..Visit Seals Soludo’s 2nd Tenure Aspiration As Anyaoku,Offor,Others Endorse Him
By Michael Ezenwata
The state visit of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu has assured the Anambra people that the president has their interest at heart.
The president who met cheering crowds at the Chinua Achebe International Cargo Airport, Umueri , the Emeka Anyaoku Institute for International Studies and Diplomacy, Unizik Awka campus,the Funcity in Awka, the new Government House and Governor’s Lodge, Awka among other strategic locations, in a historic speech at the Dr.Alex Ekwueme square Awka, commended Governor Chukwuma Soludo for inviting him to the state to be part of the landmark achievements recorded by his administration.
As fellow progressives, the president assured the governor that he will not leave Anambra State behind development wise, and will address the ecological issues ravaging the state.
Other areas he promised to assist the state included; activating the Onitsha River Port, including the state in the railway line master plan,exploring the huge gas deposit potentials in the state,assisting the state in tackling its security challenges and addressing the federal roads demands of the state such as the rehabilitation of the road connecting Anambra State to Kogi State to shorten the drive to Abuja, completing the Onitsha – Enugu expressway among others.
President Tinubu commended Governor Soludo for his landmark achievements within three years in office which deserves to be sustained to synergize with his national progressives agenda to foster national unity.
He promised to tackle insurgency in the country and sort the collaboration of all Nigerians to make the country better.
In an address of welcome,Governor Soludo commended the president for commissioning some landmark projects executed by his administration and extended his hands of fellowship to the president to support his development agenda.
The governor sort the intervention of the president in the areas of addressing the ecological disaster of the state,optimizing the Onitsha River Port potentials, including the state in the national rail line structure, exploring the gas potentials in the state among others.
He listed the giant strides his administration has taken to empower the youths and to improve other sectors of the state economy. According to him,the state is on course to deliver on his campaign promises.
A former Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku commended the president for availing his time to commission some landmark projects executed by Governor Soludo whom he endorsed for a second term in office.
Besides, another illustrious son of Anambra State, Sir Emeka Offor also appreciated the president’s historic visit to the state to witness the positive development revolution in the state courtesy of Governor Soludo and also endorsed his second term in office.
The presidential visit featured the conferment of the Chieftaincy title,”Dike Si Mba Anambra’ by the traditional rulers of the 179 communities in the state and performed by the Chairman, State traditional rulers Council and the traditional ruler of Obosi, Igwe Chidubem Iweka assisted by some traditional rulers and witnessed by other royal fathers namely the Deputy state Chairman, Traditional Rulers Council and the traditional ruler of Omasi Igwe Prof. Benjamin Okeji,the traditional ruler of Ndiokpalaeze, Igwe Prof. Fredrick Okoli among others.
In a message to the occasion, Igwe Okeji on behalf of the Anambra North Traditional Rulers Council appreciated the president’s visit to the state to commission Governor Soludo’s landmark achievements and urged the president to address the ecological disaster in the state, insurgency in Nigeria ,fixing some federal roads in the state, among others.
Other traditional rulers who appreciated the visit of the president and the giant strides of Governor Soludo included the traditional ruler of Akpu, Igwe Marcel Okoli and the traditional ruler of Aguluzigbo, Igwe Rufus Iloduba.
In a message of welcome,the state secretary of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Chief Charles Nweke appreciated the president’s visit as a blessing to the state and urged the nation’s Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces to persuade Governor Soludo to recognize the union in the state to operate alongside its sister union members operating in other states of the federation.
At the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka campus, President Tinubu was on the ground to commission the Emeka Anyaoku Institute for International Studies and Diplomacy.
The occasion was a huge success under water tight security and the availability of medical services courtesy of the management of the El- Dorado Multi- Specialist Hospital, Awka placed on red alert to provide medical services
Projects commissioned by the President included; the Emeka Anyaoku Institute for International Studies and Diplomacy, Unizik Awka campus, the Awka Funcity, and the new Government House and Governor’s Lodge with some iconic landmarks.
The state Commissioner for Information, Dr.Law Mefor was present to monitor the progress of the presidential visit. Other dignitaries that graced the occasion included the governors of Imo, Abia, Enugu, Ebonyi represented,governor of Gombe State,the member of State for Foreign Affairs, Iyom Bianca Ojukwu,the member representing Ihiala Federal Constituency in the house of representatives, Right Hon.Paschal Agbodike,the Catholic Bishop of Awka, Most Rev.Paulinus Ezeokafor who said the opening prayer,among others.
- Ezenwata is of the Ministry of Information, Anambra State *
