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| L-R) Prince Engineer Arthur Eze, Chairman & CEO Atlas Oranto Petroleum International Limited presenting a cheque of $1m to Chief Willie Obiano, Executive Governor, Anambra State in his Ukpo Palace, Dunukofia, Anambra State. |
Governor Willie Obiano’s efforts to garner the support of Ndi
Anambra for his programmes have started to yield desired results as
multi-billionaire businessman and Chairman/CEO of Atlas Oranto Petroleum
International Limited, Prince Engineer Arthur Eze has doled out the sum of $1m
to support the on-going crackdown on criminals in the state and pledged the sum
of one billion naira to support the governor’s agricultural programme.
According to him, Governor Obiano had shown great wisdom in
making security the priority of his administration as the fear of violent
criminals in the state had denied it the benefits of rapid industrial growth
arising from investment inflows that would have come from its entrepreneurial
indigenes as well as foreign investors.
Prince Eze further observed that Obiano’s relentless war
against criminals in the state has restored calm and stability and liberated
the people from years of captivity in the hands of kidnappers and armed
robbers.
The multi-billionaire remarked that since Obiano’s campaign
against criminals began to yield fruits, Anambra indigenes living outside the
state had started to visit home freely without any fear of a threat to their
lives while the tempo of economic activities in the state had also increased.
In his response, Governor Obiano thanked the philanthropist
for his role as a stabilizing force in Anambra State and a formidable pillar in
Igbo land.
He assured the people of Ukpo that his administration would
accommodate them in all its programmes, promising to build the longest road
linking up the various parts of the town to the surrounding towns. The governor
also assured them of appointments into his government in line with his
administration effort to build a broad-based, all inclusive government.
According to him, the push-back against criminals and
criminality in Anambra State would be sustained all through the life of his
administration as there was no turning back from the decision he had made to
rid the state of crime.
Governor Obiano also assured the people that his plan to
create jobs for the teeming population of youths in the state and reduce the
incidence of crime had started to yield fruits as more investors had indicated
interest in investing in his programmes in agriculture.
He advised farmers in the state to organize themselves into
co-operatives as it was imperative to attracting the support and nurture of the
government.
In his own remarks, the National Chairman of the All
Progressive Grand Alliance, Sir Victor Umeh noted that the donations from
Prince Eze were symbolic of the new Anambra that had started to unfold since
the inception of the Obiano regime.
The party chieftain observed that Prince Eze’s gesture and
overwhelming support to the governor could not have come at a better time as
the party was still celebrating the affirmation of Chief Obiano’s victory by
the Court of Appeal sitting in Enugu.
According to him, by throwing his famous financial muscles
behind Governor Obiano’s government, Prince Eze who is also a known financial
pillar of the PDP had passed a subliminal message to other defiant parties in
the state to sheath their swords and join hands with the APGA-led government to
build a better Anambra State.
He also thanked Prince Ezeh for endorsing his ambition to run
for the Senatorial Seat of Anambra Central in the coming elections and assured
the people that he would offer them his very best if given the chance to
represent them.
That's better than spending it on Appeal... lol!
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