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Foresight Saved Anambra From Dwindling Revenue by AnambraDota: 5:54am On Aug 14, 2015 |
Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, on Thursday,
said the state did not feel the heat of dwindling
resources in the country because he foresaw that oil
prices would drop.
Obiano, who recently increased workers’ salaries by
15 per cent in the state, said the drop in oil prices
was a blessing in disguise as it enabled his
administration to look inward and restructure the
state’s Internally Generated Revenue.
The governor, who was elected on the platform of
the All Progressive Grand Alliance, said this in Lagos
during the Distinguished Lecture Series organised by
the School of Media and Communication, Pan-Atlantic
University.
The Dean, School of Media and Communication of
PAU, Dr. Ike Obiaya, said the lecture was organised
to nurture a culture of robust debate on significant
national issues with a view to instilling right attitude
and ethical values in leaders.
Obiano, who spoke on the topic, “Sustaining the
legacy of growth and development in Anambra
State,”said it had not been easy governing Anambra
State because “everybody is wise in our state.”
He said, “We analysed the Nigerian economy and
foresaw that oil prices would crash to about $55 per
barrel in less than one year. We foresaw that if oil
prices crashed, it would bring down our revenue by
50 per cent. Having figured that out we began to
work on improving our IGR by restructuring our
revenue sources.
He said, “I still think that in Anambra State, we have
yet to evolve the culture of patience and forbearance
with our leadership class. It is important that our
elites realise that only one man can be the governor.
Until we realise this cold fact and begin to support
whoever the people have chosen to lead them, we
may always succeed as individuals and fail as a group.
We all know that group failure makes individual
success meaningless.
“We sought to win by giving governance a human face
and clearing pension owed senior citizens. We also
responded to the cries of the civil servants by raising
their salaries by 15 per cent at a time that oil prices
were crashing and states were grappling with the
reality of shrinking revenues. These gestures are the
software of governance because they are just as
important as building bridges and roads.”
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Re: Foresight Saved Anambra From Dwindling Revenue by sluk(m): 5:55am On Aug 14, 2015 |
great 1 Like |
Re: Foresight Saved Anambra From Dwindling Revenue by Nobody: 5:58am On Aug 14, 2015 |
"Everybody is wise in anambra"..mehn, this shi.t is so true. When ever am in anambra, I feel 'left out'. Everyone seems to have a planed future and working towards it... 6 Likes |
Re: Foresight Saved Anambra From Dwindling Revenue by deadZONE: 6:03am On Aug 14, 2015 |
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Re: Foresight Saved Anambra From Dwindling Revenue by chinology: 6:40am On Aug 14, 2015 |
Anambra adigo mma ![]() Anambra obodo oyibo ![]() 5 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Foresight Saved Anambra From Dwindling Revenue by Nobody: 6:55am On Aug 14, 2015 |
Light of the nation 1 Like |
Re: Foresight Saved Anambra From Dwindling Revenue by Nobody: 7:08am On Aug 14, 2015 |
But he just started and already doing well. 17months in power..can he probe Peter Obi's government ![]() Lalasticlala...abeg this story needs touching and promotion to business class. Igbo kwenu yahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ![]() Arranged in order of beauty and economy: 1. Owerri 2. Enugu 3. Onitsha 4. Abakaliki 5. Aba |
Re: Foresight Saved Anambra From Dwindling Revenue by BishopMagic: 7:10am On Aug 14, 2015 |
Meanwhile aregbesse is still waiting for handouts Sophisticated beggers 5 Likes |
Re: Foresight Saved Anambra From Dwindling Revenue by 1love4all: 7:14am On Aug 14, 2015 |
Time to exit Zoo. |
Re: Foresight Saved Anambra From Dwindling Revenue by patrick89(m): 12:55pm On Aug 14, 2015 |
liberty300: My junior Brother that came back from lagos to anambra once said this same thing, he is doing his masters awka, he used to complain that igbos are "terribly" wise! he is used to lagos and yoruba life. But he can write a book of Anambra people, he narrated how he has to undergo series of thinking whenever he is about to deal with anyone. I tell you, for you to govern Anambra you have to be up and doing, that's why I respect Obi, if okoroocha or T.A orji tries that rubbish they did or doing in Anambra they would be kidnapped. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Foresight Saved Anambra From Dwindling Revenue by Anambra1stSon(m): 1:53pm On Aug 14, 2015 |
patrick89: 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Foresight Saved Anambra From Dwindling Revenue by zendy: 2:04pm On Aug 14, 2015 |
I'm an Anambra man. You have to have a backbone made of steel to be Governor of that state. This is a state that probably has the largest number of Billionaires in Nigeria and none of them are smiling. Money is what talks in Anambra and those who have it can be highly arrogant. In Anambra, everybody is wise and no one ever agrees they are wrong. The hot pursuit for money controls the thinking of every Anmbra man that is why it is not a state for "a learner". 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Foresight Saved Anambra From Dwindling Revenue by Whynotthetruth(m): 2:34pm On Aug 14, 2015 |
"It had not been easy governing Anambra State because “everybody is wise in our state.”... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Foresight Saved Anambra From Dwindling Revenue by Whynotthetruth(m): 2:43pm On Aug 14, 2015 |
TO ALL UNEMPLOYED YOUTHS HERE... If an uneducated guy could plan his life so well and be able to make it with NO GOVERNMENT assistance through his hustles in the streets of Nnewi, Onitsha, Awka, Aba etc then ONLY laziness can stop you...thanks |
Re: Foresight Saved Anambra From Dwindling Revenue by AnambraDota: 3:32pm On Aug 14, 2015 |
zendy: Not necessarily that everything in Anambra is about money but Ndi Anambra are born capitalist, whether your a businessman, sportsman, writer or artist they want to hear you name ring a bell. We need to change that orientation that money is everything, money is good but success is relative, we need to differentiate between success and moneymaking, there is huge gap here. Even the most respected people in Anambra are not among the richest but the successful ones. Anambra is not about money but competition 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Foresight Saved Anambra From Dwindling Revenue by AnambraDota: 3:37pm On Aug 14, 2015 |
BishopMagic: I don't think if this is necessary, Osun is not the only state owing her workers in Nigeria, why the namedropping, some states in East are owing too 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Foresight Saved Anambra From Dwindling Revenue by AnambraDota: 3:48pm On Aug 14, 2015 |
patrick89: What Obi did in Anambra can be summarize below. ( One is not enough ) 1-If you had money and not educated, the educated in Anambra will trample upon you. 2-If your educated but is not wealthy, the wealthy ones will trample upon you. Peter Obi came, he got the money, he is educated, he used his education to withstand the educated and using his money to wage the battle of the riches. This is why he is the only surviving governor in Anambra State, though this isn't possible without some battle scars on his body. Education and wealth are the two musketeers needed to make Anambra a success story, its not the state for the faint of heart. 1 Like |
Re: Foresight Saved Anambra From Dwindling Revenue by Nobody: 4:42pm On Aug 14, 2015 |
even a new born anambrarian know wassup in his locality... you no need to lectureram |
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