The Speaker of Anambra State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Somtochukwu Udeze has extolled Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s giant strides in health care delivery in the State
Felicitating Prof. Soludo on the ‘Nurses -Friendly Governor Award’ given to him by the Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives Federation, during their 2026 Conference in Abuja, Rt. Hon. Udeze in a press statement signed by Mr. Emma Madu, Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, commended Soludo for his performance on the health sector.
Rt. Hon. Udeze maintained that Governor Soludo’s scorecards in health sector as well as verifiable health milestones, his administration has recorded, are some of the considerations that laid credence to the prestigious award by the Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives Federation.
The Speaker recounted Governor Soludo’s visible efforts in health development in the State to include massive employment of over one thousand health personnel, free antenatal care and delivery services, establishment of thirty cervical cancer screening centers in the State for prevention and cure of cancer, establishment of a medical oxygen production plant and endoscopy unit in general hospitals as well as local and international training and retraining of medical personnel in the State.
Udeze also noted that Governor Soludo’s administration has completed renovation and modernisation of three general hospitals at Umueri, Ekwulobia and Enugwu-Ukwu, covering the three Senatorial Zones of the State, in addition to building five new general hospitals at Okpoko, Fegge, Aguleri-Otu, Anaku and Oromaetiti, all in Anambra North Senatorial District.
Rt. Hon. Udeze commended the Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives Federation for recognizing the achievements of Governor Soludo in the health sector by bestowing the famous Nurses-Friendly Governor Award on him, adding that the award will really motivate the Governor in furthering his good governance in the State.
