We have information on Ozubulu killers, says Obiano

Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, said that
security agencies had a lead that could make possible the arrest of
the gunmen that killed 13 people at St. Philip’s Catholic Church in
Amankwa, Ozubulu in the state.

The governor insisted that the target of the shooting was a
business partner of the alleged killer of the worshippers, but said
that while the target was not found, his father was killed during
the attack.

Obiano spoke with journalists in Abuja on Friday at the national
headquarters of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, where he
submitted his governorship nomination form.

He said, “We are taking precautions, we have a lead and the
police have made some arrests and we are very confident that we
will resolve the matter very soon.”

He said that the state government was bankrolling both the cost
of treating the injured and the burial of dead victims of the
attack.

The governor said that despite the killings, his state remains
the safest state in the country.

“We can’t use that singular incident to judge the state. We have
stopped kidnapping, assassinations and all that in the state. So,
whichever way you look at it, we remain a safe state,” he said.

On why he is gunning for a second term as governor, Obiano said
that his target was that by the time he had done eight years in
office, he would have touched the life of everyone in the
state.

The governor, who expressed confidence at the possibility of
clinching victory at the poll, said that virtually all the major
roads in the state had been lighted up.

He said that so far his government had achieved 66 per cent
target in internally generated revenue.

Obiano said, “In agriculture, the state is doing very well and
has attained self-sufficiency in rice production. We consume
320,000 metric tonnes and now we produce 375,000 metric tonnes per
annum, from 80,000 metric tonne when we assumed office.

“What I want to leave behind as my legacy when I leave office
after eight years is to ensure that Anambra State is
self-sufficient in its revenue sources so that we will not have to
be waiting for Abuja to run the affairs of governance.”

Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, said that
security agencies had a lead that could make possible the arrest of
the gunmen that killed 13 people at St. Philip’s Catholic Church in
Amankwa, Ozubulu in the state.

The governor insisted that the target of the shooting was a
business partner of the alleged killer of the worshippers, but said
that while the target was not found, his father was killed during
the attack.

Obiano spoke with journalists in Abuja on Friday at the national
headquarters of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, where he
submitted his governorship nomination form.

He said, “We are taking precautions, we have a lead and the
police have made some arrests and we are very confident that we
will resolve the matter very soon.”

He said that the state government was bankrolling both the cost
of treating the injured and the burial of dead victims of the
attack.

The governor said that despite the killings, his state remains
the safest state in the country.

“We can’t use that singular incident to judge the state. We have
stopped kidnapping, assassinations and all that in the state. So,
whichever way you look at it, we remain a safe state,” he said.

On why he is gunning for a second term as governor, Obiano said
that his target was that by the time he had done eight years in
office, he would have touched the life of everyone in the
state.

The governor, who expressed confidence at the possibility of
clinching victory at the poll, said that virtually all the major
roads in the state had been lighted up.

He said that so far his government had achieved 66 per cent
target in internally generated revenue.

Obiano said, “In agriculture, the state is doing very well and
has attained self-sufficiency in rice production. We consume
320,000 metric tonnes and now we produce 375,000 metric tonnes per
annum, from 80,000 metric tonne when we assumed office.

“What I want to leave behind as my legacy when I leave office
after eight years is to ensure that Anambra State is
self-sufficient in its revenue sources so that we will not have to
be waiting for Abuja to run the affairs of governance.”