Social media influencer, author and a former presidential aide, Reno Omokri has brought to light; a news story on how former Anambra State Governor and presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi handled issues of teacher’s strike in the state during his eight years tenure.
In the news clip provided, which was published by Daily Trust; the policy of Obi towards non-indigenous civil servants was laid bare.
The civil servants were eventually sacked by the governor.
Arguably, Peter Obi was the first governor to implement the civil servants indigenization policy in the country – that is, terminating appointments of all civil servants who are not of Anambra State origin.
Omokri wrote via X, attaching the news clip:
“Yesterday, in responding to me, Peter Obi told another lamba when he claimed that schools were not on strike under his administration. Please fact-check me: Under Peter Obi, Anambra schools were on strike for seven months because Peter Obi refused to pay Anambra teachers minimum wage.
This is the same then Governor, who had $30 million to invest in a $50 million beer brewery. But he could not find $3 million to pay teachers minimum wage. And when they protested, he threatened to sack them.
“This is the man now criticising Tinubu for not increasing workers’ pay and instead increasing their suffering.
“Not only did he not build schools throughout his eight year tenure, he also threatened to fire teachers employed by his predecessors”.