Dozie is a reminiscence of the saying that ’empty vessel makes the most sound’

DOZIE OKONKWO masquerading as “Agbarusia NGENE” and his paymasters have gone overboard with lies and falsification of facts in Utuh.

Simply put, concerned Utuh people are wondering whether he and his paymasters are referring to the same community they are living in or another strange town.

When a man denies the existence of the tarred road he walks on or mistakes electricity for moonlight you know that all is not well. As crazy and removed from reality as DOZIE’s disjointed rantings were the facts remain as follows:

(1). The governor visited Utuh many times during his tenor at the invitation of the commissioner. On his first visit the Commissioner requested the governor to build Orie UTUH-Akwuata- to court road 3.4 kilometers and the governor agreed. Work started soon after. On his second visit two year’s later our honored bishop requested the governor for Nkete AMICHI road and the governor also said yes. Two separate requests two years apart. Akwuata road has been done as approved by the Governor. Nkete road promised the bishop remains despite the efforts of the Commissioner to get it done. Though, Utuh still has the opportunity to get this road even without the commissioner there. All you have to do is ask and it shall be done for you

(2).The 33kva electrification from Awada to provide UTUH better electricity. How childish it is to argue that because other communities in NNEWI south benefited that it was not Utuh project.

The commissioner lobbied for the project and it was done and you are arguing other communities shouldn’t have benefited too that it should only be Utuh. What a depraved logic.

(3). On street light projects, the lie that 177 communities ( though, Anambra has 179 COMMUNITIES) benefited therefore it is nothing special is pathetic . Half the communities in ANAMBRA state do not have street lights as we speak including many communities in the former governor’s senatorial zone.

What Utuh is enjoying is the result of intensive lobbying by the former commissioner .

(4). Erosion intervention projects done in Utuh in the last one year.

The intervention in Okpo and Umueze villages to save houses and roads linking Utuh, Ebenator and Osumenyi was done by the ministry of local government at the commissioner’s initiative. This has nothing to do with the world bank. Pictures of before and after are available and have been posted here on this platform.

About NEWMAP AND WORLD BANK, there are over 900 active erosion sites on the world bank list. The commissioner put Okpo/UTUH on their priority list. Every site in ANAMBRA is on the list but work is selected from the priority list where the commissioner has placed UTUH .

5.  Court house at Ugwu Nkenu.  An Ezinifite man posted a picture of the brand new courthouse to prove to Utuh people the court building is there.What a pity. Some People have eyes but cannot see.

6. The legacies and contributions of late Emmanuel Obi is a matter of verifiable historical oral and written records of Utuh. DOZIE’s sick attempt to lie about historical figures makes you wonder who is paying him to make caricature of his sorry self.

(7). About the alleged missing transformer: untill Dozie, provides a documented proof of the missing transformer, anyone believing him is as guilty as the person peddling lies without proof.

Moreover, he chose to ignore other projects listed by the Commissioner, yet failed in his obsessed attempt at discrediting him for attracting those projects to UTUH.

Again, let’s recall that the Commissioner has stated in his account that these projects are verifiable, so one wonders why Dozie rushed with a vague rejoinder filled with bitterness to counter the claims in the original account of the Commissioner without first, providing prove of his enquiry from the relevant ministries.

At the Nnewi South forum, other communities are aggrieved that the projects were not evenly spread but concentrated in UTUH yet Dozie and his paymasters are here denying their existence. The facts are there for Utuh people to verify.

The claim that other communities in the local Govt did not benefit is just not true. The 33kva line spread through other communities, erosion control benefited other communities in the Local govt and the 20 million community project which was the initiative of the commissioner with of course the approval of exco and the governor was midwifed and supervised by the ministry of local govt. Those familiar with the workings of the past administration can tell you who made the program the success it was. Utuh alongside all communities benefited from the commissioners stellar performance in this area. Previous attempts through MDG projects failed woefully but through the past commissioners initiative ANAMBRA 20 million choose a project became a success story and a model for other states to emulate.

Commissioner did all these, sincerely because of his love for Utuh and not because he has any political interest whatsoever as he has no interest in any elective position. He is simply a Technocrat.

Ndi Utuh, let us not allow ungrateful hearts and misguided elements in our midst to continue spreading lies. Our heroes, both past, present and the future must be respected and honored. Denial of reality cannot change facts or history rather the soundness of mind of those that engage in such should be questioned by all.

This is the time for deep reflection.

God bless and keep Utuh MBADIKE.

Gerald Akaeze