November 18: Why Anambra needs Dr Chike Obidigbo.
I stumbled upon a publication on the IGR of all the regions and states in Nigeria, and I was utterly amazed that Ogun state gets about 73 billion naira from Internally Generated Revenue annually.
[b]The Ogun state IGR is higher than the IGR of the entire southeast states put together. [/b]The publication puts IGR from the five states of southeast to about 50 billion naira annually.
This is the sole reason Ndigbo should start looking inward. The era of electing a governor to come and wait for Abuja, get allocation, pay workers and rush to media to hail himself is over.
Every region and indeed each state is looking at how to boost its local economy. Without a viable economy which drives revenue increase, we will continue to witness low IGR, rise in unemployment, dearth of infrastructure and capital flight.
It is no longer fashionable for our leaders to think that the only way to increase state IGR is to tax our market men and women heavily, appoint numerous aides on IGR and use all kind of touts to collect revenue. IGR is increased largely by attracting businesses and industries as well as tightening the leakages in all the revenue pay points.
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However, as Anambra goes to POLL on November 18, Dr Chike Obidigbo is the only aspirant who has made strong promise on developing the economy of the state and by extension that of igboland. It is time to elect leaders who can attract real investments through sustainable policies that will guarantee investment security. It takes an entrepreneur to understand the right policies to grow the local economy.
It is disheartening that DISTILL an international manufacturer of Amarula and sundry spirits and wines that was lured to invest in Oraifite-Ozubulu axis of Anambra State by
