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Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has declared that the state has returned to its winning ways, after four years of laying a solid foundation for it.
Soludo declared this after being sworn in for a second term as Governor of the state.
In his acceptance speech, the Governor gave a rundown of his tenure, saying his first four years were for foundation laying, and that the state has returned to its winning ways after laying the foundation for infrastructure, tackling insecurity and also chasing away ritualists and other native doctors who encourage wealth without enterprise.
He said: “Four years ago, we were sworn in and we started working immediately in Okpoko, the largest urban slum in Nigeria. We made a solemn promise then to make you proud.
“Barely three years in office, we have delivered over 90 percent of our manifesto. Many of the projects we delivered, including the Ekwulobia flyover and the new government house, were not in our manifesto. We are happy that it was the Anambra people who started confessing and proclaiming us as ‘Oluatuegwu’, meaning the man who does not fear work.
“We are here at the refurbished and expanded Dr Alex Ekwueme Square, not just for swearing in but to celebrate you who made it possible. We will never take your support for granted.
“I extend a hand of fellowship to my fellow contestants. Politics is over, and it is time for governance, and we must enjoin all to join hands to build a better Anambra. I shall continue to be governor of all.”
Soludo further stated that his first four years were dedicated to tackling insecurity, urban regeneration, and breaking the jinx of not having a befitting govt house in the state. He added that he has also invested in building a leisure and entertainment centre to make the state livable.
“Suffice it to say that Anambra is now back to winning ways. 64 criminal camps have been dismantled, and the debilitating Monday sit-at-home is over. Traders have returned to the market and civil servants are back to work.
“Over the next four years, we are changing to gear four for the prosperity of the generation yet unborn.
Speaking on the 2027 presidential poll, Soludo said he would be happy to see an Igbo man in the country’s seat of power, but insisted that the timing wasn’t right. He extolled President Bola Tinubu, describing him as cerebral, while calling on Ndigbo not to waste their votes on anyone else.
Soludo’s Inauguration: We are back to winning ways as a state – Anambra Gov
