AN OPEN LETTER TO HIS EXCELLENCY, CHIEF (DR) WILLIE OBIANO

Chief (Dr) Willie Obiano,
Executive Governor
Anambra State

Good day Your Excellency.

WHO EVER THOUGHT THAT THESE WILL BE POSSIBLE? CONGRATS

 

Your Excellency Sir, kindly permit me to join your numerous well meaning friends, well wishers, associates and ndi Anambra in offering prayers of Gratitude and Thanksgiving to God for His gift of You to us, ndi Anambra and the State. I am very pleased and proud to associate myself with you and the monumental achievements recorded within one year of your administration as the Executive Governor of Anambra State.

 Congratulations to you, the authentic true Igbo leader of our generation.

 Under your watch as the Chief Executive and Security officer of the State, the State has witnessed revolution in the real sense of the word. What ndi Anambra never thought would ever be possible started happening – Three flyover bridges simultaneously started in Awka city and almost completed with state of the art and earth-moving machines. Who ever thought that this will be possible?

 

Onitsha city has been appropriately glorified, environmentally and socially cleaned; ultimately placing it in the world map as the first port of city/call for any choice of investment in West Africa. The CCTV strategically mounted could only be conceived and carried out by one who is truly cosmopolitan and passionate about competing in line with the internationally acceptable standards. Who ever thought that this will be possible?

 

The frontiers of Education are being expanded. Your commitment to Classroom infrastructures, Students’ and Teachers’ welfare is uncommon, unequaled and second to none. In less than 365days, Teachers’ salaries were increased by 15%; 3000 teachers recruited, Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) office jointly completed, all physically challenged and technical college students offered full scholarship, 1500 classroom blocks for primary schools constructed, 862 classroom blocks renovated, N733 million disbursed to mission schools, laptops distributed to private schools, White Boards distributed to public schools, Staff and Education officers of Ministry of Education trained on ICT, Quality assurance introduced and strengthened in the Ministry, Sharp practices, Illegalities and illegal schools in the system stamped out, 11 technical schools revamped and strengthened, Sick bay and School sports equipments distributed to Public and Private Schools, students’ sports and academic competition encouraged and sponsored. Honestly, your singular landmark feats in Ministry of Education within your first 365days in office cannot be justifiably exhausted in 20pages. Who ever thought that these will be possible?

 

 

 

Your immense investment in the security of lives and properties are unprecedented. Your infrastructural development and investment drive is fundamentally radical and ambitious. Your clinical approach to solving the epileptic Power supply with the ongoing strategic construction of Power gas plants that will assist in generation, distribution and transmission of Electricity to ndi Anambra can better be described as pragmatic. The expansion and construction of inter-community road network is a reality experienced. The huge investment, partnerships, outputs and potential economic reap in the Agricultural sector has eloquently shown that the sector has never had it so good until your coming as the Executive Governor. With the creation of over 5000 direct and 12, 000 indirect jobs in less than one year, you have demonstrated that reducing unemployment to its lowest single digit is possible and doable. Who ever thought that these will be possible?

 

Your approach to business of Governance is exemplary. You have ultimately and holistically injected positive changes in the four economic pillars and twelve enablers of which your administration is founded on; showing leadership that is anchored on good governance, values, transparency, prudence and fair play. The recent befitting burial of our beloved brothers and sisters whom we lost in the regrettable Nigeria-Biafra civil war was quite touchy and could be undertaken by a child thoroughly brought up by a socially-stable, virtuous and compassionate family. It speaks volume of you as a fellow who is passionate about transforming and seeing a united Igbo race. Indeed, I am so very proud of you.

 

 

I do not only lend my voice to those of our brothers and sisters who witnessed your goodness and exclaimed ‘Willie is working!’ but given that you have consistently shown that the goodness is naturally in you and are willingly and freely offered to the Glory of God and for the salvation of ndi Anambra and Ndigbo, I wish to most charitably concoct this appropriate and befitting exclamation: ‘Willie is willing willingly working well’.

 

In fact, you have restored the dignity and pride of ndi Anambra. Be assured of my unalloyed loyalty, support and prayers. Keep the Flag high and flying.
Remain blessed the People’s Governor.

 

Sincerely and proudly onye Anambra,

 

 Nelson Obinna Omenugha
 M.Sc Strategic Marketing Communication, University of Greenwich, London, United Kingdom
MA International Marketing Communication Strategy, ESCEM – School of Business and Management, Poitiers, France.