‘Obi, Most Fiscally Responsible Gov’

The Managing Director of World Bank, Dr Ngozi Okonji-Iweala has described Anambra State Governor Peter Obi as the most fiscally responsible governor in Nigeria.

She said the governor has effectively utilized public funds, and requires cooperation from the people to achieve his objective.

“Obi is the most fiscally responsible governor in Nigeria. I discovered him when I was the Finance Minister. Then, my policy is that those who are fiscally responsible I would work with them.

“He is doing well but people must be behind him. This is a state where there are so many industrialists and traders who are all over the world. So, all eyes are on you”, she told the people.

Iweala delivered the keynote address in Awka, entitled: ‘Anambra and the Role of Women’ to mark this year’s Mothers’ Summit, the third in the series and preparatory to the yearly Women’s August meeting.

The World Bank boss urged women to work hard, band together to achieve. “The message is come together, work together for the good of the state and the good of Nigeria”.

Obi announced to the women that the government had secured N100 million Faith Based Micro Credit to be disbursed to women groups.

He described women as the rock of the family system, saying when there is a good family, there will be a good society”. There is a problem in our society and all should join hands to repair it”.

In her address, the Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs Ego Uzoezie, said Mothers’ Summit is the highest consultative interface between the state government and women leaders at the grassroots.

Uzoezie said “never in the history of the state have the hitherto vulnerable groups of women, children and the physically challenged persons been given an unhindered voice as in and by the Peter Obi administration”, she said.