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| Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi |
I find
it extremely difficult to be persuaded to believe that, even if there are more
than one million Facebook posts saying that Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi is not performing, especially when such
criticisms are coming from those who should know better. It is easy to locate
where the criticisms are coming from and for what reasons. There are those
whose expectation is for the loots of electioneering victory to be shared fast
without any delay. They are eager to receive their own share of the state cake
and bail from the ship before it sinks. For this group of people, even if the
Governor were to pave the streets of Enugu State with gold, without gratifying
their personal pockets, he would still be branded as a failed leader.
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I was
compelled to take up arms against these agents of devastation because in recent
times they appear to have hyped frontal attempts to vilify the Governor on
Facebook, in spite of his best efforts to lift Enugu State from the depths of
poverty and neglect where those before him had abandoned it.
Without
mincing words and at the risk of being dubbed a praise singer, I will say that
this Governor has done well, way beyond the expectations of even his most
ardent critics. Let me not bore you with the details of all he has been able to
achieve so far, as that would make difficult reading for someone in a hurry.
Just one aspect will suffice for the purpose of this piece. You will agree with
me that the economy of Enugu State is one area the Governor has been able to
tinker with to such levels that we have become almost at par with some oil
producing states.
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Let us
examine his novel but ingenious strategy of intravenously injecting money into
the system, first to deny wolves in human clothing the opportunity of diverting
public funds into private pockets. By this system also, he was able create room
for gradual but direct percolation of money from the top to the lowest rung of
our economic system. He started with the Market
Traders Monthly Lottery Scheme. Before this scheme, the notion had been
that only civil servants enjoy the bulk of Federal allocations to the State
courtesy of the monthly salaries they receive, thus compelling other members of
society like artisans and traders to depend on them for sustenance. To many,
this was not an equitable system of wealth distribution.
The
market Traders Lottery Scheme helped to stabilize the economy by putting seed
money directly in the hands of traders who otherwise would be struggling to
survive. The other master stroke was the idea of taking development right to
the doorsteps of the communities by putting money directly in their hands and
allowing them take the initiative on which projects would best suit their
needs. The Governor gave the sum of five million naira to all communities in
Enugu State with stable leadership structures for them to embark on projects
jointly agreed on by all stakeholders in the communities.
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Before
now, decisions on what project each community deserves were hatched and
perfected at the Government House level without consulting the benefitting
communities.
Today,
the story has changed. I had the opportunity of observing how much this system
has boosted the average citizen's enthusiasm and zeal to participate actively
in the process of development when I came across a Facebook post showing
indigenes of Mgbuji in Isiuzo LGA, all out, ready to do
anything it would take to advance the road project they initiated with the five
million naira project money from the governor. That is what grassroots
development is all about: the best benefit for the greater number.
My
take on all these efforts by those who are bent on pulling down Governor
Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and smearing his hard earned reputation is, let those who must
by nature and for the lure of filthy lucre declare that white is black,
continue, when the chips are down, posterity will pass judgment on those who
did well with the opportunities given to them and those who focused on just
feathering their own nests.
Chris Chime
writes from Enugu
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