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| 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. |
Making the donation in his palatial
home of Ukpo in Dunukofia Kingdom of Anambra State when the governor,
accompanied by his deputy, Dr. Nkem Okeke and the National Chairman of
APGA, Sir Victor Umeh, paid him a courtesy call at the weekend, Prince
Eze who is a famous philanthropist and a chieftain of the People’s
Democratic Party, explained that the gesture was intended to encourage
Governor Obiano’s efforts to make Anambra State a habitable and
business-friendly environment for all.
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.
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