Anambra State Governor, Chukwuemeka Soludo has said the Supreme Court judgment affirming constitutional rights of local governments is good for democracy. Soludo said this while addressing State House correspondents after a visit to President Bola Tinubu on Thursday. “Supreme Court is the final authority and, as a democrat, I...
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Obasanjo unveils Echebiri’s book on how Soludo’s engineered consolidation transformed Nigerian banks
Obasanjo unveils Echebiri’s book on how Soludo’s engineered consolidation transformed Nigerian banks
A former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday unveiled a book on how the Soludo-engineered consolidation transformed Nigerian banks. Obasanjo, was represented by former Cross River State Governor, Donald Duke, at the unveiling of the book written by Dr Ray Echebiri, Chief Executive Officer of Centre for Financial...
On the June 12 Democracy Day event on The Platform, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, the governor of Anambra State, gave a masterful speech. It was about how democracy could have helped development in Nigeria if things had been better managed in the past decade. After 25 years of continuous...
Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo on Wednesday threw his weight behind the growing calls for a single term for elected officeholders but he argued that any form of autonomy for local government areas in the country is against the tenets of true federalism. The former Governor of the...
No fewer than 1,300 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faithful in Anambra have formally defected to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). The defectors, who came from across the state, were received by the Gov. Chukwuma Soludo at a welcome ceremony in Awka Soludo urged the new...
The Nigeria Labour Congress, the umbrella labour union in Nigeria, has lost its way and its soul. There’s an Igbo proverb that goes something like this: if you pin the strong man to the ground without getting his machete, can you get it back when he’s upstanding? Yet...
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has petitioned Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra over the demolition of a part of property belonging to Chris Tee Petroleum limited. The property is located at Trans-Nkissi Phase 1, along Onitsha/Otuocha road, Onitsha. In a letter of appeal, signed by...
Former Secretary of Rangers International FC of Enugu, Joe-Martins Uzodike, has commended Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra for his N100,000 welfare package for veteran players of the club, popularly known as Ex-Rangers. Uzodike made the commendation while speaking with newsmen in Awka on Thursday. He said though the...
Opposition politicians are sometimes able to admit the truth and provide unflattering praise. Yes, the Prof Chukwuma Soludo administration is doing remarkably well. Even the opposition in Anambra State concurs. The opposition leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governor of Anambra State, Dr. Chris Ngige,...
The National Chairman, All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Sly Ezeokenwa, has congratulated Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra, on his two-year anniversary in office. Ezeokenwa, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr Tony Mbeki on Sunday in Abuja, congratulated Soludo. Ezeokenwa said that the...
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo has said the state government would address the power challenge in the State by replicating the Geometric Power project. Governor Soludo said this while presenting the scorecard of his two years stewardship in office in Awka on Sunday. The governor said the electricity...
A social psychologist’s constant concern is with projects and policies that seek to bring about material and physical change without also bringing about a behavioural shift. For a considerable amount of time, Anambra State has been reduced to a place where a great number of indigenes travel back...
Restiveness and killings in Anambra and the southeast geopolitical zone in general will deny women the opportunity of having spouses. The declaration was made in the report of the Anambra Truth, Justice and Peace Commission (ATJPC), the Executive Summary of which was made available to the News Agency...
Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo has expressed sadness following the tragic building collapse at Odu-Igbo Market, Ochanja, Anambra, that claimed five lives. Soludo, while addressing residents at the scene of the incident, on Tuesday, announced that 26 individuals had been rescued and hospitalized, while five persons died. He...
Despite formidable obstacles, Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s Master Plan for a new Anambra has begun to document numerous victories. Since its founding on August 27, 1991, Anambra State has tried to prosper under minimum government. It was not until the Anambra Vision 2070, chaired by Professor Chukwuma Soludo, that...
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo and Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah were among dignitaries who joined Chief Emeka Offor, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Chrome Group, as he celebrated his 65th birthday. The birthday celebration took place on Oraifite, Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra, on Saturday. ...
Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), has called on Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra to pay N901 million owed members for the supply of Automotive Gas Oil for powering streetlights in the state. Chairman and Secretary of IPMAN Enugu Depot Community, Mr Chinedu Anyaso and Mr Emeka...
A 37-year old widow, Mrs Chinenye Okonkwo, has appealed to the Anambra State Government and human rights organisations to assist her in recovering her late husband’s property from his siblings. At a news conference in Awka on Saturday, Okonkwo said her late husband’s siblings encroached on their land,...
I wrote a piece highlighting the constitutional order that was being challenged in Anambra state when the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe, decided to call out Governor Chukwuma Soludo in the media. The much-respected royal father made a very poor decision with that one. It was...
Since taking office on March 17, 2022, Governor Chukwuma Soludo has encountered difficulties establishing peace and order in Anambra state. When Soludo took office as Anambra State’s fifth governor, the state was in disarray, much like many parts of the South East. In general, people constituted law unto...