1. Governor Willie Obiano has always made it clear to all and
sundry that he has a date with history, all the more so since his
historic reelection on November 17, 2017, when the people of Anambra
State in each of the 21 local government areas in the state gave him an
unprecedented mandate. Far from being carried away by the sweeping
victory, he announced that he would use the second term to work more
vigorously for ndi Anambra.
2. The pledge would seem to stand
in contradistinction to the practice in Nigeria where many public
officers rest on their laurels in their second tenure. Chief Obiano, as
part of the strategic effort to deliver superior results to the people,
assembled in his second term an administration which is second to none
in the country considering the quality of the men and women he
appointed. Yet, he has never failed to point out that anytime each
person is found wanting, he or she will have to be separated from the
administration.
3. At the Holy Mass to mark the fifth
anniversary of his administration, which is also the first anniversary
of his reelection, Governor Obiano reiterated to congregants at St
Joseph’s Seminary and Special Science Secondary School, Awka Etiti in
Idemmili South Local Government Area, his resolve to take Anambra, which
has on his watch already emerged Nigeria’s most competitive state, to a
higher level. He was quick to clarify that only those who share his
vision for the state and are equally committed to its rapid development
will continue to work with him in the last three years of the
administration which he considers critical because they will define his
place in history.
4. Chief Obiano is a great believer in the
principle of continuous improvement, and he has been practising it to
the admiration of the general public. He has never left anyone in doubt
that he shares the philosophy of Steve Jobs, the legendary Apple
co-founder, that there is no part of an organization or even product or
service that cannot be improved upon and that continuous improvement
should be a way of life for any place or organization that wants to
remain competitive in the globalised world which is itself defined by
hypercompetition.
5. In other words, laggards cannot have a
place in the last three years of the Anambra State administration.
Laggards are not just who do not have the requisite knowledge, skills
and passion for excellent service delivery but also those who do not
fully subscribe to Gov Obiano’s high moral values in public service.
6. However, there are not up to 415 laggards in the Obiano
administration. The report in a section of the media that as many as 415
political appointees in Anambra State “have been penciled down for
sack” and that the decision has caused panic in the administration is
not credible. There is no panic in the administration or anywhere in
the state.
7. Tweaking the administration here and there is part
of the culture of continuous improvement which is serving the people of
Anambra State well. We are proud of this culture and will, therefore,
continue with it.
Signed
C. Don Adinuba
Commissioner for Information & Public Enlightenment.
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