Nigeria Newsday Exclusive: Dora Akunyili & Gov. Peter Obi Are Hypocrites– Dr. Chris Ngige

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In his first post-election interview, senator-elect and former Governor of Anambra State, Dr. Chris Ngige described the negative campaign waged against him by the trio of Gov. Peter Obi, Mrs. Dora Akunyili and APGA chairman, Mr. Victor Umeh as vicious and hypocritical. Dr. Ngige took exception at the attempt by Gov. Obi and Dora Akunyili to paint his party, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) as a Yoruba party.

 “That was the level of pettiness the APGA people descended to,” Dr. Ngige said in an exclusive interview with www.Nigerianewsday.com. “Can you imagine a former Minister for Information who claimed to have “rebranded” Nigeria as a country of “good people and great nation” engaging in tribal politics? They fanned the embers of tribal and religious politics thinking that the people would be taken in by these sentiments. APGA, which they call Igbo party, has no structure in the neighboring Enugu, Ebonyi and Abia states.”
 
Dr. Ngige went on to say that, “They have no single seat in the out-going Houses of Assembly in those states, but ACN, which they tag “Yoruba Party,” has members in the Houses of Assembly in Plateau, Adamawa, Edo and even Jigawa states. So how could Peter Obi and Dora Akunyili (a Minister in charge of “rebranding” Nigeria) tag ACN a “Yoruba party”? Don’t forget that the ACN that is in power in Lagos State appointed an Igbo man from Anambra State (Ben Akabueze) as its Commissioner for Economic Development.  Peter Obi, who is in the forefront of this cheap campaign, has 95% of his businesses located in Lagos and made all his money as a “Lagos-based” business tycoon. The billions of naira he claimed to have made as a businessman were substantially made in Lagos, the heartland of Yorubaland. So to answer your question, ACN is not a Yoruba party.  It is a party for “doers” and “performers.” Today, the party has secured more seats in Anambra, Imo, Akwa-Ibom, Benue, Taraba, Jigawa and Cross River States in the legislative elections.”
 
Dr. Ngige described the senatorial contest experience as that of a lone wrester fighting three opponents at once. According to Dr. Ngige, Mrs. Akunyili was backed by Gov. Peter Obi of Anambra State and APGA Chairman Mr. Victor Umeh both of whom hailed from the same town as Mrs. Akunyili.
 
“The senatorial contest was like a wrestling match where one wrestler was facing a tag team of three other wrestlers,” Dr. Ngige told Nigeria Newsday. “As one of the three got tired, another was tagged to come into the ring and continue the fight, while the others rested, and it went on like that.  As the fight progressed the three were simultaneously fighting the lone opponent who stood like a rock of Gibraltar unscathed. That was the scenario in the senatorial contest. It was by the Grace of God and the wisdom of our people, that I, the lone wrestler, got the energy and strength to withstand the rampaging and vicious tag team of Peter Obi, Dora Akunyili and Victor Umeh.”
 
Dr. Ngige accused Gov. Peter Obi of engaging in negative campaign. He particularly frowned at Gov. Obi’s attempt to label Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, as a Yoruba party.
 
The sudden pumping in of money into the race by Gov. Peter Obi received the greatest condemnation of Dr. Ngige. “The amount of money the Anambra State government deployed in the Anambra central senatorial race just to humiliate me in the election was enough to settle the salary and wages of judiciary and health workers whose industrial actions had led to the closure of Anambra state courts and the state’s hospitals and maternities for more than three months.”
 
Dr. Ngige described his legislative interest as in the areas of “war against corruption, electoral reforms, administration of justice and job creation.” For his constituency, he hoped to ensure that long taunted federal projects like the Oji River power station, second Niger Bridge, the rehabilitation of Enugu-Onitsha Expressway amongst others, finally received the funding needed to accomplish them. He also wants to work on the creation of another state in the South-East zone to achieve equity and justice and the inclusion of Anambra State on the list of oil producing states on account of the large oil deposits in the Omambala River basin of Anambra State.
 
In all, Dr. Ngige gave the election an average mark. “I will rate the election as 50% successful. There is still lots of work to be done to reform the electoral process. The rigging structure of the previous regime in INEC is still in place, and as long as the undesirable elements of that regime remain in the system, the mission of the present management to enthrone free and fair election in Nigeria will remain a pipe dream.”
 
For the full interview, please visit: http://nigerianewsday.com/menu/columns/guest-of-the-week/169-obi-and-dor...
 

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the shameless Dora et les autres

The shameless fool who can defile another woman's bed for political porridge, the fools can only bark in Igbo land and go free, peter obi encourages Muslims or Islamics to kill Igbos, same with other govs of Ebonyi,Imo and Abia states, the Efulefus have Hausas-fulanis as their ADC and security quards, and they are busy killing Igbos in the north, and one Igbo officer said that an Igbo man cannot enter any Govt buildings jn the North,cos he or she christ-like in creation and in faith, shameless fools, those whose umbilical cord are buried in the north, those whose mothers slept with Hauses-fulanis b4 they are given birth to, but wear igbo names to deceive those do not know.Efulefus of the highest order,

TRIBE IS NOT IMPORTANT HERE!

OMOYELE SOWORE IS FROM NIGER-DELTA AND NOT A YORUBA NOR EDO GUY.BUT I THANK GOD HE IS A PROUD SON NIGERIA/LETS FACE FACTS AND SEE MATTERS ON MERIT AND NOT SENTIMENTS.GOD BLISS 9JA!

Riot5000 it has been so harsh

Riot5000 it has been so harsh comment :P
MMA Forum

YOU S.EAST GOVERNING IDIOTS

LEARN TO MAKE YOUR POLICIES IGBOCENTRIC, NO MATTER WHAT Party you belong to.
DESTINATION, IGBO Nation's REVIVAL.
DUMBASSES.

ASSASINATION PROJECT !!!

Sowore , Rudolph Okoronkwo, Okey Ndibe and other accursed criminals who serve their paymaster: Ngige, are behind all the wicked conspiracy of destroying peter obi or Prof. Akunyili at media house.

Bribe has made these men to dance naked in the media just to perpetuate the project of kill or destroy Peter Obi and Prof. Dora Akunyili at all cost.
Bribe has also made Sowore a mad man who can even go to any media house to borrow any story published in his connivance against Peter Obi or Prof. Akunyili.

These wicked criminals forget that there is God who controls the Universe.
We are all watching things as they unfold.

Please readers, check this article http://nigeriamasterweb.com/blog/index.php/2011/06/08/who-knows-what-sah...

edo

please next time find out the origin of someone before erroneously/maliciously donating him or her to the wrong place. Edo people do not gossip they address matters squarely if and when they want to.
you have only displced how ignorant you are bout the tribes and languages of your country that you dont even know that sowore is a yoruba name.

u shud beta get organised

my frnd if u dnt ave anyfin 2 say keep ur mouth shut cos it seems u dnt understnd wats happening.u just open ur mouth n blab bcos u have 1.

Sowore is Yoruba

Omoyele Sowore is a Yoruba man not Edo. Please do your findings and stop assumptions. As for your blabbing about Edo State governor, it is obvious you are misinformed or disgruntled, or both. It is always wise to keep silent and be considered a fool than to speak and remove all doubts.

Helen u dont have sense

how can you said that Dora is a fool. may be you are one of those poeple that she destroy their fake drugs. listen let me tell u Ngige and Dora are Heroes. dat she didnt win does not make u better than her ok:

nigerians with thier mentality

why pointing accussing finger at everybody. if you were given the opportunity, you wld do same. so stop this nonsence and lets face reality and build this country.

Correction

Point of correction whoever you are , Ngige is never a role model. Ngige in the mind of right thinking nigerians is A CRIMINAL ELECTION RIGGER, that suppose to be in prison now.

Peter Obi is very good in

Peter Obi is very good in giving bribes to whoever could help paint what is glaringly black to be white. It is very certain that this VATICAN of a man grabbed a very big junk of Obi's bribe to media men recently so that they could make him a saint with their pens and present Anambra as like America on the pages of Newspapers just to confuse those who are not at home or at home but are maliciously blind. Criminals! Do we need Billboards, or newspapers or paid-adverts to know what Obi is doing? They are all deceipt. Obi has not been able to achieve in five years what Ngige accomplished in 2.5 years with very little fund and in a tight corner too. Obi is simply a criminal

Peter Obi is very good in

Peter Obi is very good in giving bribes to whoever could help paint what is glaringly black to be white. It is very certain that this VATICAN of a man grabbed a very big junk of Obi's bribe to media men recently so that they could make him a saint with their pens and present Anambra as like America on the pages of Newspapers just to confuse those who are not at home or at home but are maliciously blind. Criminals! Do we need Billboards, or newspapers or paid-adverts to know what Obi is doing? They are all deceipt. Obi has not been able to achieve in five years what Ngige accomplished in 2.5 years with very little fund and in a tight corner too. Obi is simply a criminal

IN ADDITION...

...... I should add that the same inflation I reffered to in my earlier comment was also done in the House of Reps Elections for Anaocha,Dunukofia /Njikoka Federal Constituency where Dozie Nwankwo won and Uche Ekwunife was decalred using inflation from Anaocha. Those who want to understand how these Anaocha infaltions took place should pay attention to the proceedings of the case in the Anambtra Election Tribunal.

For lack of information,my

For lack of information,my people difress. Two persons have reffred to slim margin here.On the ground, there was no real margin.The closeness of the oficila results occured as a result of votes in Anaocha LGA by the machiinery led and inspired by Peter Obi in favour of Akunyili from the region of 9000 votes to 24,000. It is not an issue now because Ngige won. Otherwise the details would have been sustained in the public domain. All the same Dora Akunyili deserves respect in defeat,if she does not continue a allow a clueless Obi to destroy her future potentials politically.

EDO IS NOT IGBO

It has been a known fact that the governor of Edo State is a womanizer and has a lot dirty deals to stay afloat with the henchmen of Edo politics ...the likes of Aneni, breathing down the governor's neck. Scandals are awash in Edo State. The coruption in Edo State stinks to the heavens. Etc. The press should beam investigative searchlight on the ills that abound in Edo State.

From the name Sowore, I am guessing that this quack journalist is from Edo State. It will be a disservice to his home state, Edo, if he leaves all the ills that abound there to focus on Anambra and Igbo issues which is fed to him by his paymasters. Take the log out of your eyes before you help Igbos to remove the splinter in our eyes. Your paper's name, (Sahara)reporters should convey what should actually happen to any of your intellectual property, if you have one .....let it be scorched by the Sahara heat.

Re: Akunyili and Ngige

If u are annoyed that akunyili wiped out fake drugs in onitsha albeit anambra state, then u are a bigger fool. u must be one of those exporting and importing illicit drugs with their private part. Dora is internationally respected for the good job she did. U are also a bastard to call Dora a fool. u must be a product of a prostitute.

let work together

Congrat senetor Ngige, we do appreciate your corage and determination to move the country forward but please, their are still alot of work to be done by bring d igbo pple together with d south west and south south to save us from proverty development party{PDP}. I'm not against JEG but against the party that will force candidate on him even though he might try to resist some but in 4years time will be another time for PDP wasting our future. God bless Nigeria

Dora and Ngige are heroes

We forget pretty well the contributions of our formers leaders so easily, this lady and gentleman has in the past contributed immensely to our country's growth in their different ways, let us not cast aspersions on them, we have to understand that politics is a dirty game and the players unclean, Dora would have avoided all these by maintaning her proffessional job line in the presidency, however, both parties should sheath their sword and work closely to make Anambra state a great place for all.

akunyeli is a fool

dora you are fool you think that you can rigg the election is imporsible you should go and have seat at home your time is over remember 2007 march when you conducted oparetion wipe out at b/h market onitsha without reason becouse you think you u can do it and go free dont u know how many billions of dollars u have damaged for igbos why dont u go to kano or lagos and do the same, big idiot

akunyeli is a fool

dora you are fool you think that you can rigg the election is imporsible you should go and have seat at home your time is over remember 2007 march when you conducted oparetion wipe out at b/h market onitsha without reason becouse you think you u can do it and go free dont u know how many billions of dollars u have damaged for igbos why dont u go to kano or lagos and do the same, big idiot

those against Ngige and igbos

those against Ngige and igbos are fool and will remain so,till otherwise

ngige and dora are great people

Both Dora and Ngige are role models to many, they have been tested and trusted, its just that one person has to win. if you even look at the magin you will understand they almost got the same number of votes. I say kudos to both of them and they should embrace each other to work for the beterment of the state.if i were to be Goodluck i will re-appoint dora as minister or another possition to let people know that hard work pays, in all her possition she has made nigerians proud

Ngige/Dora are my hero

Both Dora and Ngige are role models to many, they have been tested and trusted, its just that one person has to win. if you even look at the magin you will understand they almost got the same number of votes. I say kudos to both of them and they should embrace each other to work for the beterment of the state.if i were to be Goodluck i will re-appoint dora as minister or another possition to let people know that hard work pays, in all her possition she has made nigerians proud

Ngige and Dora

Nigerians let us not get confused, that Ngige won the election does not mean that he is better than Dora. the fight Ngige fought in Anambra state as a gov, Dora fought even more against the whole country as NAFDAC chairman. The slim margin shows that it was really a hard knot 4 the electorates to crack but one person must win. In my own opinion, Dora will be better in the national assembly where she cld help fight the massive corruption going on in the house while Dr Chris Ngige will go 4 governor after Peter Obi's tenor.

gooD

You have spoken very well. Shame on Peter Obi. He can even pay workers. Criminals. NGIGE is the only Governor that has left a reasonable money in the STATE ACCOUNT Despite all the war hr fought with the UBA'S . OLD Aba-tete Rd Connecting UGU NWASIKE down to OLD ONITSHA RD was repaired by NGIGE. What has peter Obi done?

My View

If Peter Obi and Umeh has a good dream for Anambra people and also want to Practice what APGA was meant for as to better the life of NDI IGBO in Anambra State; They should have given the Ticket to NGIGE knowing his plans to securing his present position as a senator. No; They will not do that .. But want a crook like them

Re: Ngige

My People, please do not blame Destiny. That is Dora Akuyili speaking and disguising herself, imagine descending so low. She was a minister for years and never benefitted Anambra anything. Destiny or Dora is just a big fool and loser for life. She will die when Ngige becomes the Governor of Anambra State after Obi.

Re: Ngige

My People, please do not blame Destiny. That is Dora Akuyili speaking and disguising herself, imagine descending so low. She was a minister for years and never benefitted Anambra anything. Destiny or Dora is just a big fool and loser for life. She will die when Ngige becomes the Governor of Anambra State after Obi.

On" Ngige as a habalist"

Destiny or whatever you call yourself,what do you mean? In just one paragraph you have said so many confusing things without anything to justify whatever you have said.
If you ask me, you need to go back to school.

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