS FIRST 100 DAYS IN OFFICE AND THE
FORMAL UNVEILING OF BRAND ANAMBRA
Protocols
It gives me great happiness to see you here today. As we all know,
today is a very important day in the life of my administration. Yesterday, I
made a Special Broadcast to mark my first 100 Days in office as your governor.
Today, I will offer you an insight into the scorecard of my administration in
the past 100 Days. Beyond that, I will also show you a roadmap to the future of
Anambra State.
Ø Ndi Anambra, the Vision of
my administration is “for Anambra State to become the 1st Choice
Investment Destination and a hub for industrialization and commercial
activities.”
Ø Our Mission is
“to create a socially stable, business friendly environment that will attract
both indigenes & foreigners to seek wealth creating opportunities in
Anambra State.”
To realize our vision and mission statements, we have evolved what
we call the Four Pillars of Development. The Four Pillars are the
vehicle through which accelerated development will be delivered to Ndi Anambra.
They include – Agriculture, Industrialization, Trade & Commerce and
Oil and Gas.
Interestingly, the Four Pillars are firmly supported by what we
call the Enablers which include – Security, Education, Health,
the Environment, Social Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development, Tourism,
Youth and Sports Development, Security & Social Welfare and Administration
and Local Government among others.
Ndi Anambra, 100 days down the road, we have laid the necessary
foundation for growth. I will now give you a brief overview of what we have
done -
In the Area of SECURITY, we have reclaimed our cities
and communities from kidnappers and armed robbers. We have arrested 177
kidnappers out of which 97 are currently undergoing prosecution. We have
destroyed their warehouses where they keep their victims and cut off their
weapons supply lines and now, my beloved Ndi Anambra can sleep with both eyes
closed.
In AGRICULTURE, we have started a revolution that will
increase food sufficiency and create massive employment. In partnership with
the Coscharis Group, we have commissioned the Coched Farms Project to produce
120,000 metric tons of rice per annum and generate 1000 jobs for our
youths.
In ROAD CONSTRUCTION, we have flagged off the
construction of 14 new roads across Anambra, totalling up to 167.494
kilometres. We have also commenced the construction of 3 flyovers in Awka and
one bridge that leads to the oilfields of Aguleri.
In TRADE & COMMERCE, we have rolled out a 10-year
Industrial Development Plan and commenced the development of new markets in
Ogbunike, Oba, Awka and Umunze.
In OIL & GAS, we have commenced plans to ensure
that Anambra is recognized as Nigeria’s 10th oil producing
state.
In LOCAL GOVERNMENT Administration, we have
cleared all outstanding arrears of pension and gratuity to 644 pensioners
totalling up to the sum of N946, 571, 926.46k.
In EDUCATION, we have upwardly reviewed the staff
salaries of Nwafor Orizu College of Education, Nsugbe and approved the payment
of N10m to ensure the completion of the NUT House in Awka.
In HEALTH, we have performed a number of highly
successful free surgeries in Umueri General Hospital and established a Maternal
and Child Health clinic in Nanka.
In the ENVIRONMENT, we have launched Operation
Keep Anambra Clean and a Tree Planting Campaign.
In Building a BEFITTING CAPITAL CITY, we have flagged off the
construction of 3 flyovers and a 3 Arms Zone in Awka and set up the new Awka
Capital Territory Development Board with a view to transforming Awka into a
super-modern city that we shall all be proud of.
In INFORMATION, CULTURE & TOURISM, we have taken
the necessary steps to develop the historic Ogbunike Cave into a world class
tourist destination and appointed new MD/CEOs for Anambra Broadcasting Service
ABS and National Light newspaper.
In YOUTHS DEVELOPMENT, we have commenced a
comprehensive collection of data on Anambra youths with a view to placing them
in gainful employment.
Ndi Anambra, in 100-Days, my administration has done all these and
more. A more comprehensive detail of what we have achieved will be sent
to your mailboxes after this ceremony.
We have tested our own strength and seen that indeed, like our
fathers before us, we are capable of great things.
But we have also realized that if we build only roads and bridges
and forget the building of our social and psychological consciousness, our
foundation for future greatness would have been laid on quick sand.
For that reason, a major part of our ceremony today is devoted to
the formal awakening of what I call the SPIRIT of ANAMBRA.
The Spirit of Anambra is the inherent kinetic energy behind the
numerous accomplishments of our people in education, commerce and industry,
sports, literature & the arts, politics and science and other fields of
human endeavour. It is the light we bear to every corner of the world in
pursuit of happiness and our readiness to absorb or be absorbed into diverse
cultures of the world.
The Spirit of Anambra is a high-achieving spirit that finds
motivation in itself and fulfilment in the achievement of others.
It is the spirit of Egbe belu, ugo belu!
Ndi b’anyi, before I lead you into the symbolism of lighting up
the Spirit of Anambra, I shall attempt to define the essence of Onye Anambra.
Who is Onye Anambra?
We are a great people of extra-ordinary heritage. Our heritage has
been enriched by a profound clash of civilizations in the later stages of the
18th Century and the bitter experience of a civil war.
We are a proud, hardworking and proud people with a capacity to
adapt and flourish in any part of the world.
We are individually brilliant but collectively we have yet to put
our individual brilliance together to produce a mighty beam of light that will
announce our presence on earth as a group. And that is why we are performing
this segment of the ceremony today to mark the beginning of our collective
quest for excellence as a group.
Along these same lines, we have held fruitful deliberations
with the leadership of the Anambra State House of Assembly for the immediate
passage of a parliamentary instrument that will facilitate the adoption of the
new symbols of the socio-cultural identity of Anambra State.
They include a new emblem, a new anthem and a new flag as well as
distinctive colours that will be synonymous with Anambra State.
Ladies and gentlemen, Ndi Anambra, I present to you the
soon-to-be-adopted corporate symbols of Anambra State.
Chief
Willie Obiano
Executive
Governor
Anambra
State
Willie…is
working!
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