By Chizoba Njaka
Anambra State Government has extended its sincere appreciation to the people of Anambra for the warm reception accorded to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during his historic state visit.
The Commissioner for Information, Dr. Law Mefor, expressed the government’s gratitude in Awka, highlighting that the visit was successfully executed and yielded significant outcomes that would benefit the state and its citizens.
Mefor reiterated that during the visit, President Tinubu responded positively to Governor Soludo’s requests, pledging support for key projects. These included addressing the erosion menace, reintegrating Anambra into the national railway system, and restoring the state to the nation’s gas master plan.
He additionally pinpointed out that the President promised to complete the federal roads linking Anambra and Kogi States, which had been abandoned, to enhance accessibility and reduce travel time to the South-South region and Abuja.
According to him, the President also utilized the visit to assess the mood of the people and commissioned several completed projects by the Soludo administration. These projects included; the state-of-the-art Anambra Government House Mini-city, the largest in Nigeria after Aso Rock Villa, and Solution Fun City, featuring a leisure park, family fun house, and country club.
The Commissioner highlighted that the President unveiled the Our Heroes Past Monument and Emeka Anyaoku Boulevard, a modern eight-lane dual highway leading to the new government house building, and lit the Light of the Nation Tower.
- Njaka is of the Ministry of Information, Anambra State *
