Ngige, shut up!

Chief Press Secretary to Governor Peter Obi of Anambra state, Mike Udah, advises Dr. Chris Ngige, one time governor of the state, to shut up his mouth if he does not have any meaningful thing to say.

Udah who reacts to a statement credited to Ngige that ‘Obi is a good man, but not firm’, maintains that he (Ngige) is only worried because Governor Obi is moving the state to civility which, according to him, is alien to politicians like him (Ngige), who mistake rascality and incivility for firmness and bravado for bravely. Udah assures that Obi is in full control of his government.

On the allegation by Ngige that Obi left some of the projects he started, the Chief Press Secretary cites some roads which Ngige hurriedly flagged-off without even paying mobilization fees to the contractors and those he started but completed by Obi to include Amansea-Ebenebe Road, Owerri Ezukala-Umunze-Umuchu-Amesi-Uga-Igboukwu road, Nnobi-Nnewi-Ozubulu-Okija Road, Awka and Etiti-Nnewi-Ukpor-Utuh-Orsumoghu-Isseke Road among others.

Udah adds that other structures such as the SEMA building, Guest House at Women Development Centre, Awka and the Ministry of Justice building in Onitsha, which were started by military governments, were, also, completed by Obi. He challenges Ngige to mention one project started by other Governors which he completed when he illegally occupied Government House.

Regarding executed projects, the Chief Press Secretary says Obi had done more projects than all past governors of the state did.

“If anybody is doubt, I’ll take the person round some of the projects at no cost to the person”, Udah offers.

Speaking further, the Chief Press Secretary said; “I do not blame him for his line of thought. The other day, he climbed a Pedestrian crossing Governor Obi is building and started dishing out instructions to the contractors. He has been going around the state inspecting Obi’s projects. To him, Obi may appear not firm because he did not engage him in a rascally manner.”

Udah says that even when contractors complained of distractions from Ngige, Governor Obi only directed the Works Commissioner to write to him.

“This may appear as weakness to Ngige because Obi did not send thugs, which he did not have, against him”, Udah states.