The media Office of the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi on Monday chided former National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress Adam Oshiomhole over his remarks that Obi as Governor of Anambra performer poorly in the area of Security.
Oshiomhole had said today’s insecurity in the South-East state is a fallout of the poor security architecture left behind by the Governor.
Obi was Governor of Anambra State from March to November 2006, February to May 2007, and from June 2007 to March 2014.
The statement read in part, “When the LP candidate told Nigerians severally to go and verify his past, he knew what the outcome of such verification would be, in his favor, except for attack dogs like Oshiohmole who would always stand truth on its head, fabricate tales ostensibly to satisfy his paymaster who incontrovertibly is not verifiable.
“If Comrade Oshiohmole had bordered to verify Obi’s security records as Anambra state governor, he would have found what the Inspector General of Police in 2014, Abubakar Mohammad said in Awka, Anambra state capital on April 10, 2014, shortly after Obi left office that was copiously captured by many mainstream and social media establishments on April 11, 2014.
“Oshiohmole but for mischief would also have found that Obi is on record to have been one of the most ruthless state Governors in tackling the kidnap menace in the country.
“It’s still green in everybody’s memory how Obi personally supervised the sealing off and demolition of hotels and buildings used by Kidnappers and other criminal gangs in the state. Crime record in Anambra state under Obi was outstanding and security leadership never failed to appreciate this feat.“
It further read, “Below we republish a story as published by one of the top National Dailies, the Nation Newspaper in the country on April 11, 2014, captioned “IG declares Anambra safest since five years”
“The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Abubakar Mohammed, yesterday declared that Anambra State remained the safest state in the last five years, according to police records.
“Abubakar, who was speaking at the Women Development Centre, Awka, at the state’s Stakeholders’ Summit announced that there was no bank robbery in the state in the last five years during former Governor Peter Obi.
“He urged Governor Willie Obiano to emulate his predecessor by sustaining the security situation in the state.
“The inspector-general hailed the relationship between the police and the government under Peter Obi, which contributed to the improved security, and reassured Governor Obiano that the police would give him 100 per cent support to rid the state of kidnappers and robbers.
“He urged Obiano to deal with any ruler, who encourages crime in his community.“
Quoting the former IGP, the statement said, ‘’ I am ready to support Anambra governor actualize its dream of securing the state. And I must assure you that if the governor is initiating measures to strengthen security in Anambra, he needs the support and it is time for the governor to tell you that the change you are looking for is here.’’
He further “assured the people that the era of police impunity is over, and ordered that the harassment of road users by siren-crazy politicians should stop”
The Media off asked Nigerians to disregard desperate politicians who turn facts on their heads to score cheap political points.