Governorship election: Obiano seeks Buhari’s help

Ahead of the November 18th gubernatorial election in Anambra State, Anambra state Governor, Willy Obiano has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure free and fair election in the state.

This is just as he charged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to ensure an unbiased, error free as fair election in the state.

Apparently disturbed by the growing tension surrounding the election in the state, the governor who is seeking a re- election as his first four years comes to end in November, was sighted at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where he had several hours meeting with President Buhari.

But speaking with State House Correspondent after paying the visit to President Muhammadu Buhari., the Governor, said he has put all necessary measures in place that should guarantee a peaceful, free and fair election, even as he expressed optimism that he will come out victorious at the polls.

“Anambra remains the safest State in Nigeria today; we don’t have cases of kidnapping, armed robbery or similar crimes. We have been firmly in control of that State and will continue to do so throughout my tenure as Governor. I’m very confident that I will win the forthcoming election with a landslide. All we want is for the empire to be unbiased. A free and fair election is what we want and we will get the result,”he said.

Governor Obiano who said he had a very fruitful meeting with the President, noted that the President likes Governors who are delivering dividends of democracy to their people.

“He likes Governors who work hard, who are delivering what people can see and are delivering dividends of democracy to their people. That is what the President wants,” the Governor stated.

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state also paid a similar visit to the President Buhari to seek support for the exploitation of abundant natural resources in the state.
According to him” We are asking the country to take advantage of the natural resources in Ondo state and we have a seaport that is very germane to our export activities in particular our mineral deposits which we have in large number and then we need to have a deep sea mining port”

So, we impressed this on Mr. President on what we believe will be a lasting legacy if we are able to accomplish it in his own time.”

Akeredolu who could not immediately speak on the quantity and quality of mineral resources that. exist in the state, noted that Nigeria currently lacks deep sea ports to accommodate large cargo ships.

“The total volume which is still not so high now, but the moment it gets high, we will need a deep seaport where we will even have a modern ship berth”

“We do not have any where in this country today where big ship can berth, not in Lagos or Calabar. That is why what you see is that so many of the ships will berth in the high sea while the smaller ones will be used to take the goods there or bring the goods from the ship. And that is why we need a deep seaport where the biggest ship in the world can berth and that is Ondo state.”

 

Tony Ailemen, Abuja