The
Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, has described Anambrarians as
inheritors of extra-ordinary legacies, reports ITRealms.
Gov.
Obiano made this declaration at a lecture delivered at the Distinguished
Lecture Series of the Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos, yesterday, asserting that
Anambrarians are known for trail-blazing and not second fiddle.
“So,
right from the outset, we set out to reign in the hearts and minds of Ndi
Anambra by evoking the great epics and folklores of our ancestors,” he said.
Obiano
also said that his administration is deploying what he defined as ‘The Software
of Governance”, which he reminded the citizens of the Anambra State, that they
have come a long way as pioneers and cannot settle for anything less.
He
recalled that on assumption of office in Anambra State, hence, his
administration was quick to realize that it was not enough to win election with
the physical structures because there is need to build in the state.
“We
recognised the fact that actual victory would be won in the psychology of the
people. So, right from the outset, we set out to reign in the hearts and minds
of Ndi Anambra by evoking the great epics and folklores of our ancestors,” he
said.
As
said by Gov. Obiano, his earliest speeches were laced with echoes of “who we
are and the great ancestry we have.”
Pointing
out that its crucial to remind Anambrarians that they are the inheritors of
extra-ordinary legacies and we have an obligation to leave worthier legacies
for our children.
In
pursuit of this, his administration conceptualised and introduced a new logo
for the state that would serve as a subtle reminder of this heritage.
“We
also introduced a most inspiring piece of song as the Anambra Anthem,” he said,
stressing that it swept through the schools and colleges like a forest fire and
offered Anambra children a fresh set of mental pictures of who they are.
“We
also sought to win by giving governance a human face; clearing pensions owed
senior citizens and responding to the cries of the civil servants with a 15 per
cent increase in salaries at a time that oil prices were crashing and states
were grappling with the reality of shrinking revenues. These gestures are the
software of governance,” he said.
In
addition, Gov. Obiano said his administration sees aforementioned as important
as building roads and bridges, which are not left out of achievements in the
state.
“We
made sure that Ndi Anambra could visualise themselves in the New Anambra of our
dream and that they liked the picture they saw. That is the software of
leadership,” Gov. Obiano said.
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Pix: Gov. Obiano
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