"There is no controversy as to the person that started and completed the Nkpor-Amawbia old road", this was contained in a release by Mr. Valentine Obienyem, the Media Assistant to the former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi. Obienyem said that the clarification became necessary because of avalanche of calls and text messages he had been inundated with for two days now, following the claim by incumbent governor Willie Obiano that he completed nearly 70% of the road.
Obienyem disclosed that the road was awarded to CCC construction company in 2008 by Mr. Peter Obi and was completed long before Obiano became governor. He only marked the completed road after taking over from Obi.
Obienyem who described Gov. Willie Obiano as a gentleman, says that the man may have been misinformed, as he was in the USA and did not know what was going on in the state before he was brought to contest the governorship. He said that the blame for the misinformation should be on Obiano's Commissioners. "I mean some of the Commissioners were part of the former Government, example being the present Commissioner for works. It is really confounding that he allowed or misled Obiano to claim to have done part of the road that was already completed before he became the Governor. "
Obienyem also blamed his boss and the former Governor, Mr. Peter Obi for the development. His words: "Oga was busy executing projects. He ended up not commissioning over 90% of the projects he did. Having left the commissioning to his successor, the natural consequence is that mistakes of facts and details have become the norm.
Obienyem said that the current governor can face the section of the road with flooding problem at Ogidi. "If Obiano is desirous of contributing anything to the road, they should tackle the Ogidi flood", Obienyem said.
Concluding, he advised Gov. Obiano's aides to check and cross check facts they present to their boss, to avoid creating negative moral burdens for him.
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