SUPPORT
ANDY AGENDA 2007
for GOVERNOR
ANAMBRA STATE
‘Igwe bu ike’
PROFILE
Name:
Chief Dr Andy Emmanuel Nnamdi Uba
Date of Birth: 14th December, 1958
Home Town/LGA:
Uga/Aguata
State of Origin:
Anambra State
Nationality:
Nigerian
Schools attended:
Boys High School Awkunana; Concordia
University, Montreal, Canada; California State
University, USA; Buxton University, UK
Work experiences:
Golden State Mutual Insurance,
California, USA (1985-1992); opened health clinics and
hospital in various parts of the US specialised in
conducting evaluations for the US government. Worked in
partnership with about 200 doctors and physical therapy
specialists across the United States
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Special
Duties/Domestic Affairs (1999-2006)
Highest Qualification:
PhD in Biological Sciences
Marital Status: Happily married with four children
THE MAN ANDY UBA
The person of Dr Andy Uba is a man who has been in the
salient fronts of the Obasanjo-led administration. To
those in the pinnacle of governance, he is known as a
core loyalist and a consistent player in the present
administration, winning for him, the reputation of being
the brain behind the government. Though not well known
for public speeches and self-advertisement (this mainly
attributed to his ‘sensitive’ position in government),
he is a man of great ideals. No doubt, this assertion is
justified by Mr President who showered encomiums on Dr
Uba as the best person he has ever worked with. This
however is a vindication from whatever wrong notion
being created in any quarters as to how well he has
performed in his capacity as special adviser to the
president on domestic affairs. I shall leave the rest
assessment to political specialists as to how
‘strategic’ the portfolio of the nations’ ‘domestic
affairs’ is to the relative national stability we have
all enjoyed thus far.
Dr Andy Uba is a bridge-builder and he alone has the
‘circumstantial capacity’ to mend the wounded state.
Anambra – the light of the nation, has come a long way
through thick and thin and should be given the
opportunity to experience peace. With the crop of great
minds in the state, one will have no choice but to be
optimistic about the positive transformation about to
take place in the state – an unequalled revolution and
transformation. And history will vindicate all the
positive minds for seeing Dr Uba’s pivotal role to this
actualization.
ACHIEVEMENTS
It is true that during Dr Andy’s most commendable but
silent selfless service to the nation as Mr president’s
confidant, he has been instrumental to the emergence of
great achievers such as Prof Charles Soludo, Dr Mrs
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Dr Mrs Oby Ezekwesili and and Chief
Mrs Dora Akunyili, to mention but a few – all from
Anambra state. Even during the Ngige-led administration,
Dr Uba made sure that funds desperately used for federal
road projects in the state were refunded and also,
ensured the reconstruction of the Nnewi-Uga-Okigwe road.
The Chief Dr Andy Uba (Ugo mba 1) has also succeeded in
reconciling Chief Alex Ekwueme the PDP and Mr President.
To the perceptive Anambrarian, these are salient proofs
of the good intentions of Dr Andy Uba for his state.
ANDY UBA’S AGENDA FOR ANAMBRA STATE
Working with Mr President for eight good and loyal years
is a huge experience in no mean measure. He (Andy) has
been around the world and has made so much contacts with
well-meaning investors and technocrats alike and he
intends to bring the fruits of his vast outreach to
Anambra state. Dr Andy at an outing organised by the
Andy Uba Solidarity Youth Forum in Abuja, spoke
extensively on the need for peace to reign in Anambra
state and how he intends to make this actualised if
given the mandate. This he identified, is the base for
any meaningful development to take place in the state.
Dr Uba promised to provide a collective government,
which will be responsive to the needs of all;
geo-political inclination notwithstanding. Andy
therefore stands for reconciliation, reintegration,
reconstruction and rehabilitation. These are the four
R’s of the ‘Igwe bu ike’ campaign.
As fruits of his experience, he intends to bring
investment into the state from far and near and also
make Anambra state a choice destination for visitors
both within and outside the country. Pointing out that
most Anambrarians are well-established in various
places, he intends to create an enabling environment
which will draw them back home. Dr Andy Uba is a man of
action and a lover of the youth and he has an agenda for
effectively engaging the youth in gainful employment. Dr
Uba also spoke of his intention to make sure that local
government funds are judiciously used to develop the
communities and the people. This he intends to do by
creating monitoring groups to make sure that funds are
not looted. Speaking further, among his dreams for the
state if put into power is the dredging of the river
Niger to create a direst link for the flow of goods and
services to and fro the state and the provision of
quality infrastructural developments namely: good road
networks, medical access, rural electrification and
education at the doorsteps of the people, are topmost in
his agenda, to mention but a few. You just need to
behold his ingenuity and straightforward personality. He
is a man of his words and for me Dr Andy Uba is a
well-established young man with all he needs. All he has
to do is render quality service to his people. Is his
name tarnished? He intends to redeem it. Are there any
doubts as to whether or not he will deliver? He needs to
prove himself right.
FACTS ABOUT THE STORIES AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Anambra is always in the news for the wrong reasons.
Why?
Anambra is going through troubled times because we have
not yet elected somebody who understands the psyche of
the people. A people as enterprising and endowed as the
people of Anambra deserve better leaders with sound
understanding and intellectual depth than we have been
getting since the return of democratic rule in 1999.
Dr. Andy Uba is said to be the unseen hand behind the
impeachment of the former Governor Peter Obi, true or
false?
There is no iota of truth in that as has been severally
confirmed by the members of Anambra State House of
Assembly themselves. The former governor, Mr. Peter Obi
is obviously the architect of his own misfortune. Even
the failed Chinwoke Mbadinuju administration of
1999-2003 survived the persistent onslaught of his then
godfather for four years. Chris Ngige equally weathered
the storm for thirty-four months, and by the way that is
the administration that was openly accusing the
Presidency of plotting to unseat it. So if the former
governor, Mr. Peter Obi was unable to stabilize his
government, he has to admit that there is something
lacking in his managerial style, which even failures
like Mbadinuju has.
Many people are jostling for the position of the
governor of Anambra State, what does it portend for the
state?
That is the beauty of democracy according to Mr.
President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. However the time to
separate the men from the boys has come.
You have been speaking glowingly of Dr. Andy Uba. But
the news all over the place is that he has been indicted
for money laundering in the United States of America,
how do you reconcile the two?
Indictment for money laundering in the United States of
America is not a tea party. Believe you me, if Dr. Uba
had been indicted for money laundering in Uncle Sam's
country, FBI and other security agencies of the United
States would have ensured that he is jailed. In the
United States money laundering is a serious crime and
can never be settled out of court. It attracts only a
prison sentence. That is why we are treating the matter
for what it is-a huge joke.
Interestingly, the EFCC boss Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has
vindicated Dr Uba from the widely misconstrued ‘dollar
haul’ when he spoke to Daily Champion saying “In the
whole story purportedly written by one Guy Gino, we did
not see any mention of a government agency, neither was
it stated that the money came from the government of
Nigeria”. Then heating the nail on the head, Mallam
Ribadu said “Our conclusion is that people are just
playing politics…”
The Ubas have always been in the news in the politics of
Anambra State for the negative reasons, why?
There are so many Ubas in Anambra State as it is one of
the most popular names in the State. However, if you are
talking of Dr. Andy Uba, I am not aware of his
involvement in any controversy yet either in Anambra or
anywhere else.
Andy Uba is alleged to be the boyfriend of Miss Lauretta
Mabinton, the lady that he allegedly used to launder the
money in question, true or false?
Dr. Andy Uba is a responsibly married man with children.
He is highly disciplined and self-respecting. This is a
man who despite his exalted position in government is
never seen in parties or unnecessary social events. He
has numerous friends among who are men and women of
sound values including of course, Miss Mabinton. He is
somebody that will never do anything to hurt the
feelings of his loved ones most especially our first
lady in Anambra State come May 2007. The truth is that
people are afraid of him, because they see him as a
force to be reckoned with in Anambra politics. I think
that is why they are persecuting him.
But you see, because of his discipline and respect, he
cannot stoop so low as to begin to engage in a war of
words with people who obviously, have lost focus,
politically. Nobody will distract Andy Uba from
rendering useful services to this country in whatever
position he finds himself.
CONCLUSION
Let us give Andy Uba the chance to serve the state. He
has served the nation well and will definitely serve
Anambra state well, too. Let’s give him a go and let the
future vindicate Anambra state. Let Anambrarians
experience peace and good governance. I therefore call
on all and sundry to support the Andy Uba Agenda for
Anambra 2007.
A publication of the Media and Publicity Committee, Andy
Uba Solidarity Youth Forum, Abuja
For more information, contact:
Abanobi, Martin Ike (08054662975)
