{"id":19278,"date":"2017-11-20T13:32:18","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T12:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=19278"},"modified":"2017-11-20T13:32:18","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T12:32:18","slug":"obiano-dedicates-victory-anambra-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/obiano-dedicates-victory-anambra-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Obiano Dedicates Victory To Anambra People"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"m_126459126014661049ydp5beaeb55MsoNormal\">Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra says his victory in the governorship election does not belong to him or All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) but to all the people of Anambra<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_126459126014661049ydp5beaeb55MsoNormal\">Obiano, in his acceptance speech titled,\u00a0\u2018Time to Build a New World\u201d, in Aguleri, Anambra East Local Government\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">on Sunday<\/span><\/span>, declared that \u201cthis sweet victory belongs to Ndi Anambra\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_126459126014661049ydp5beaeb55MsoNormal\">\u201cIt belongs to the wheelbarrow pushers and the okada riders who have clearly seen in our recent political experience, a glimmer of light in the horizon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_126459126014661049ydp5beaeb55MsoNormal\">\u201cIt belongs to the farmers in Ayamelum, Onono, Ogbaru, Omasi, Omor and Ufuma who have now realised that agriculture is the future of Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_126459126014661049ydp5beaeb55MsoNormal\">\u201cIt belongs to the teachers and civil servants who have seen that a motivated workforce is the greatest asset of any government.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_126459126014661049ydp5beaeb55MsoNormal\">\u201cIt belongs to the illustrious sons and daughters of Anambra State who have seen the STAR of this great state rise in the Eastern Skies and have answered our call to \u00a0bring home their naira and dollars to put our dear state on the investment map.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_126459126014661049ydp5beaeb55MsoNormal\">\u201cThis victory belongs to all of us. My dear people, this victory is not a winner takes it all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_126459126014661049ydp5beaeb55MsoNormal\">Obiano \u00a0said \u201cin the New Anambra of my dream, everyone is a winner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_126459126014661049ydp5beaeb55MsoNormal\">He \u00a0urged other governorship candidates to join in building the new Anambra that the citizens would be proud of.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_126459126014661049ydp5beaeb55MsoNormal\">\u201cI say to you; my brothers, we have all fought a good fight, but Anambra State is the WINNER.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_126459126014661049ydp5beaeb55MsoNormal\">\u201cThe interest of Anambra State is bigger than the private ambitions of anyone of us.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_126459126014661049ydp5beaeb55MsoNormal\">\u201cOur beloved state needs our talent and our time. The time to build a better place is now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_126459126014661049ydp5beaeb55MsoNormal\">He described the victory as \u201ca referendum on the solid resolve of the people of Anambra to rise above average in all endeavours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_126459126014661049ydp5beaeb55MsoNormal\">\u201cWe have demonstrated that we are indeed capable of taking charge of our lives and making difficult decisions that will brighten the future of our children.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p class=\"m_126459126014661049ydp5beaeb55MsoNormal\">\u201cI have no doubt in my mind that we shall continue to lay the building blocks for a prosperous\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">tomorrow<\/span><\/span>\u00a0for all.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_126459126014661049ydp5beaeb55MsoNormal\">\u201cThis mandate is dear to my heart. I see it as a historic call to inspire my people to greatness. I see it as a call to deny myself sleep that my people might sleep better.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_126459126014661049ydp5beaeb55MsoNormal\">\u201cI will not give myself rest until our beloved state has fully assumed the status of the model state of Nigeria. This is my promise to you all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_126459126014661049ydp5beaeb55MsoNormal\">He said the victory did not come by chance but the final product of the combined efforts of brilliant men and women who sacrificed their comfort to ensure that Anambra\u2019s steady march to progress was\u00a0not derailed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_126459126014661049ydp5beaeb55MsoNormal\">He commended President Muhammadu Buhari for proving to the people of Anambra that under his watch, democracy would have deeper roots in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_126459126014661049ydp5beaeb55MsoNormal\">\u201cMr President promised us a free and fair election. Today, we can all see that he has kept his promise.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_126459126014661049ydp5beaeb55MsoNormal\">He thanked INEC for conducting a transparent election in Anambra, stressing that with this election, the commission had shown that it was prepared for the 2019 elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_126459126014661049ydp5beaeb55MsoNormal\">Obiano commended the security operatives whose alertness ensured that the will of the people was not thwarted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_126459126014661049ydp5beaeb55MsoNormal\">The governor said \u201cmy team and I shall never fail you\u201d and urged the people to prepare for the speedy transformation of Anambra into a prosperous sub-national entity in the next four years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_126459126014661049ydp5beaeb55MsoNormal\">\u201cWe have stepped into our finest hour. Our journey into greatness is now assured.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_126459126014661049ydp5beaeb55MsoNormal\">\u201cWe are ready and willing to work with anyone who has something to share that will make Anambra State great.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_126459126014661049ydp5beaeb55MsoNormal\">\u2018\u2019We are open to new ideas, new visions of society and a new hope,\u2019\u2019 he declared<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra says his victory in the governorship election does not belong to him or All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) but to all the people of Anambra Obiano, in his acceptance speech titled,\u00a0\u2018Time to Build a New World\u201d, in Aguleri, Anambra East Local Government\u00a0on Sunday, declared that \u201cthis sweet victory belongs to &hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":19279,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1593,17,624],"tags":[2190,2470],"coauthors":[2391],"class_list":["post-19278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-metro","category-news","category-politics","tag-anambra-state","tag-willie-obiano"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.9 - 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