English: But amid actions that simulated development and got praise singers christening him 'the messiah,' he plundered the state's till, grossly under-developed his people and set the tone for their sustained impoverishment.
Igbo: Mana n' ime mmepe adịgboroja nke mere ndị otimkpu jiri gụọ onye nzọpụta, o zuru ego steeti, mee ka mmepe gbatoo aka n' ebe ndị nke ya nọ ma wetara ha ida ọgbenye.