From Chuks Collins, Awka
The Anambra state Governor, Chief Willie Obianor has warned or
criminals, kidnappers and social deviants in the state to shape up or
ship immediately.
The governor in a statewide broadcast to mark his one month in office
yesterday read the riot act to all anti-social actors to quit their
line of trade to give way to the Anambra of his dreams.
The message read in part, ?Fellow Anambrarians, I dream of a New
Anambra State ? a land of promise and beauty; a place where the
creative energies of our restless youths will find purposeful
expression in the service of humanity; a state where the wisdom of our
elders shall serve as a beacon to our fulfilled hopes and a state
where our people?s diverse talents shall be matched by an abundance of
opportunities to showcase them.
?Above all, I dream of a safer Onitsha, Nnewi, Awka and all our 177
communities where the entrepreneurial and creative impulses God has
given our people in super abundance shall no longer be overwhelmed by
the crippling fear of insecurity that has chased many of our
entrepreneurs, sons and daughter, brothers and sisters, and worst,
ageing and frail parents and grand-parents, out of State and/or in
?hiding? in other parts of the country or overseas. ?This is the
Anambra of my dream, and guns in the hands of a few criminals shall
not prevent its realisation!
So I say this to kidnappers, armed robbers, and gangsters ? be warned:
in the name of God, give up your crimes and extortionist activities;
re-join civil society or leave Anambra state for good; if you do not,
the might of this government! You are not bigger than this government
? My government is determined to rid this state of your criminal
activities for good whatever resources it takes??
The governor admitted that ?to this end, we have realized that our
crackdown on criminals must go hand in hand with a robust plan for
youth employment. We are well aware that if we replace the guns in the
hands of our youths with employment letters and seed monies for
small-scale businesses, Anambra would be freer from criminals and
social miscreants that have denied us a peace of mind.?
He therefore solicited the support and assistance of all in achieving
the onerous task ahead, noting that his cabinet was committed ?to
creating the Anambra of my dream – A Safe, Prosperous, and
Environmentally Beautiful Anambra! Let this be our Shared Dream?
