Building Flyovers on Federal government Road by
Anambra State government without applying for refund: Is
Obiano government a Father Christmas to Federal
government or wasteful ?
Under concept of inter-government relation in
Nigeria,especially as it concerns Federal-State
Relation , state can not dabble into federal
government project without applying for Federal
government refund commitment .
If a state went and construct or is constructing
Federal government road without going through
administrative process of applying to the federal
government for approval and refund commitment ,
then the state will not likely to get refund from the
Federal government.
Coming to Anambra State, Governor Willie Obiano
started three Flyovers in Awka along Enugu/
Onitsha Expressway without applying for Federal
government refund .
He awarded the contracts moment he was sworn
in as a governor around May 2014 at the cost of
#5.6billion to be completed 12 months time.
Critical Questions are :
1-
Why did Obiano not apply for Federal government
refund commitment ?
2-
Was it a case of I was handed over so much
money that I Dont need Federal government
refund ?
3-
Ngige even at loggerhead with OBJ applied for
refund Commitment and got approval on the
Federal government road .The money was paid
under Obi govt.
Why did Obiano failed to apply ?
4-
Peter Obi applied before construct Most of the
federal roads he did example: Uppe Iweka, Old
road (Nkpor Amawbia), Amansea-Amawbia
(expressway under construction ) etc.
So why was Gov Obiano govt unable to apply ?
5-
Or a we into Administrative Father Christmasnism ?
#5.6billion is much to leave for Federal
government that has much .
Now that Governors seek for Financial Bailout from
Federal government , government of State due to
what I Dont know Dashed #5.6billion to the federal
government!
With the commitment to refund , Anambra would
have been in a position seeking for refund from the
federal government.
#5.6billion can do so much in Anambra if we get it
back from Federal government.
It is a pure blunder by Gov Willie Obiano led Govt
not to have applied for refund .
Today, the state face with a budget that is yet to
perform up to 10% in 5th months of the budget
operation , and I ask, why the deceit ?
I believe that direction is better than speed and I
hereby call for direction regards how the state is
driven .
I am also calling the executive governor of
Anambra State and Anambra State House of
Assembly to seek if it will still be possible for
federal government refund on the above mentioned
projects after the identified blunder .
My suggestion is that the governor should be so
humble and assembly some minds beyond his
government circle with the aim of possibility of
refund .
This he should do by calling a meeting of Anambra
State members of the 7th National Assembly ,
those elected into 8th National Assembly , Hon.
Chuma Nzeribe ( former Chairman House
Committee on Works due to his role on refund
Peter Obi got then).
Also, Soludo (Former Minster of Finance ) , Oby
Ezekwesili ( former Due Process Head) and all the
ex and serving Federal Per Sec etc.
It will not all be out of place if the governor also
meet with past governors regards this issue.
With the above meeting of great minds , we are
likely to achieve results.
This an era when every kobo matters and we must be
aware of that.
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