Efio-Ita Nyok|13 November 2017
Channels Television, Sunday, organised The Anambra guber debate in the evening and was broadcasted live! Five governorship candidates excluding Yul Edochie participated in the debate. They are candidates of
*APC (Tony Nwoye),
*APGA (Willie Obiano),
*PDP (Oseloka Obaze),
*PPA (Godwin Ezeemo), and
*UPP (Osita Chidoka).
The five addressed issues relating to the economy, infrastructure, governance and the Biafra agitation.
These are thirty-five comments emanating from the yesterday debates. The first two, were culled from Vincent Ezechukwu.
1. Anambra is the number one State in Bribery and Corruption – Osita Chidoka
2. Tony Nwoye couldn't answer simple question of why Ndi anambra should trust him after he jumped ship from PDP to APC
3. Channels: Time is up
Tony Nwoye: Don't cut me short! My time is not up!
4. "In 3 years I grew the Anambra economy by 1 trillion"- Gov Obiano
5. "I'm not running against Peter Obi & so I'd rather focus on what I have to do for ndi Anambra "- Gov Obiano
6. "I came, I saw, I conquered insecurity. I have provided dividends from security. About 1 billion naira is brought home by Ndi Anambra monthly"- Gov Obiano
7. "If all other states in Nigeria were to be like Anambra, there wouldn't be recession." – Gov. Willie Obiano"- Gov Obiano
8. "You have to go to Enugu before you get to Omasi in Ayamelum"- Tony Nwoye
9. "The incumbent Governor (Obiano) has tried on security" – Tony Nwoye
10. You don't have money sitting idle when you have the need to pay contractors and build infrastructures… Do you keep money in savings when the people are dying?
11. "We have the highest number of people that pass English and Maths every year in Nigeria" ~ Chidoka.
12. "We need PORTABLE and accessible roads in Anambra" ~ Tony Nwoye
13. "We don't need airport in Anambra" ~ Obaze
14. Chidoka, a former Minister of Aviation could not attract an airport to Anambra State
15. "IPOB members are jobless and some are irresponsible" – Tony Nwoye
16. "PDP Obaze should understand that this is a debate not a revenge mission" – Chinwendu
17. "APC has denied the South East their national cake" – Ezeemo of PPA
18. "Our brothers that occupied juicy positions in the previous administration like, my brother chidoka the former Aviation Minister could not represent us well" — Godwin Ezeemo of PPA
19. "Peter Obi signed cheques running into billions just waiting for me to take over so that the money will be drawn" – Obiano
20. Anambra State Government is not putting one kobo in the airport project.
21. Portable and accessible roads have eluded Anambra state, I will focus on this – Tony Nwoye
22. I have the years of experience, I have the integrity and proven previous administrative visibility to govern Anambra – Oseloka Obaze
23. The problem of IPOB is not a problem of unemployment. It’s a problem that has to do with the fundamental structure of Nigeria. We need to renegotiate our collective existence – Osita Chidoka
24. Portable and accessible roads have eluded Anambra state, I will focus on this – Tony Nwoye
25. We are doing well in Education, Agriculture and Trade and commerce. We want to continue on this path – Willie Obiano
26. Part of the reasons I want to be Governor of Anambra state is to block wastages and cut excessive appointments of redundant SA’s and SSA’s in government – Tony Nwoye
27. I have all my investment in Anambra state. I have decided to forgo my comfort zone and serve my people. I will invest in skill based education – Godwin Ezeemo
28. We need to rejig the industrial clusters in Onitsha, Awka and Nnewi. We need to invest in power and electricity – Tony Nwoye
29. Tony Nwoye doesn’t have the capacity to be governor, he lacks executive experience – Willie Obiano
30. My predecessor left N9bn cash and N25.6bn in bond – Willie Obiano
31. Anambra has a trade driven economy, but our people lack the enabling environment. We need to get our power distribution network working – Godwin Ezeemo
32. We need to get our people to invest in Agriculture. I have been part of this economy and I know how it works – Godwin Ezeemo
33. Because my policies are working, Anambra is not owing salaries – Willie Obiano
Generally, it's been observed that UPP's Chidoka and PDP's Obaze were quite impressive in their deliberations; the other three are said to have escorted the previous two. Hmmm!
Efio-Ita Nyok
Is a Blogger, the Editor & Publisher of NegroidHaven
