By Chioma Nwamah-Ahamefula
The Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has assured residents that his administration is taking steps to address the persistent increase in house rents across the state.
The governor, who attributed the rising cost of accommodation partly to human factors and excessive profiteering, disclosed this on August 13, when officials of the Student Union Government (SUG), College of Health Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus, paid him a courtesy visit at the Light House, Awka.
Represented by the Deputy Governor, Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim, Prof. Soludo expressed concern over the escalating rents in Awka, Nnewi and other parts of the state, assuring that government is working on measures to ease the burden on residents.
He urged the students to remain committed to their studies and pursue their ambitions through hard work and discipline.
The governor cautioned them against violence, cultism and other forms of social vices, stressing that such activities destroy lives, truncate destinies and offer no meaningful future.
Earlier, the SUG President of the College of Health Sciences, Nnewi Campus, Mr Joseph Abarike, commended the Soludo administration for its people-oriented programmes and policies, which he said had positively impacted the welfare of residents.
Abarike appealed to the state government to strengthen its investment in the education and future of undergraduates, while also calling for urgent measures to address the high cost of accommodation, which he said was becoming increasingly difficult for students to afford.
Worthy to mention is the presentation of an award of excellence to the deputy governor by the students during the visit.
Chioma Nwamah-Ahamefula is of the Ministry of information and Value Reformation, Anambra State
