AS the immediate past governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano battles with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, his deputy chief of staff and director of protocol for eight years, Mr. Uzuegbuna Okagbue has come in defense of his former boss, insisting that Willie Obiano he knew can never steal.
Okabgue, was the first appointment the former governor made on his return from the United States of America, USA, to answer the call to contest for governor of Anambra State in 2014.
In an interview in Awka, Okabgue, who is aspiring to represent Anambra Central in the senate in 2023, also dismissed the insinuation that the ex governor acquired a house at the high brow Ngozika Estate in Awka, arguing that Obiano is not someone interested in primitive acquisition of wealth and property because they meant nothing to him.
Okagbue said: “I worked with Willie Obiano for eight years and I can confidently say that nobody can prove that he is a thief. He is somebody who does not like to associate with thieves. While we worked together and people brought certain things for him to sign for them, he would shout, aah, these thieves have come. He would challenge them and ask how they expected government to pat with money just like that.
