Obiano Suspend selling of state assets

By Oluchi Ihediuche

Governor of Anambra state Willi Obiano has suspended the proposed planned sale of some assets of the state.

The asset which include the Commissioners quarters located within the Agu-Awka axis near Government House, Awka.

This is coming after the leading opposition party in the state, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had recently criticised the planned sale of some state”s assets.

Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment Mr C-Don Adinuba, made the position of government known in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Awka.

Adinuba reacting to the criticism said assets put for sale were those government discovered it inherited since the creation of the state in 1991 but were not in any official record of the state government.

“The State government received an intelligence report in late 2018 that there were a number of properties in prime locations in Enugu which were given to Anambra State following the sharing of assets between Enugu and Anambra.

“An Executive Council panel was set up to investigate the report, the panel discovered that there was no record whatsoever known to the government about any of the properties and government has not derived any value from the properties.

“Though Governor Willie Obiano was to suspend the decision to sell off the properties, the advertisement in national media was in line with the principles of transparency, accountability and due process,”

Adinuba said the Commissioners’ Quarters property in Awka were placed for disposal in view of the fact they were no longer serving their intended purposes and dismissed as misinformation that it planned to sell it at give away prices.

Adinuba said the intention was to use the proceeds from the sales to build modern multi-family buildings which should serve as official residences of commissioners and other top political appointees in a more secure location.