PDP vice presidential candidate, Peter Obi has stated that he cannot be diminished by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige.
According to him, Ngige’s achievement cannot erase what he achieved as governor of Anambra State in 8 years.
Peter Obi made this known in reaction to a statement made by Ngige in which he stated that he was ashamed of the kind of roads done by Peter Obi, his successor in Anambra State.
A statement issued by his Media Adviser, Valentine Obienyem, reads:
“What is most condemnable in Ngige’s attacks are the lies he tells just to bring Obi down. How could he mention roads such as Abatete-Nteje-Aguleri-Otuocha road and Igboukwu-Ezenifite-Umunze, Iseeke roads and deliberately forgot that Obi did greater portions of those roads?”
“Over 90 per cent of the roads, Ngige mentioned he built were done in his Local Government Area.
The statement said though Obi used local contractors to build roads during his reign as governor, major road contracts in the state were done by expatriates at the time.
It added, “Knowing the importance of road maintenance, shortly before he left, Obi set up the Anambra State Road Maintenance Agency with full compliments of brand new equipment.
“He also left over N4bn in the Ministry of Works for road maintenance before he handed over.