EFCC Asked To Probe Former Anambra Governor, Obiano

Willie Obiano

Dede Uzor, the Executive Director of the Human Rights, Liberty Access and Peace Defenders Foundation, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to probe the immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, for corruption.

Uzor who made the call in a statement in Awka, on Tuesday, October 24 stated that under Obiano, touts took over the state.

Uzor said that Obiano must be made to account for his eight years in office because he could not do anything in the state that had a direct impact on the people.

He said Obiano left the state in abject poverty, adding that his legacies were glorified airports, stadiums, and all-white elephant projects that don’t have an impact on the lives of the people of the state.

Uzor said, “Obiano’s legacies were glorified airports, stadiums, and all white elephant projects that don’t have a direct bearing on the people of the state.

“Even local government chairmen, during his administration, should be probed as most of them became so corrupt that they syphoned the allocations made for the development of their local governments.

“Under Obiano, touts took over Anambra State; there was no single good road in the state, including his community, Aguleri.

“Until his successor Prof. Chukwuma Soludo awarded Niger Street leading to Onitsha Main Market, Obiano did not consider its strategic economic importance, including all the bad roads in Fegge, Onitsha.”

Uzor, however, advised Soludo to avoid his predecessor’s pitfalls and should remain focused and render a monthly account of state revenue generation.

“Soludo should hasten the ongoing road construction, especially the Niger Street to Main Market, Ziks Avenue, Port Harcourt Road, Mbonu Ojike Street, Miss Elems, Creeks Road, Bida Road Silas Works road all in Fegge and equally engage youth to reduce high crime rate in the state,” Uzor added.