Anambra guber : Obiano should account for N70bn LG allocation -Nwoye

The Tony Nwoye Campaign Organisation has berated the Willie Obiano administration for the deceit in its claim that it had distributed N20 million to 177 communities for development projects.
It noted that the total amount of money allegedly distributed is a little fraction of the more than N70 billion total allocations to the councils in the state.
In a statement issued by the campaign team, Nwoye said: “It is a thing of joy for us that the Willie Obiano administration after much pressure to show what it did in the last three and half years came out to say that it donated N20 million projects to 177 communities in the state. We had been waiting for the government to make this mistake as it would confirm to Anambarians the deceit that we have been saying is the hallmark of this administration.
“After collecting an estimated N70 billion in local government statutory allocations and donating N3.6 billion to the communities, the question Ndi Anambra now want the governor to answer is where is the balance of the estimated N66.4 billion? Fact is that the 20 million naira per community for project of their choice is nothing but a deliberate act of deceit to steal funds accruable to our local communities from the federation account.
“Fraud is when you collect a total of 6,647,448,978 billion naira from the federation account for Idemili North LGA and give 20 million naira each to Abatete, Abacha, Obosi, Ogidi, Eziowelle, Ideani, Oraukwu, Uke, Nkpor and Umoji totaling 200 million naira to ten towns to do projects of their choice. Where is the balance?
“In Idemili North alone the Willie Obiano’s administration’s biggest achievement for three and half years is that it has taken over N4 billion belonging to the people. On the 18th of November, Idemili people will definitely say no to the illegal diversion of their share of the federal revenue allocation into private pockets.
“Fraud is when you collect N5, 789,580,449 billion for Ihiala LGA and donate N20 million each to Azia, Amorka, Ihiala, Iseke, Lilu, Mbosi, Okija, Orsumoghu and Uli. On the 18th of November Ihiala people will talk with their votes and ask Willie Obiano to account for over N4 billion of their funds which have disappeared into the air under his watch.
“Fraud is when you collect N4, 327,571,060 billion from the Revenue account for Nnewi North and magnanimously gave Nnewi Town a whole sum of 20 million to execute a project of their choice. On the 18th of November Obiano will definitely understand the ingenuity of an average Nnewi man. They will ask questions with their votes.”
In a related development, Nwoye has welcomed the endorsement of his aspiration by the Nimo Community in Njikoka Local government Area of the state promising to provide the environment to harness their potentials in commerce and industry.
Political and business stakeholders from the community had earlier this week at a gathering in the residence of Justice Anthony Iguh, a retired jurist of the Supreme Court endorsed Dr. Nwoye’s aspiration on the claim that he is the best qualified of the major candidates to represent the interest of the community and the state.
Among those at the gathering were the President General of Nimo Community, Chief Frankanthony Igboka (Mmilinaezuluora Nimo), Chief Matthew Omeokachie (1st Vice-President of Nimo Town Union), Chief George Ibezimako Ozodinobi, FMHR (Aja-Ajanze Nimo); Dr. Nicholas Igwe (Omeluora Nimo), Nduka Aguofia Esq (Ojidembuba Nimo), Chief Emma Ndubuisi (Keduifemgaemeluobodom Nimo) Ozor Paul Ezenwa (Akpokuedike Nimo) Chief Fide Nwabunie (Omeluora) Tony Aniedobe (Immediate past Onitsha North LG Legislative Leader), Sir. Toby Okwuoya (Afunwa).
Also present were defectors from APGA including chieftains of the party who welcomed Dr. Nwoye and his running mate, Dozie Ikefife Jnr to the community. Speaking on the endorsement, Nwoye said: “It is a pleasure to add the support of the Nimo people to the groundswell of support for a new direction in the pattern of government in Anambra State. The hardworking Nimo people like many other communities in Anambra have been seriously affected by the dilapidation of infrastructure and the absence of positive governance that have been the highlights of the Willie Obiano administration.
“Not only has the present administration abandoned them in terms of recognising their qualified persons into positions in government, the Obiano administration has also neglected the community in the provision of infrastructure despite holding on the allocation of the local government from the federation account.
“The Nwoye administration will not release the pittance of N20 million to the Nimo people but would ensure that the community in conjunction with all stakeholders in Njikoka take full custody of the allocations due to them from the federation account and the state account.
“The Njikoka people are known for their passion in commerce and industry, and the Nwoye administration when inaugurated would provide the suitable environment that would enable the people to positively direct their energies that would bring out their potentials.”