Banker-turned-politician, Kingsley Moghalu, has recalled how he facilitated a N1bn project for the government of Mr Peter Obi, when he (Obi) was Anambra State Governor.
Moghalu, who was a Deputy Governor at the Central Bank of Nigeria then, recalled this on Friday while noting that Obi visited him on Thursday.
Both spoke highly of each other, saying they had had a fruitful relationship.
Obi, who is the Labour Party’s presidential aspirant, said about the meeting in a tweet: “Yesterday, I spent some valuable time with my brother and friend Moghalu Kingsley and his lovely family. During my visit to him, we discussed some issues that are germane to national interest and nation-building. His views, as always, were lucid, concrete, and constructive.
“We have collaborated in the past on issues related to governance, and I look forward to our unfettered collaboration in the weeks and months ahead.”
On his part, Moghalu, a former presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress, noted:
Moghalu wrote, “His Excellency @PeterObi paid me a visit yesterday morning at my residence in Abuja. I was very glad to receive him. We discussed the state of the nation and his aspiration to lead our country from 2023. I have always enjoyed a warm fraternal relationship with “Okwute”. We collaborated closely when he was Governor of
@AnambraStateGov and I, also an Anambra indigene, was Deputy Governor of @cenbank
“I recall his keen interest in education and our close coordination when, as CBN DepGov, I influenced a corporate social responsibility investment of N1 billion by the Bank in building infrastructure for Anambra State University in Igbariam (Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University).
“I also recall H.E. PO’s invitation to me to deliver the sixth edition of the Anambra State Distinguished Public Service Lecture in 2011 on the subject of Nigeria’s banking reforms, his conferment on me of the Anambra State Government’s Special Award for Excellence, and our collaboration as colleagues in Nigeria’s Economic Management Team under then President Goodluck Jonathan.
“As someone who has been a leading voice for our youth and a Third Force approach to Nigeria’s democracy, I believe PO’s candidacy is a welcome development.”
