Ex-Gov Reveals Secret Of His Success

Former Governor of Anambra State, Dr. Chimaroke Mbadinuju, said he was able to succeed as  Governor due to his transparency   and love for his people despite the constant pressure from the oppositions.

Mbadinuju who stated  this in an interview with a television station before the launching of his book, “How I Governed  Anambra State”, said those opposing  his Government were bent on dragging the state  backwards when he was the governor of the state.

The former Governor said the book was written  to state his own account, despite what had been said about him while he was  the Governor of Anambra State.

Mbadinuju  revealed that  opposition to his administration started from the day he was inaugurated till the last day in Government House, adding that they never rested to pull him down.

He denied that he approved setting up of a security vigilante called Bakasi” to help  fight his enemies, explaining that the setting up of the private security outfit  was  due to the inability of the police to handle  the security situation in the state.

According  to him, “I develop a blue print not only for security, but for education and other sectors with the aim of developing the state and making it viable”.

My    aim and objective was to ensure that peace and security were maintained since the police could not handle the security situation in the state.

“I did not bring the vigilanty by fiat, it passed through  the process and  got the approval from the state Assembly”, he said .

Mbadinuju said he was controversial as a governor  because every good leader  must be pointing out that he was receiving N700 million as an allocation but today, they get N3.5 billion.

He however  debunked the allegation that  he killed  the Igwe,  the chairman of Nigeria Bar Association and his wife in 2002, stating that they were good friends before their  demise.