Civic Accountability · Nigeria

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Previously in Anambra:
Term report
8
Total tracked
6
Kept
1
Partial / mixed
1
Broken
Kept
Partial / mixed
Broken
In progress
Security
Secure Anambra against crime and kidnapping
Partial
The promise
Campaigned on tackling crime and criminality in Anambra, building on the security gains of the Peter Obi era.
Assessment
The administration invested in security-agency welfare and equipment and operated the Anambra Vigilance Group under a 2014 vigilante law, though insecurity, including kidnapping, remained a recurring concern through the tenure.
Education
Improve education quality and access
Kept
The promise
Promised improved education outcomes and infrastructure for Anambra schools.
Assessment
The administration built 1,000-room hostels across 12 technical colleges and re-equipped 60 secondary-school science laboratories, coinciding with a rise in university admission qualification rates from 38% to 64%.
Health
Universal health insurance access
Kept
The promise
Promised accessible, quality healthcare delivery for Anambra residents.
Assessment
Established the Anambra State Health Insurance Agency (ASHIA) and refurbished facilities including Orumba General Hospital.
Infrastructure
Expand road infrastructure
Kept
The promise
Promised improved road connectivity linking industrial clusters, farmland and commercial centres.
Assessment
The administration says it tarred over 1,000 kilometres of roads and bridges across the state during the two terms.
Infrastructure
Deliver an international airport for Anambra
Kept
The promise
Promised to deliver an airport and convention centre to boost Anambra's investment profile.
Assessment
The Anambra International Cargo and Passenger Airport and an international convention centre were built during the tenure.
Judiciary
Establish a Court of Appeal division in Awka
Kept
The promise
Promised improved access to appellate justice for the state.
Assessment
A Court of Appeal division was established in Awka during the administration.
Revenue
Grow internally generated revenue
Kept
The promise
Promised to eliminate leakages and grow IGR, targeting an 80% increase to about ₦2.2 billion a month early in the tenure.
Assessment
NBS figures show Anambra's annual IGR rising from roughly ₦14.79 billion in 2015 to about ₦28 billion in 2020, a real increase though short of some of the administration's own targets in individual years.
Governance
Transparent management of public funds
Broken
The promise
Campaigned on prudent, accountable use of state resources including security votes.
Assessment
Hours after leaving office in March 2022, Obiano was arrested by the EFCC and later arraigned on a nine-count charge alleging he withdrew ₦4 billion from the state's security-vote account within 24 hours in 2017.