Governor Obi Seek Fund For APGA Guber Candidate

Ahead of the gubernatorial election in Anambra State, scheduled for 16th of next month, Governor Peter Obi is reportedly lobbying members of the State Assembly to approve the whopping sum of N60 billion for him to execute some projects in the state. We learned from the sources at the State Assembly that the governor's latest request may not be unconnected to his desire to impose his bosom friend and APGA flag bearer, Mr. Willy Obiano, as governor in the forthcoming election. One of them questioned: “the governor is leaving office in less than four months and the governorship election is in one month, what does he, therefore, seek N60 billion for? We hope our treasury will not be totally emptied and our state grossly indebted at the end of Gov. Obi's administration?” We were told that many members of the State Assembly also wondered what their now lavish-spending governor needed the money for, since N110 billion had earlier been approved for this year's projects. It may be recalled that the governor had lately suddenly begun to spend huge sums of money, put at a little over N50 billion by one of our sources at the State Assembly, on gifts and donations to various communities, churches and organisations within the state. Our sources believe the huge donations were to bribe the various beneficiaries ahead of the November 16 election. Also revealed to us by one of his former allies was the fact that Obi had vowed to do everything possible to secure Aso Rock's favour to become the new Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, shortly after his tenure in March 2014. Already, his foot soldiers are strategizing on how to tar-brush the current SGF, Mr. Anyim Pius Anyim, who is widely perceived by the Presidency and many Nigerians to be doing well at his job. Given his relationship with some influential hawks at Aso Rock and the huge financial resources at the governor's disposal, it is doubtful if Mr. Anyim will not be replaced by Obi in the middle or latter part of 2014, the source told us.