By Odumodu Gbulagu
When in 2013 during the run up to the gubernatorial elections in Anambra state, and shopping for former Governor Peter Obi’s successor, a certain man who parted his hair and wore dark shades and chains on his neck, who was not even known in the polity surfaced, we were all happy and thought he was perform wonders.
We were rather caught up in the frenzy that we had seen a man who would key into the developmental strides of Peter Obi who laid a solid foundation for Anambra state.
Though we knew that it would be hard for anyone to equal Obi’s record in good governance, but we were consoled with the fact that even if he could do one third of what Obi did, Anambra state would still be the cynosure of all eyes.
Driven by Patriotism and the level of vision Obi had for Anambra, we set out to market the little known man.
It would have been too difficult, but with Obi’s promise that Willie will work more than him, with multitudes of his finished projects to campaign with, and the promise of continuity, it became very easy as Ndi Anambra desperately needed someone who will wear that Obi’s big shoe, even though they knew it would hardly fit perfectly, but they were ready to put in a lot of shoe pads to make it manageable.
It was like voting for Obi again for job well done.
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We set out to campaign, but because PDP, LP and ACN media guys were equally strong, it became a serious battle.
Veterans like Valentine Obienyem,Apga Alaigbo Tai Emeka Obasi, Chukwunonso Kingsley Anajemba,Chris McCool Nwosu, Kulture Udodigbo Eneh Victor Chigozie, and very many others that I can’t list here, fought the war and won it.
I even saw a post Onyedikachukwu Anambra made during that campaign marketing Willie, Ike Onyia and others were there too.
The “Willie is working” they sing all over the place today was crafted as “Willie will Work”, and there was also “Willie Will Win” and the acronym was WWW.
Then, none of these android boys were even around.
The likes of Ifeanyi Aniagoh was coopted and tutored by Val during the campaign proper, but now they all insult him.
When they tell you I opened my account to attack Willie, just know that this Odumodu Gbulagu had been in existence before Willie and even helped enthrone Willie.
When Willie won and after he was sworn in, everything changed.
He abandoned his 4Cs(Continue, Complete, Commission and Commence projects) and became an emperor.
We realized he was a chronic drunk as he became power drunk too.
Governor’s lodge turned to a club.
He dashed all our hopes for a better Anambra.
He squandered all the money that he inherited.
The wife started slapping, and government became an exclusive Aguleri and Ogbunike family affair.
He started working on billboards and internet, and abandoned the ground.
He became an epic failure.
He plunged Anambra into an unprecedented and near irredeemable rot.
He took our state back to 1999.
He employed attack dogs who saw anyone who points out Willie’s faults as an enemy.
He began arresting dissenting voices.
As a result, Anambra is in ruins today….
This is meant to be a reminder to those over 1,500 aides and especially the newbies that we delivered Willie and turned against him when he deviated.
They were not more APGA than we were!
I had been around before Willie and I only demand for good governance and democracy dividends for Ndi Anambra, as we all can’t be sycophants…..
The Governor placing a 5 million naira bounty on my head is laughable.
A man who has nothing to show for in almost 6 years, can’t perform miracles in the remaining 2 years.
My series on Obiano will continue by weekend.
