A former spokesperson for the defunct Anambra State Water Corporation, Victor Ononye, has revealed that the organisation's staff suffered terribly for eight years under Peter Obi's administration.

Ononye made this known after Obi denied allegations that he owed workers' salaries as Anambra Governor. The allegations were tabled with proof by the Governor Chukwuma Soludo administration.

Reacting, Ononye revealed that another agency suffered as a result of Obi's style of governance.

He shared on Facebook, "Yes. I can verify Fact No. 3 of Soludo's submission. The staff of Anambra State Water Corporation, where I was the spokesman, suffered terrible gnashing of teeth without salaries, pension and gratuity for eight years. The workers were unilaterally dismissed without committing any offence.

"The same fate was suffered by staff of Anambra State Environmental and Sanitation Authority (ANSEPA) in the administration under review.

"Hundreds of people died in the anguish. The few who survived did so by the special grace of God. Ask anyone who lost his entitlements what it feels like to do so. Don't forget that the victims are our brothers and sisters.

"The ripple effect is that for eight years, there was nothing like pipe-borne water in Anambra, and people lived as if nothing happened. Dirt, filth and squalor, sickness and diseases became the order of the day. The multi-billion Naira Greater Onitsha Water Supply Scheme has now been converted into a fish pond, while similar water schemes at Enugu and Abakaliki are working to this day. Shame on you all."

ASA