Governments borrow money whenever there is need. Mr. Peter Obi
did not borrow; because he felt Anambra State
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Now, his predecessor, Gov Willie Obiano, thinks differently. He plans to undertake
massive borrowing, and as far as I know, Mr. Obi has not, and is not attempting
to stop him. Does Obi even have the capacity to do so? Rather than fulfil their
heart's desires, they must first of all tell lies about the money Obi left in the treasury after his tenure as governor. They
are even trying desperately to hang the cross of debt on him. Too bad!
For clarity sake, on coming to office, Obi spent his first year
to complete all the contracts awarded by his predecessors. In some cases, he
had to start from scratch. Obi, for example, paid over 35 billion in
arrears of pension and gratuity.
Though they inflated the figures, but the point to note is that
the debt they are talking about in their press conference is contract sum on
projects yet to be executed. What an absurd reasoning! How can somebody, for
example, say you owe 10 Naira you will use to build a house you have just
conceived? This is incestuous reasoning!
As a matter of fact, during his inauguration, Gov. Obiano listed
many projects he would undertake, some of which are, an airport project, three power stations, among others. He started three flyovers at the
initial cost of 5 Billion Naira that was later varied to 15 Billion Naira. They
diverted the money meant for the road, from Amansea to Amawbia roundabout,
which Obi started, to his three flyovers. The contractor doing those flyovers
is owed over 7 Billion Naira. He also started the construction of three roads
to the airport simultaneously. Are these are not enough reasons to convince Anambra
people on the need to borrow rather than bring Mr. Peter Obi into it?
Before Chief Willie became Governor, Obi designed the road from
Umueje to Oil rig with a
