•••Says 100 Days in Office Challenging
By John Ugo , Awka
Anambra State Governor, Professor Charles Soludo, on Saturday took stock of his one hundred days in office, describing it as bumpy and challenging.
He also bemoaned the zero oil revenue to states and federal government since February this year.
He said that though he is not a fan of ‘100 days in office,’ he pointed out that within the short period the administration had embarked on addressing fundamental issues towards ensuring a liveable Anambra’ state where law and order thrives.
Soludo stated this during his statewide broadcast to citizens of the state to Mark his 100 days in office.
He noted that the government has frontally tackled insecurity aimed at routing criminal elements.
He and I said that priority was given to youth empowerment, redefining the character of government, cleaning mountains of refuse, efforts at massive road construction, recruitment of teachers and several other policy programmes aimed at repositioning the state.
“We just clocked first hundred days in office since you employed me and Dr. OnyekachukwuIbezim as Governor and Deputy Governor respectively. I am not a fan of this fad about this hundred days, I prefer to give a comprehensive annual report and look forward to the first one in March 2023.”
“To be sure, the last hundred days have been bumpy and challenging as expected with insecurity and red treasury being the most impossoble.
“Since February 2022, the contribution from oil revenue from the Nigeria National Petroluem Corporation (NNPC) to the federation account has been zero and many states have had difficulty paying salaries,” Soludo stated…
“We have spend the last hundred days addressing some key foundational issues, part of which are to make some key apointments, mobilize the people of the state to take back the state from criminals,domestic and comprehensive attack on criminals, reverse the 2022 budget, declaration of State of Emergency on roads and traffic and preparation to flag of over 220 kilometers of road constructions”, amongst others across the state.
So far, so bumpy and so good, we are unrelenting. Despite the challenges, the people are united and collaboration with the state government as well as security agencies in fighting criminal elements to rid the various forests, bushes and houses of criminals.
“No forests, bushes and houses will be safe for criminal elements. We will smoke them out,” he said.
According to him,”Criminals invaded us and they are mostly not from Anambra’ state because money is involved. Anybody that tells you that he is agitating for anything it’s false but because they are doing whatever because of lucrative criminal Enterprise.”
The governor explained that thousands of teachers would retire between 2022 and 2023 and that’s why teachers as doctors and nurses for the health sector.
He expressed appreciation to all stakeholders including the leadership and members of the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance, traditional rulers, captains of industry, market leaders and traders, the media, the international community and civil society and other support groups,
He reiterated the resolve to keep to his promise of making the state proud and safe for all.
