….Bill Gates Awards Governor Peter OBI as the Best Governor in Nigeria….

“ Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State is an Exemplary Leader”

Anambra State governor, Mr Peter Obi, last week bagged the best performing governor on the eradication of polio in the southeast from Bill Gates and Melinda Foundation at a massively attended ceremony at the Women’s Development Centre in Awka.

Speaking while presenting the award to Gov Obi which went with a cash prize of N120 million, the minister of state for health, Dr Mohammed Pate said the award was not by chance as Gov Obi had distinguished himself in the health sector which he observed had resulted in the provision of ambulances to hospitals, accreditation of schools of midwifery and the wonderful partnership with the Church and described the Anambra example as a total package, noting that the state had remained polio-free in the past five years.

Responding, Gov Obi thanked the minister for coming to the state to present the award on behalf of Bill Gates and Melinda Foundation and noted with satisfaction that it was not one of the awards anyone could suspect as having been bought and said the state government would match the N120m it received with another N180m which would be ploughed into the building of ten more health centres in the state.

Recalling some of his strides in the health sector, the governor cited the state’s first teaching hospital as an example.

‘‘What happened was that the government of the day admitted medical students without a medical school in place and the assessors said they would not accredit the university but I pleaded with them when I came in to give me two or three years to put a teaching hospital in place. But they could not believe me as they thought it impossible that a teaching hospital could be built in two, three years. It was one of them that pleaded with them to give me a chance and they did. When they returned at the appointed time they were shocked to see the teaching hospital in place. It has since become the fastest teaching hospital to be built in Nigeria,’ Obi stated to the applause of the packed audience.

In a similar development the governor has splashed N60m on the final batch of 5000 youths under the Anambra State Youth Empowerment Programme (ANSYREP). While handing over the cheques of N100, 000 to each of the successful candidates, Gov Obi charged them to use their money judiciously in order to justify the state government’s faith in them, even as he charged them to shun thuggery in the forth coming elections in the state.

He expressed satisfaction with the fruitful results already being yielded by the programme and restated his government’s readiness to continue to support the youths.

In his speech the coordinator of the programme, Dr Okey Ikechukwu, commended the governor for accepting to support the programme and disclosed that the governor did not submit any list of candidates to them but had told them to ensure the programme worked. He noted with satisfaction that many of the beneficiaries had made a success of the money and training given to them.

The two events were attended by top government functionaries, traditional rulers, student nurses and stake holders.

(Credit Vanguard NEWSPAPERS)

WOW! THIS IS REALLY COMMENDABLE.
GUYS, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

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Posted: at 8-07-2013 10:41 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming

anambrarian

Posted: at 8-07-2013 11:03 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming

Na him sabi. Does he live in nigeria?

Posted: at 8-07-2013 11:40 AM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Heard lots of good things about this man. If the reports are true then the man should be commended. Please don't make this a tribal thing. No matter weather its Anambra or Lagos or Sokoto.  The fact is we need leaders who have the interest of Nigeria at heart..Those that fill their bank accounts with our money are praise and worship by ignorant Nigerians who are still living in the stupor of tribalism. There are reports about an ex gorvernor who is such a big baller that he signs his business papers in his swimming pool. Who cares how he got his money? Please stop idolizing people  of little integrity it sends a bad message to the youth and the leaders of tomorrow. God bless us all and God bless the Federal republic of Nigeria.

Posted: at 11-03-2014 01:24 PM (10 years ago) | Upcoming