GOV. OBIANO’S MISSION: HOW FAR, SO FAR?
Gov. Obiano I was contorting my face in a vain effort to tag this article with an apt title. I anchored its analysis on the avowal by Gov. Obiano in 2013 that his mission was to reposition Anambra and make APGA a truly national party. Then, a friend stepped into my house and picked up a leaf of paper on my table. It did not occur to me that I scribbled the mission statement on the paper. He read it and went mute in thoughts. I must admit, my reception to him was at best, cold; and I feared that he had picked an offence. I wanted to explain but his question was faster. “Obiano’s mission, how far, so far,” he queried. I sprang up and hugged him tightly so that he was palpably surprised at my belated and aggressive welcome. I knew better; he has given my article a title. In response to his question, I handed him this article. Few minutes later, he announced to me that in a world where vows are worthless; where making a pledge means nothing; where promises are made to be broken,...