Peter Obi’s Dismissal of Non-Indigenes from Anambra Civil Service: Cost-Cutting or Discrimination?

Peter Obi ordered the removal of all non-indigenes from the Anambra State civil service, including local government staff. Many affected workers came from Enugu, which was part of old Anambra before the state split. In retaliation, the Abia State governor dismissed Anambra indigenes from Abia’s civil service. Officials claim Obi’s move was to save costs, yet Anambra still pays below the national minimum wage—a wage Obi refused to implement. Why target non-indigenes specifically? Could this violate anti-discrimination laws that forbid dismissals based on tribe or origin? Many dismissed employees had served under the former undivided Anambra for years.

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