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24/06/2022

Happy birthday to you Chief, may God continue to guide and protect you, may the Lord Almighty favor u in all your endeavors. HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHIEF

12/06/2022

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu had the highest number of vote in the 1992 senatorial election in Nigeria.

Other senators-elect wanted him to be the senate president and he wanted it too.

He was a brilliant, rich and influential young senator.

But before the senate could choose, Abiola had indicated interest to contest for president of Nigeria.

Tinubu immediately withdrew his ambition because he felt that it would damage Abiola’s chances of winning SDP presidential ticket since both of them were from SW.

That was how Dr Iyorchia Ayu became the senate president instead of Bola Tinubu.

Abiola went for the election and won both the primaries and the general elections.

That election was annulled by the Babangida military junta for no just cause.

Tinubu wasn’t the only one that was involved in the struggle to get the mandate back but he alongside Pa Rewane were the major financiers of NADECO.

Tinubu became a target of the Abacha men but he escaped through Benin Republic bother to US.

Tinubu retuned to Nigeria after the death of Gen Sani Abacha and rode to the seat of the governor of Lagos state mainly because of his role in the June 12 struggle.

When Obasanjo became the president too based on the June 12 injustice, Tinubu approached him several times on the need to honour the memory of Abiola and June 12 but Obj did nothing. When he was asked by Abdulsalami to choose the day he wanted to be sworn in, he choose the funny date of May 29.

When Jonathan came and same pressure was mounted on him and he wanted to be re-elected, he opted to name University of Lagos Moshood Abiola University, MAU.

It was rejected.

Buhari became the president after him and Tinubu went to him too but this time, Asiwaju was lucky.

President Muhammadu Buhari gave Abiola a posthumous greatest award in Nigeria, the Grand Commander of the Federal Republic and Fawehinmi the Grand Commander of Nigeria and named June 12 Democracy Day.

President Buhari apologized to the family of Abiola on behalf the Nigerian state.

Next year’s June 12 Democracy Day shall be celebrated with Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the president by the grace of God.

Happy Democracy Day.

12/06/2022

Tinubu Unveils His Agenda For Nigeria

Tinubu Unveils Agenda – To Decentralise Police, Create Jobs, Ensure 12% GDP Growth

a) 25% annual budget for education
b) 10% annual budget for health
c) Decentralisation of police
d) Introduction of commodity exchange
e) Total deregulation of oil market and building if national storage to sustain supply
f) Stimulation of production and manufacturing for export
g) Target of 15,000MW generation and distribution of electricity

Presidential Candidate and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has shared his manifesto for the transformation of Nigeria if elected president of the country.

The APC presidential aspirant, according to a press statement signed by Bayo Onanuga, Director of Media and Communication, said his team will lead Nigeria to a new era of economic prosperity, peace, security and political stability.

Tinubu, the Governor of Lagos State between 1999-2007, presented his vision within five thematic areas.

He promised to improve security by decentralising the policing of the country and creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs simultaneously.

He promised to transform Nigeria into an enviable country and one where there will be justice, peace and prosperity for all, with a “robust economy”.

Titled ‘My Vision for Nigeria’, Tinubu promised in the document, “a nation transformed into greatness, the pride of Africa, a role model for all black people worldwide, and respected among all other countries.

“A vibrant and thriving democracy and a prosperous nation with a fast-growing industrial base, capable of producing the most basic needs of the people and exporting to other countries of the world.

“A country with a robust economy, where prosperity is broadly shared by all irrespective of class, region, and religion.

“A nation where its people enjoy all the basic needs, including a safe and secure environment, abundant food, affordable shelter, health care, and quality primary education for all.

“A nation founded on justice, peace, and prosperity for all.”

On economy, Tinubu promised to build an economy that will make the nation’s Gross Development Product grow quicker annually for the next four years while also providing jobs for millions of youths in the country.

He also promised to launch a new National Industrial Policy focused on special intervention to reinvigorate specific strategic industries.

“I will focus on stimulating jobs, which will be my top priority as President. I will get Nigeria to work by launching a major public works program, a significant and heavy investment in infrastructure, and value-adding manufacturing and agriculture.

“My administration will build an efficient, fast-growing, and well-diversified emerging economy with a real GDP growth averaging 12% annually for the next four years, translating into millions of new jobs during this period,” he said.

Tinubu also promised to create six new Regional Economic Development Agencies which will establish sub-regional industrial hubs to exploit each zone’s competitive advantage and optimise their potential for industrial growth.

The presidential aspirant also promised to formulate a new National Policy on Agriculture to boost food production.

He promised to promote the establishment of new commodity exchange boards, while also strengthening the one in Lagos in order to guarantee minimum pricing for agricultural products such as cotton, cocoa, rice, soya beans, corn, palm kernel, and groundnuts.

On infrastructure, Tinubu promised to “Build A New Nigeria (BANN)” by developing a National Infrastructure plan, which will cover strategic roads, bridges, rail, water, power, seaports, and airports spanning the length and breadth of the country.

He said his administration will combine government funding, borrowing, public private partnership, private sector financing and concession to initiate a medium and long-term financial model for the BANN initiative.

Tinubu further stated that his administration will target an electricity distribution goal of 15,000 megawatts across the country and ensure a sustainable 24/7 supply.

“On Electricity, I will embark on a renewed action-oriented focus and take immediate and urgent action on resolving existing challenges of power generation plants, gas purchasing, pricing, transmission, and distribution. My administration’s critical goal is to have 15,000 megawatts distributable to all categories of consumers nationwide to ensure 24/7 sustainable supply within the next four years,” he added.

On the oil and gas sector, Tinubu said there will be no need for a subsidy because the market will be open and transparent.

“Supply will come from local refineries, and the forces of demand and supply will determine the price of petroleum products”.

My administration will establish a National Strategic Reserve for Petroleum Products to stabilize supply during unexpected shortages or surplus periods. This will eliminate any form of product shortages and prevent wild swings in prices.

Tinubu also spoke about his administrations promise in the area of education, promising to increase the spending on education to 25 per cent of the nation’s budget.

He promised to continue the free school feeding programme of the APC, feeding “millions of primary school children across the country”.

On tertiary education, Tinubu said his administration eradicate strikes by tertiary institution workers by encouraging the tertiary institutions to source for funds through grants and corporate sponsorships, with all the institutions granted financial autonomy.

Just like education, Tinubu also promised to increase the funding for health care in the annual budget to 10 per cent. According to him the National Health Insurance Scheme will be relaunched to grant health insurance cover to most Nigerians.

12/06/2022

08/06/2022

I read this and I decided to shared with you ❤️

One evening my mother made dinner after a hard day's work. She put a plate of eggs, salad and burnt toast in front of my father ...

I immediately noticed, the burnt toast .... And, I was waiting to see if he was going to complain about it, but my father started to eat them, smiling and asked me how I spent my day at school ...

My mom apologized to my dad for the burnt toast. I will never forget his response to her: "Honey, I love burnt toast!"

Later when I went to bed and my dad came over to kiss me goodnight, I asked him if he really liked the burnt toast?

He hugged me and said, "Your mother has had a difficult day and she is really tired. She went out of her way to prepare this meal for us, why blame her and hurt her.
Burnt toast never hurt anyone; but words can be very painful! "

We have to know how to appreciate what others do for us, even if it's not perfect, because it's the intention to do well that counts, and no one is perfect ...

🙏 Author Unknown

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Esmarelda Van Zyl-Kilian

08/06/2022

If I am Atiku or Tinubu, who else, after reading Peter Obi CV, I will resgn from presidential race and support Peter Obi,

=====CV

NAME : Mr. Peter Gregory OBI, (CON)

DATE OF BIRTH : 19th July 1961

PLACE OF BIRTH: Onitsha, Nigeria

NATIONALITY: Nigerian

MARITAL STATUS: Married with two children

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED

· Christ the King College, Onitsha (W.A.S.C) Go & Verify
University of Nigeria, Nsukka (B.A. Philosophy)Go & Verify

· Lagos Business School, Nigeria (Chief Executive Program)Go & Verify

· Harvard Business School, Boston, U.S.A. (Mid to Mid Marketing)Go & Verify

· Harvard Business School, Boston, U.S.A. (Changing the Game)Go & Verify

· London School of Economics (Financial Mgmt/Business Policy)Go & Verify

· Columbia Business School, New York, U.S.A. (Marketing Mgmt )Go & Verify

· Institute for Management Development, Switzerland (Senior Executive Program)Go & Verify

· Institute for Management Development, Switzerland (Break-Through Program for CEOs)Go & Verify
· Kellogg Graduate School of Management, U.S.A. (Advanced Executive Program)Go & Verify

· Kellogg School of Management U.S.A. (Global Advanced Mgmt Program)Go & Verify
Oxford University: Said Business School, (Advanced Mgmt& Leadership Program)Go & Verify
Cambridge University: George Business School (Advanced Leadership Program)Go & Verify

PREVIOUS POSITIONS

· Governor, Anambra State of Nigeria (2006-2014)Go & Confirm

· Honorary Special Adviser to the President on Finance (till May, 2015)Go & Confirm

· Member, Presidential Economic Management Team (till May, 2015)Go & Confirm

· Vice-Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum (2008-2014)Go & Confirm

· Chairman, South-East Governors’ Forum (2006-2014)Go & Confirm
Former Chairman: Board of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)Go & Confirm

· Former Chairman: Fidelity Bank Plc.Go & Confirm

· Former Chairman: Guardian Express Mortgage Bank, Ltd. Go & Confirm

· Former Chairman: Future Views Securities, Ltd. Go & Confirm

· Former Chairman: Paymaster Nigeria Plc. Go & Confirm

· Former Chairman: Next International (Nigeria) Ltd Go & Confirm

· Former Director: Guardian Express Bank Plc.Go & Confirm

· Former Director: Chams Nigeria Plc. Go & Confirm

· Former Director: Emerging Capital Ltd. Go & Confirm

· Former Director: Card Centre Plc. Go & Confirm

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS/ORGANIZATIONS

· Member, Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) Go & Verify

· Member, Nigerian Chartered Institute of Bankers. Go & Verify

· Member, British Institute of Directors (IOD) Go & Verify
MEMBERSHIP OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEES

In my capacity as the Governor of Anambra State, I served as a member of:

*Federal Government Committee on Minimum Wage. Go & Verify

*Federal Government Committee on Negotiation with Labour on Subsidy. Go & Verify

*Federal Government Committee on Mass Transit. Go & Verify

*Federal Government Committee on Natural Resource. Go & Verify

*National Economic Council Committee on Power Sector Reform. Go & Verify

*National Economic Council Committee on Sharing of MDGs Funds. Go & Verify

*National Economic Council Committee on Accurate Data on Nigeria’s Oil Import and Export. Go & Verify

*Agricultural Transformation Implementation Council. Go & Verify

*Sub-Committee on Needs Analysis of Public Universities in Nigeria. Go & Verify

*National Economic Council Review Committee on the Power Sector. Go & Verify

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

2015: Golden Jubilee Award from Catholic Diocese of Onitsha for outstanding contribution to quality healthcare delivery in St. Charles Borromeo Hospital in particular and Anambra State in general, on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee celebration of the hospital. Go & Verify

*2014: Nigerian Library Association Golden Merit Award for remarkable improvement of libraries in Anambra State, exemplified by our Government's construction of the Kenneth D**e Digital State Library, remarkable upgrade of the Onitsha Divisional Library, and provision of library facilities in secondary schools across the State. Go & Verify

*2014: Champion Newspaper Most Outstanding Igbo Man of the Decade. Go & Verify

* 2014 The Voice Newspaper (Holand) Achievers Award for Outstanding Example in Leadership and Governance. Go & Verify

*2013: Silver Bird Man of the Year (with Governor BabatundeFashola of Lagos State). Go & Verify

*2012: Business Hallmark Newspaper Man of the Year. Go & Verify

*2012: The Golden Award on Prudence – by the Methodist Church of Nigeria as the Most
Financially Prudent Governor in Nigeria. Go & Verify

* 2012: Leadership and Good Governance Award by The Ezeife Leadership Foundation Award for restoring peace and harmony to Anambra State. Go & Verify

* 2012: Best Performing Governor on Immunization in South-East Nigeria – by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Go & Verify

* 2012: Outstanding Financial Planner and Manager – by the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion for my resourcefulness and creativity in governance. Go & Verify

*2011: Zik Leadership Prize. Go & Verify

*2010: ICT Governor of the Year – by the West Africa ICT Development Award. Go & Verify

*2009: Champion Newspaper Nigeria’s Most Trustworthy Governor Award. Go & Verify

*2009: Thisday Newspaper Most Prudent Governor in Nigeria. Go & Verify

*2007: The Sun Newspaper Man of the Year Award. Go & Verify

**The Nigerian MDGs Office/UNDP Best Governor in the Implementation of the MDGs in Nigeria. Go & Verify

INTRODUCTION OF CONSTITUTIONAL AND OTHER MAJOR CHANGES IN NIGERIAN POLITICS

*He was the first gubernatorial candidate in Nigeria to legally challenge to its logical conclusion, his governorship electoral victory that was denied him. He won in the Courts and reclaimed his mandate. Go & Verify

*He was the first Governor in Nigeria to legally challenge his wrongful impeachment and was reinstated by the Courts. Go & Verify

*He was the first Governor in Nigeria to seek the interpretation of tenures of Governors when INEC allowed elections to take place in Anambra State when his tenure had not expired; the election already concluded was cancelled and he was allowed to complete his tenure. Go & Verify

*He was the first Governor to serve a 2nd term in both the new and old Anambra State, that is, almost 40 years after creation of the State. Go & Verify

*He was the first Governor, whilst still in Office, to be appointed a Special Adviser to the President. Go & Verify

*He was the first serving Governor to be appointed into the Presidential Economic Management Team. Go & Verify

*He was among the first Governors to be honoured with a National Award in 2011, while still in office. Go & Verify

*Though the only Governor whose political party was in government in only one State, he was elected Vice-Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum twice. Go & Verify

*Though the only non-PDP Governor in the South-East (made up of 5 States), he was elected by the other 4 PDP Governors as their Chairman for 8 years rather than the usual one year. Go & Verify

FUNDAMENTAL ACHIEVEMENTS AS GOVERNOR OF ANAMBRA STATE (PARTIAL LISTING)

1. Anambra was the first State to commence Sub-Sovereign Wealth savings, the first of its kind in Sub-Saharan Africa. At a time many other Governors were leaving huge debts, I left the equivalent of $500 million Dollars in investment as well as local and foreign currency, including $156 million in Dollar-denominated bonds. Go & Verify, the records are.

2. For the first time in the history of Anambra State, Ambassadors and High Commissioners of notable countries such as United States, Britain, Russia, European Union, South Africa, Belgium, Israel, the Netherlands, Canada, among others, visited the State. Before my tenure, Anambra was practically a pariah state blacklisted by the Diplomatic Corps and international development partners. Go & Verify

3. Development partners such as UNDP, UNICEF, the World Bank, DFID, the European Union etc., which hitherto were not in Anambra State started working with the State. Anambra was consistently adjudged one of the best states in development partnership and commitment to reforms for good governance. Go & Verify

4. He was recognised as Best Governor by the Millennium Development Goals Office (OSSAP-MDGs) and the UNDP in the implementation of their programmes in Nigeria. Go & Verify

5. The Nigerian Debt Management Office (DMO) rated Anambra as the least indebted state in Nigeria. In spite of visible and measurable achievements recorded in various sectors, the State under him did not borrow or raise bonds for her various projects. Go & Verify

6. The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria rated Anambra State as the most financially stable state in the country. Go & Verify

7. The State's ground-breaking return of schools to their original owners - Voluntary Agencies (Churches) on 1st January 2009, and subsequent partnership with the Agencies in Education, saw the State move from 24th position out of 36 States to Number One in National Examination Council (NECO) and West African Examination Council (WAEC) examinations for three consecutive years. This made the World Bank to commission a study, led by the renowned Prof. Paul Collier of Oxford University, on this revolutionary partnership and phenomenal achievement. Go & Verify

8. The State also entered into strategic partnership with the Churches in the Health sector. This symbiotic relationship resulted in a tremendous boost to health care because of the services offered by health institutions owned by Voluntary Agencies, while the State restored grants to the agencies and made available to them more than 50 million Dollars in various types of support. Go & Verify

10. Through partnership with the Church in the Health sector, his Government funded the transformation of -:

a: Iyienu Hospital, Ogidi; Go & Verify
b: Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Ihiala; Go & Verify
c: St Charles Borromeo Hospital, Onitsha; Go & Verify
d: Holy Rosary Hospital, Waterside, Onitsha; and Go & Verify
e: St. Joseph Hospital, Adazi-Nnukwu.
His Government also built the Joseph Nwilo Heart Centre in St. Joseph, Adazi-Nnukwu, where heart operations are now being performed. Go & Verify

11. His Government won the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (1 Million dollars) as the best-performing state in immunisation in the South-East. With complementary funding from our Government, they used the money to build 10 Maternal and Child Care Centres across the State, particularly in rural communities, in partnership with the Churches. Go & Verify

12. The State was the first to procure and distribute more than 30,000 computers to secondary schools, including 22,500 from HP. The Managing Director for Personal Systems Group HP Inc, Mr. FabriceCampoy described the deployment as the biggest of such projects in the Middle-East and Africa. Go & Verify

13. Anambra State Government provided Microsoft Academies to more than 500 secondary schools, which the Head of Microsoft in Nigeria (Mr. Ken Span) described as the biggest such deployment in Africa so far. Go & Verify

14. The State provided Internet access to more than 500 secondary schools, which the CEO of Galaxy Backbone (Mr. Gerald Ilukwe) characterized as incomparable to any in the country. Go & Verify

15. More than 700 buses were provided to secondary schools in the State by our Government. Go & Verify

16. Boreholes were provided in schools all over the State. Go & Verify

17. Numerous classrooms were built in all the 177 communities of the State. Go & Verify

18 As part of the efforts to turn around the economy of the State, a number of companies were attracted to build their facilities in the Anambra State. A case in point is SABMiller, the 2nd largest brewery in the world, which built their first Green Field facility in the State, which is today one of the most successful facilities they operate globally. Go & Verify

19. A number of other companies followed the SABMiller initiative and were all supported and encouraged under our Government; a good example is INNOSON Motor Manufacturing Company, from which our government bought more than 1,000 vehicles. Go & Verify

20. Anambra State for the first time started close collaboration with recognized government security agencies (the Police, Army, Navy, Department of State Security, Civil Defence, among others), offering them various types of support including provision of more than 500 security vehicles. The improvement in security was phenomenal, such that the former IG of Police (Abubakar Mohammed) lauded Anambra State for not witnessing any bank robbery in my last three years in office. Go & Verify

21. To further enhance security, Anambra State provided at least one security vehicle to each of all the 177 communities in the State as well as various organizations such as markets and Churches. Go & Verify

22. His Administration conceived and built, from scratch, the first state-owned Teaching Hospital, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu teaching Hospital, Awka. Go & Verify

23. His Government commenced the planned development of the Igbariam Campus of the ChukwuemekaOdumegwu-Ojukwu University, including the fencing, construction of internal roads, electrification, construction of the Faculty of Law, Auditorium, Administrative Block, Faculty of Agriculture, Management Building, among others). Go & Verify

24. His Government attracted the World Bank support on erosion - National Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) - to Anambra State. Go & Verify

25. His Government was the first to do Poverty Mapping in Nigeria, as a guide for the effective implementation of our poverty-alleviation strategies. Go & Verify

26 His Government, for the first time, undertook the aerial mapping of Awka as well as the production of Structure Plans for Awka Capital Territory, Onitsha and Nnewi. Go & Verify

27. During his tenure and with his Government's support, Anambra State became an oil producing State. Go & Verify

28. He built the first Secretariat Complex to house State Government Ministries that were hitherto scattered around the State. Go & Verify

29. His government commenced the development of the 'Three Arms Zone' comprising Government House/Governor’s Lodge, Legislative Building/Speakers Residence, and Judiciary Building with Chief Judge’s Residence. Go & Verify

30. By the end of his tenure in 2014, more than twelve (12) health institutions, including two hospitals, had secured accreditation; when we took off in 2006, no health institution in Anambra State was duly accredited. Go & Verify

31. Anambra State was the first to undergo national peer review, which scrutinised State Governments for good governance, through the State Peer Review Mechanism (SPRM), an initiative of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum in collaboration with the DFID…. Go & Verify

If wishes were horses……

But I know some wants to ride on wolves…… I just pray that before the D date, God's Grace will confirm & Verify their Hearts to good Deeds for their Nation Nigeria.If I am Atiku or Tinubu, who else, after reading Peter Obi CV, I will resgn from presidential race and support Peter Obi,

=====CV

NAME : Mr. Peter Gregory OBI, (CON)

DATE OF BIRTH : 19th July 1961

PLACE OF BIRTH: Onitsha, Nigeria

NATIONALITY: Nigerian

MARITAL STATUS: Married with two children

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED

· Christ the King College, Onitsha (W.A.S.C) Go & Verify
University of Nigeria, Nsukka (B.A. Philosophy)Go & Verify

· Lagos Business School, Nigeria (Chief Executive Program)Go & Verify

· Harvard Business School, Boston, U.S.A. (Mid to Mid Marketing)Go & Verify

· Harvard Business School, Boston, U.S.A. (Changing the Game)Go & Verify

· London School of Economics (Financial Mgmt/Business Policy)Go & Verify

· Columbia Business School, New York, U.S.A. (Marketing Mgmt )Go & Verify

· Institute for Management Development, Switzerland (Senior Executive Program)Go & Verify

· Institute for Management Development, Switzerland (Break-Through Program for CEOs)Go & Verify
· Kellogg Graduate School of Management, U.S.A. (Advanced Executive Program)Go & Verify

· Kellogg School of Management U.S.A. (Global Advanced Mgmt Program)Go & Verify
Oxford University: Said Business School, (Advanced Mgmt& Leadership Program)Go & Verify
Cambridge University: George Business School (Advanced Leadership Program)Go & Verify

PREVIOUS POSITIONS

· Governor, Anambra State of Nigeria (2006-2014)Go & Confirm

· Honorary Special Adviser to the President on Finance (till May, 2015)Go & Confirm

· Member, Presidential Economic Management Team (till May, 2015)Go & Confirm

· Vice-Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum (2008-2014)Go & Confirm

· Chairman, South-East Governors’ Forum (2006-2014)Go & Confirm
Former Chairman: Board of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)Go & Confirm

· Former Chairman: Fidelity Bank Plc.Go & Confirm

· Former Chairman: Guardian Express Mortgage Bank, Ltd. Go & Confirm

· Former Chairman: Future Views Securities, Ltd. Go & Confirm

· Former Chairman: Paymaster Nigeria Plc. Go & Confirm

· Former Chairman: Next International (Nigeria) Ltd Go & Confirm

· Former Director: Guardian Express Bank Plc.Go & Confirm

· Former Director: Chams Nigeria Plc. Go & Confirm

· Former Director: Emerging Capital Ltd. Go & Confirm

· Former Director: Card Centre Plc. Go & Confirm

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS/ORGANIZATIONS

· Member, Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) Go & Verify

· Member, Nigerian Chartered Institute of Bankers. Go & Verify

· Member, British Institute of Directors (IOD) Go & Verify
MEMBERSHIP OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEES

In my capacity as the Governor of Anambra State, I served as a member of:

*Federal Government Committee on Minimum Wage. Go & Verify

*Federal Government Committee on Negotiation with Labour on Subsidy. Go & Verify

*Federal Government Committee on Mass Transit. Go & Verify

*Federal Government Committee on Natural Resource. Go & Verify

*National Economic Council Committee on Power Sector Reform. Go & Verify

*National Economic Council Committee on Sharing of MDGs Funds. Go & Verify

*National Economic Council Committee on Accurate Data on Nigeria’s Oil Import and Export. Go & Verify

*Agricultural Transformation Implementation Council. Go & Verify

*Sub-Committee on Needs Analysis of Public Universities in Nigeria. Go & Verify

*National Economic Council Review Committee on the Power Sector. Go & Verify

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

2015: Golden Jubilee Award from Catholic Diocese of Onitsha for outstanding contribution to quality healthcare delivery in St. Charles Borromeo Hospital in particular and Anambra State in general, on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee celebration of the hospital. Go & Verify

*2014: Nigerian Library Association Golden Merit Award for remarkable improvement of libraries in Anambra State, exemplified by our Government's construction of the Kenneth D**e Digital State Library, remarkable upgrade of the Onitsha Divisional Library, and provision of library facilities in secondary schools across the State. Go & Verify

*2014: Champion Newspaper Most Outstanding Igbo Man of the Decade. Go & Verify

* 2014 The Voice Newspaper (Holand) Achievers Award for Outstanding Example in Leadership and Governance. Go & Verify

*2013: Silver Bird Man of the Year (with Governor BabatundeFashola of Lagos State). Go & Verify

*2012: Business Hallmark Newspaper Man of the Year. Go & Verify

*2012: The Golden Award on Prudence – by the Methodist Church of Nigeria as the Most
Financially Prudent Governor in Nigeria. Go & Verify

* 2012: Leadership and Good Governance Award by The Ezeife Leadership Foundation Award for restoring peace and harmony to Anambra State. Go & Verify

* 2012: Best Performing Governor on Immunization in South-East Nigeria – by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Go & Verify

* 2012: Outstanding Financial Planner and Manager – by the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion for my resourcefulness and creativity in governance. Go & Verify

*2011: Zik Leadership Prize. Go & Verify

*2010: ICT Governor of the Year – by the West Africa ICT Development Award. Go & Verify

*2009: Champion Newspaper Nigeria’s Most Trustworthy Governor Award. Go & Verify

*2009: Thisday Newspaper Most Prudent Governor in Nigeria. Go & Verify

*2007: The Sun Newspaper Man of the Year Award. Go & Verify

**The Nigerian MDGs Office/UNDP Best Governor in the Implementation of the MDGs in Nigeria. Go & Verify

INTRODUCTION OF CONSTITUTIONAL AND OTHER MAJOR CHANGES IN NIGERIAN POLITICS

*He was the first gubernatorial candidate in Nigeria to legally challenge to its logical conclusion, his governorship electoral victory that was denied him. He won in the Courts and reclaimed his mandate. Go & Verify

*He was the first Governor in Nigeria to legally challenge his wrongful impeachment and was reinstated by the Courts. Go & Verify

*He was the first Governor in Nigeria to seek the interpretation of tenures of Governors when INEC allowed elections to take place in Anambra State when his tenure had not expired; the election already concluded was cancelled and he was allowed to complete his tenure. Go & Verify

*He was the first Governor to serve a 2nd term in both the new and old Anambra State, that is, almost 40 years after creation of the State. Go & Verify

*He was the first Governor, whilst still in Office, to be appointed a Special Adviser to the President. Go & Verify

*He was the first serving Governor to be appointed into the Presidential Economic Management Team. Go & Verify

*He was among the first Governors to be honoured with a National Award in 2011, while still in office. Go & Verify

*Though the only Governor whose political party was in government in only one State, he was elected Vice-Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum twice. Go & Verify

*Though the only non-PDP Governor in the South-East (made up of 5 States), he was elected by the other 4 PDP Governors as their Chairman for 8 years rather than the usual one year. Go & Verify

FUNDAMENTAL ACHIEVEMENTS AS GOVERNOR OF ANAMBRA STATE (PARTIAL LISTING)

1. Anambra was the first State to commence Sub-Sovereign Wealth savings, the first of its kind in Sub-Saharan Africa. At a time many other Governors were leaving huge debts, I left the equivalent of $500 million Dollars in investment as well as local and foreign currency, including $156 million in Dollar-denominated bonds. Go & Verify, the records are.

2. For the first time in the history of Anambra State, Ambassadors and High Commissioners of notable countries such as United States, Britain, Russia, European Union, South Africa, Belgium, Israel, the Netherlands, Canada, among others, visited the State. Before my tenure, Anambra was practically a pariah state blacklisted by the Diplomatic Corps and international development partners. Go & Verify

3. Development partners such as UNDP, UNICEF, the World Bank, DFID, the European Union etc., which hitherto were not in Anambra State started working with the State. Anambra was consistently adjudged one of the best states in development partnership and commitment to reforms for good governance. Go & Verify

4. He was recognised as Best Governor by the Millennium Development Goals Office (OSSAP-MDGs) and the UNDP in the implementation of their programmes in Nigeria. Go & Verify

5. The Nigerian Debt Management Office (DMO) rated Anambra as the least indebted state in Nigeria. In spite of visible and measurable achievements recorded in various sectors, the State under him did not borrow or raise bonds for her various projects. Go & Verify

6. The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria rated Anambra State as the most financially stable state in the country. Go & Verify

7. The State's ground-breaking return of schools to their original owners - Voluntary Agencies (Churches) on 1st January 2009, and subsequent partnership with the Agencies in Education, saw the State move from 24th position out of 36 States to Number One in National Examination Council (NECO) and West African Examination Council (WAEC) examinations for three consecutive years. This made the World Bank to commission a study, led by the renowned Prof. Paul Collier of Oxford University, on this revolutionary partnership and phenomenal achievement. Go & Verify

8. The State also entered into strategic partnership with the Churches in the Health sector. This symbiotic relationship resulted in a tremendous boost to health care because of the services offered by health institutions owned by Voluntary Agencies, while the State restored grants to the agencies and made available to them more than 50 million Dollars in various types of support. Go & Verify

10. Through partnership with the Church in the Health sector, his Government funded the transformation of -:

a: Iyienu Hospital, Ogidi; Go & Verify
b: Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Ihiala; Go & Verify
c: St Charles Borromeo Hospital, Onitsha; Go & Verify
d: Holy Rosary Hospital, Waterside, Onitsha; and Go & Verify
e: St. Joseph Hospital, Adazi-Nnukwu.
His Government also built the Joseph Nwilo Heart Centre in St. Joseph, Adazi-Nnukwu, where heart operations are now being performed. Go & Verify

11. His Government won the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (1 Million dollars) as the best-performing state in immunisation in the South-East. With complementary funding from our Government, they used the money to build 10 Maternal and Child Care Centres across the State, particularly in rural communities, in partnership with the Churches. Go & Verify

12. The State was the first to procure and distribute more than 30,000 computers to secondary schools, including 22,500 from HP. The Managing Director for Personal Systems Group HP Inc, Mr. FabriceCampoy described the deployment as the biggest of such projects in the Middle-East and Africa. Go & Verify

13. Anambra State Government provided Microsoft Academies to more than 500 secondary schools, which the Head of Microsoft in Nigeria (Mr. Ken Span) described as the biggest such deployment in Africa so far. Go & Verify

14. The State provided Internet access to more than 500 secondary schools, which the CEO of Galaxy Backbone (Mr. Gerald Ilukwe) characterized as incomparable to any in the country. Go & Verify

15. More than 700 buses were provided to secondary schools in the State by our Government. Go & Verify

16. Boreholes were provided in schools all over the State. Go & Verify

17. Numerous classrooms were built in all the 177 communities of the State. Go & Verify

18 As part of the efforts to turn around the economy of the State, a number of companies were attracted to build their facilities in the Anambra State. A case in point is SABMiller, the 2nd largest brewery in the world, which built their first Green Field facility in the State, which is today one of the most successful facilities they operate globally. Go & Verify

19. A number of other companies followed the SABMiller initiative and were all supported and encouraged under our Government; a good example is INNOSON Motor Manufacturing Company, from which our government bought more than 1,000 vehicles. Go & Verify

20. Anambra State for the first time started close collaboration with recognized government security agencies (the Police, Army, Navy, Department of State Security, Civil Defence, among others), offering them various types of support including provision of more than 500 security vehicles. The improvement in security was phenomenal, such that the former IG of Police (Abubakar Mohammed) lauded Anambra State for not witnessing any bank robbery in my last three years in office. Go & Verify

21. To further enhance security, Anambra State provided at least one security vehicle to each of all the 177 communities in the State as well as various organizations such as markets and Churches. Go & Verify

22. His Administration conceived and built, from scratch, the first state-owned Teaching Hospital, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu teaching Hospital, Awka. Go & Verify

23. His Government commenced the planned development of the Igbariam Campus of the ChukwuemekaOdumegwu-Ojukwu University, including the fencing, construction of internal roads, electrification, construction of the Faculty of Law, Auditorium, Administrative Block, Faculty of Agriculture, Management Building, among others). Go & Verify

24. His Government attracted the World Bank support on erosion - National Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) - to Anambra State. Go & Verify

25. His Government was the first to do Poverty Mapping in Nigeria, as a guide for the effective implementation of our poverty-alleviation strategies. Go & Verify

26 His Government, for the first time, undertook the aerial mapping of Awka as well as the production of Structure Plans for Awka Capital Territory, Onitsha and Nnewi. Go & Verify

27. During his tenure and with his Government's support, Anambra State became an oil producing State. Go & Verify

28. He built the first Secretariat Complex to house State Government Ministries that were hitherto scattered around the State. Go & Verify

29. His government commenced the development of the 'Three Arms Zone' comprising Government House/Governor’s Lodge, Legislative Building/Speakers Residence, and Judiciary Building with Chief Judge’s Residence. Go & Verify

30. By the end of his tenure in 2014, more than twelve (12) health institutions, including two hospitals, had secured accreditation; when we took off in 2006, no health institution in Anambra State was duly accredited. Go & Verify

31. Anambra State was the first to undergo national peer review, which scrutinised State Governments for good governance, through the State Peer Review Mechanism (SPRM), an initiative of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum in collaboration with the DFID…. Go & Verify

If wishes were horses……

But I know some wants to ride on wolves…… I just pray that before the D date, God's Grace will confirm & Verify their Hearts to good Deeds for their Nation Nigeria.