The 2019 vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, has revealed that Governor Willie Obiano pays some influential people in Anambra State N20 million monthly stipend for doing nothing.

Obi, who described Anambra State Governor-Elect, Prof. Charles Soludo as the Rising Sun, challenged Soludo to stop the monthly payment for unspecified purposes.

His words: “Our rising sun should be interested to know that some people in this state are paid N20 million each monthly for doing nothing of value to the state.

“During your campaign they were visible or tried to be visible in order to impress, when in actual fact they are strengthening the foundations that will ensure further N20 million monthly for doing nothing.

“Stay on the side of the people, step on such leprous toes and ignore their distractions in the January of your governorship. Some of these people have already made enough money such that one is at a loss why such funds should be remitted to them.

“If they have not discussed it with you, be assured that they will come up with it. Resist them, and commit the money to rehabilitating our schools, hospitals and other people-oriented projects.”

Obi, in a statement titled ‘Soludo, the rising sun’, lamented that despite N1.25 billion Governor Willie Obiano collects as monthly security vote, Anambra remains most unsecured state.

“With N1.25 billion as security vote monthly, Willie Obiano collects more than any other governor, including those of Lagos, Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Delta states. However, the sad reality is that apart from the North-East geo-political zone, Anambra State is the most unsecured state in Nigeria,” he said.

The former governor described his predecessor and incumbent, Willie Obiano, as the worst Governor of this Century so far.

He said: “Charles Chukwuma Soludo is the man of the moment! While naturally unhappy that Mr. Valentine Ozigbo, the man I supported and will support all over again for being more qualified, did not win, in the usual spirit of sportsmanship, I join others to routinely congratulate him on his victory.

“For the avoidance of doubt, Soludo will be Governor for all of us and we stand to collectively gain from his good governance or else we continue to suffer from the adverse effects of the tenure of Governor Willie Obiano – on record as the worst Governor of this Century so far.”

Obi stated that Soludo, not APGA, won the election.

“Let the truth be told; it was Charles Soludo and not APGA that won this victory. If the election was based on APGA’s performance or Obiano gone for another term, the party would have come a distant last. I say this for Obiano not to think the victory has anything to do with him.

“…Now we have a rising sun, we should remind him that like Hercules, he is expected to perform some difficult task of cleaning the Augean (Obianonian) Stable that accumulated for eight years. As lovers of the state, we shall be offering him our own perspectives on issues towards resuscitating Anambra State. It is a task that must be embarked on immediately.”