Governor Chukwuma Soludo, has advised Ndi Anambra residing in Lagos that investing in the State will be in their own best interest.
Soludo made the appeal during a town hall meeting with Ndi Anambra based in Lagos on Thursday. The Governor while enumerating some of the progress made so far by his administration after a year in office stated that
the menace of killings and kidnapping has drastically reduced to the barest minimum with the security architecture put in place by his government.
He emphasized on the need to change Anambra State from a departure lounge to a destination, stressing that the homeland consciousness must be inculcated in the perceptual-mind of every onye-Anambra.
Soludo enjoined them to do everything possible to contribute to the growth of the state. He commended the Security forces- the Army, Navy, Police, the States Vigilante Group and other paramilitary agencies for thier dogged efforts in contributing to the successes recorded so far.
The Governor also told his audience that the first order of business is law and order and reassured them that law and order has been greatly restored in the state compared to the impunity that held sway before he came into office.
He also reassured that more roads will be flagged off in addition to the over 300 kilometers of roads already flagged off and are in various stages of completion.
To boost power supply in the state, Governor Soludo stated that his government recently signed an MOU with EEDC for a 24hrs supply of electricity in the state. He however enjoined anyone who is interested in collaborating with his government to set up Independent Power Plant in the state is welcome to do so.
On transportation, Governor Soludo reassured that his government is working towards the introduction of rail services; both light and sky rail, to improve the transportation system in the state.
On health and education, He reassured of adequate human capital investments being put in place with the recent employment of 5,000 teachers and over 300 medical personnel to end the pathetic eras of schools without teachers and hospitals without Doctors and Nurses.
The Governor decried the menace of gully erosion and flooding ravaging the state, assuring that efforts are being exerted to control it.
He informed the audience that Anambra Investment Summit will be coming up soon in September this year, urging every business conscious Ndi-Anambra to join the rest of the world at the summit. He added that the summit will be “all about closing deals” and agreements’ signing.
He appealed to Ndi-Anambra to always think home by imbibing the ‘homeland consciousness’ and to also ensure that part of their taxes are paid to the State, irrespective of where they reside or work, adding that this is the only way they can contribute to the state’s development.
“God couldn’t have made a mistake by making us ndi-Anambra. This is the same question I ask myself everyday. And we have a responsibility to leave Anambra State better than we met it”.
“Anambra is loading and the options are open. Your host will never respect you if you don’t have a livable and prosperous homeland”.
“We are determined to resurrect Onitsha by returning it back to its former glory as the biggest commercial city in the South East and beyond”. Soludo concluded
