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Dr Chike Obidigbo returns weak pass to Obiano over USA's trip
Dr Chike Obidigbo returns weak pass to Obiano over USA's trip
Obiano's Trip to the USA, a Waste ~ Dr Obidigbo
The
social media has been awash with the news of His Excellency, Governor
Obiano's trip to the United States of America for the graduation
ceremony of his daughter, who graduated from the University of Texas
with an outrageous number of delegation.
Ordinarily,
the news ought not to have been given any attention. But, the large
retinue of cheer leaders to the event in this era that every responsible
government is cutting cost to assuage the daunting economic downturns,
leaves discerning minds worried about the plausibility of such an action
unwittingly perpetrated by a seemingly responsible State government.
It
is not out of place for the Governor to witness and celebrate the
graduation ceremony of his daughter, but there is everything wrong for
His Excellency to embark on such a jamboree overseas with an
unnecessarily humongous number of State functionaries as reported.
Such
a flamboyant life style is an anathema to the quality of prudence
expected of a holder of public trust, as it breeds corruption and drains
the resources which ought to be used for the good of Ndi Anambra.
Anambra
State is in dire need of purposeful leadership that will give direction
to the polity and encourage the repatriation of wealth of our people
which will give credence to the "think home" initiative. However, the
sad reality seems to suggest that this can never be the case as those
who wish to return home to invest already hold a negatively skewed
perception of the State's leadership.
All over
the world, investors entrust their investments in political environments
where accountability, prudence and financial frugality can be attested
to.
Recently, ex elected officials at the local
government level took to the media to demand for the payment of their
arrears, gratuity and allowances owed them by this administration. Many
of them have threatened to sue the state government as correspondences
and efforts made to get their payment were spitefully neglected.
The
Obiano led Anambra State government alleged that the state has no money
to offset the legitimate entitlements of the aggrieved Local government
officials. In the case of the ex councilors, His Excellency pleaded
that they shall be paid in instalments.
It is
therefore, ill advised for the chief executive of a state battling with
such financial difficulty to embark on such frivolous spending for a
mere graduation ceremony that threatens the fiscal stability of the
State, when few family members and friends could have sufficed to grace
the largely private event.
In order to develop
our state and place it on the path of sustainable development and
financially stability, Ndi Anambra should consider November 18,
governorship election as another opportunity to make the right choice.
We
can't continue to make avoidable mistakes in leadership, as it has cost
us so much and kept our youths and children unemployed and financially
emasculated.
Dr Chike Obidigbo
Osisoma Igbo
APC governorship Aspirant
Dr Chike Obidigbo returns weak pass to Obiano over USA's trip
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Sunday, May 21, 2017
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