The immediate past governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano,
has been rated as the best chief executive of the state in the past 23 years,
particularly in the areas of infrastructure, agriculture, trade and investment.
Obiano’s administration was reportedly focused on
introducing leadership reforms for optimum social impact, devoid of media
fanfare that beclouds the real performance of state governors while they are in
office.
In a survey conducted by a financial literacy and content
platform, Financial Street (financialstreet.ng), which targeted project
funding, impact and scale of investment as well as security of projects, the
immediate past governor was credited with excellence in the three areas.
Speaking on Wednesday, in Lagos, while releasing the result of the survey, the Director of Operations at Financial Street, Mr Ifendu Iwenofu, explained that the firm decided to embark on the poll to gauge public perception on government performance and project relevance to the people.
He said researchers from the firm went round the 21 Local
Government Areas of Anambra and administered open-ended questions to a random
sample size of 1,000 persons in each of the three senatorial districts.
Iwenofu said those targeted were adults of voting age,
working class men and women as well as business owners and traders that
are/were Anambra residents.
“The researchers also went round four major markets in Lagos
State, which are, on the average of 83 per cent, dominated by traders of
Anambra extraction,” the operations director said.
He added, “Financial Street decided to pick Anambra as a
state of interest among three others that were selected. Similar polls will be
conducted in Ekiti and Osun states in January or February 2023.”
Iwenofu disclosed that while 79 per cent of respondents
rated Obiano above former governors in the area of agribusiness, 71 per cent
and 66 per cent said he performed better than previous administrations in
investment/trade and general infrastructure, respectively.
Findings from the poll show that about 61 per cent of
respondents rated Dr Chris Ngige as number one in the area of road construction
and maintenance, with Peter Obi (who succeeded Ngige) and Obiano scoring 20 per
cent and 18 per cent respectively.
A graphical presentation of the poll results shows that the
administration of Obi came tops in education with 69 per cent. Dr Chinwoke
Mbadinuju scored 51 per cent in security, while Obiano got 38 per cent.
“In rating Obiano high on the three sectors, projects that
the respondents easily identified were the signature flyovers, the Anambra
International Convention Centre and the Anambra International and Cargo
Airport. Those polled recalled the former governor’s exploits in enhancing the
Anambra Ricebrand, as his administration introduced the first digital databank
for Anambra farmers and active situation room for progress monitoring and
evaluation,” Iwenofu stated.
On Ekiti and Osun states, he disclosed, “Financial Street is
collaborating with development partners to examine the impact of democratic
governance on the socio-economic development of Nigerians.”
He said the essence of conducting the surveys after the
administrations had wound up was to allow the respondents exercise ultimate
freedom to give unbiased answers.
The platform’s director maintained that eight months after
the last administration in Anambra, it was easy to reckon with public
recollections and ratings of previous administrations, which he said showed
that incremental progress was being recorded as Nigeria’s democracy endures.
“By May 29, 2023, Nigeria’s democracy would have clocked 24
years and we, at Financial Street, believe it would be time to do a practical
evaluation of various trends and tendencies in states.
“In Anambra, we were able to analyse the data and found that
a world of difference exists between actual performance by governors and what
the media celebrate during their tenures.
“The outcome of the poll is interesting, because the former
governor was not active on the media. Real public perception about programme
relevance and impact can only be gauged after the life of a particular
administration,” he noted.
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