ANAMBRA is a traumatised state. It has been so from the times of the military locusts which constantly devoured its resources. The departure of the military in the country restored some measure of stability and sanity in many states, but not Anambra.
When some states like Lagos produced their best to replace the rapacious military, Anambra produced some of its worst. The civilian hijackers simply replaced the military ones. The mafia that seized it had Arthur Eze as the godfather. It produced Chinwoke Mbadinuju as governor.
His attempt to be his own man led to a war of attrition; governance went on French leave and anarchy reigned. Mbadinuju’s era is best remembered for the destruction of the school system with primary and secondary schools shutdown for almost two sessions over unpaid teachers’ salaries. Public servants were also on strike for months over the same issue.
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