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Your host won’t respect you if you don’t have livable homeland
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Says Anambra investment summit will take place September
Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has told ndi-Anambra residents in Lagos State that Anambra State is ready for business, and investing in the state is in their best interest.
The Governor made the call during a town hall meeting where he enumerated some of the progress made so far by his administration after a year in office.
Soludo, while making his speech, sounded philosophical by telling his audience that God couldn’t have made a mistake by making them Anambra people.
He urged his audience to reflect deeply on it and do everything possible to contribute to the growth of the state.
“We have a responsibility to leave Anambra State better than we met,” he said.
Soludo emphasised the need to change Anambra State from a departure lounge to a destination, pointing out that the homeland consciousness must be inculcated in the perceptual-mind of every onye-Anambra.
“Your host will never respect you if you don’t have a livable and prosperous homeland,” Soludo said.
While speaking on the chaotic nature of Onitsha, Soludo assured the audience that his government is determined to resurrect Onitsha by returning it back to its former glory as the biggest commercial city in the South-East and beyond.
On security-related issues, the Governor maintained that his administration has drastically reduced the menace of killings and kidnapping to the barest minimum with the security architecture put in place by his government.
He commended the security forces- the Army, Navy, Police, the States Vigilante Group and other paramilitary agencies for their dogged efforts in contributing to the successes recorded so far.
The Governor 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.
According to Soludo, to boost power supply in the state, his government recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) for a 24hrs supply of electricity in the state.
He urged anyone interested in collaborating with his government to set up an Independent Power Plant (IPP) in the state is welcome to do so.
Speaking on transportation, 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.
Reiterating the government’s effort to boost the health and education sectors, he noted that adequate human capital investments have been 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 his 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.
“Anambra is loading and the options are open.” Soludo said
Concluding, Soludo 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.
Others who spoke at the occasion commended the efforts and doggedness of the Governor in completely turning the state around.
The event featured key Ndi-Anambra businessmen and women as well as members of the State Executive Council.
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