Obiano unveils 10-Point Agenda for Anambra

All Progressive Grand Alliance candidate (APGA) for the November 16, 2013 governorship election in Anambra State, Mr. Willie Obiano has unveiled what he called 10 pillars of Development with which he hopes to govern the state if he is elected governor on November 16.

At a brief ceremony in Awka, the Anambra State capital yesterday where he addressed the media, Obiano said he felt sufficiently motivated to deploy his years of experience in managing human and natural resources as a banker for the service of the state in line with the sterling achievements of the APGA administration in the state.

He said only a competent technocrat with a deep knowledge of the intricacies of modern management and a vast external exposure and contacts could sustain Anambra's present development model, adding that politics was too serious a business to be left in the hands of individuals who were ill-prepared for purposeful leadership.

He explained that his blue-print revolved around four major areas and included industrialisation, trade and commerce, agriculture and oil and gas; stressing that education, health, the environment, Infrastructure, commerce and industry, agriculture, housing and urban development, security and social welfare, tourism, sports and youth development, administration and civil service, and enabling laws were enablers that would translate to the visible activities of his blue print when he assumes office.

He said he will strive to continue with the works started by the Peter Obi administration, complete these works, unveil them and commence a set of new revolutionary initiatives that would lift Anambra State to the status of the leading investment and leisure destination in sub-saharan Africa.

'My mission is to create a socially stable business friendly environment that will attract both indigenes and foreigners to seek wealth creating opportunities in Anambra State,' he said.

In the area of Health, Obiano said he would set up free health care policy for children under the age of 10 and underprivileged pregnant women and the elderly above 60 and develop state of the art medical parks to provide full spectrum of excellent quality high-tech  specialist medical diagnostic services.