– PDP Vice Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi said that Minister of labour, Chris Ngige cannot reduce him
– Ngige’s achievement as the Governor of Anambra State was too little to erase his achievements and reputation before the people of Anambra State
– What is most condemnable in Ngige’s attacks are the lies he tells just to bring Obi down
The vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in the February 23 General elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige cannot relegate him.
Obi made this known through his Media Adviser, Valentine Obienyem in a statement made available to journalists.
He said that Ngige’s achievement as the Governor of Anambra State was too little to erase his achievements and reputation before the people of Anambra State who he served for eight years.
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Obi in the statement wondered why Ngige loved attacking him, stating that he had hardly made any bad comments against Ngige even in the heat of electioneering.
He said, “What is most condemnable in Ngige’s attacks are the lies he tells just to bring Obi down. How could he mention roads such as Abatete-Nteje-Aguleri-Otuocha road and Igboukwu-Ezenifite-Umunze, Iseeke roads and deliberately forgot that Obi did greater portions of those roads?”
“Over 90 per cent of the roads, Ngige mentioned he built were done in his Local Government Area.
The statement said that though Obi used local contractors to build roads during his reign as governor, major road contracts in the state were done by expatriates at the time.
It added, “Knowing the importance of road maintenance, shortly before he left, Obi set up the Anambra State Road Maintenance Agency with full compliments of brand new equipment.
“He also left over N4bn in the Ministry of Works for road maintenance before he handed over.
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