By Ovat Abeng
An Anambra based human right activists and Convener of the Recover Nigeria Project, Comrade Osita Obi, has said the ongoing road construction, skills acquisition programme for the teaming youth and mass employment across sectors and other achievements of the State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo within two and half years in office will earn him a second term come 2025.
Obi stated this while conducting journalists on a tour of some of Soludo’s monumental completed and ongoing projects in the state, on Friday.
According to him ,the governor is doing wonderfully well in the state, but the public has not been given the opportunity to learn about these developments.
He expressed concern that while Governor Soludo is achieving significant progress, this information is not reaching the public.
He said the governor has significantly transformed the state into a livable city and urged residents to support his second term bid to enable him to continue the good work he is doing.
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He said that Soludo has positively impacted the lives of people in the state through various projects aimed at improving well-being and development across all 139 communities and 21 local government areas.
“Over the past two and a half years, he has performed admirably and deserves a second term to complete the process of good governance and showcase positive achievements across the three senatorial districts of the state. Soludo should be given another four years to continue the extensive work across the state. We have heard about the governor’s good work, but today we have seen it firsthand. These are wonderful and marvelous achievements that will leave a lasting legacy.”
“I decided to bring you journalists here for a tour of the project sites as a private initiative to observe what is happening across the state. Sometimes, the government’s story differs from the citizens’ perspective. As a private citizen, I wanted to see things for myself and communicate the true state of affairs to Anambrarians. What I have seen is the real picture.”
“Soludo is fantastic and wonderful, and I agree with that assessment. The only thing I am asking Anambrarians is to give him four more years. Let them not disrupt this process of radical transformation so that he can complete the ongoing programs,” he stated.
He added that the tour was intended to celebrate the achievements of Anambra’s state government and the contributions of its people.
He also urged residents irrespective of tribe, ethic political and religion affiliations to continue to pray and support the governor to actualized his vision of making Anambra a livable and prosperous state in Nigeria.
A community leader from Awba-Ofemili town in Awka North Local Government Area, Mr. Ambrose Nweke, commended Governor Soludo for improving the community through extensive road infrastructure that has brought it into the limelight.
“We thank Soludo for this road, Amansea-Awba-Ofemili road,because a road represents life and light. Conditions were terrible before now. This road was so impassable that vehicles could not drive through. We have other towns around us, like Umunumu, Ezeagu in Enugu State, Omor, and others that are now connected with us,” he stated.
Also, Mr. Chinaedu Oraeki, a 47-year-old former Secretary General of Awba-Ofemili Community, said he had never seen such an asphalt road project in the area before.
“I was born here, and the road conditions were terrible. I thank God today for the governor we have.”
“This was not done because of our efforts but because of the governor’s benevolence. We thank him and hope he will fulfill his promise to link us to Ayamelum Local Government. We believe he will do it because he built this road without any pressure on him; he did it voluntarily,” he stated.
Oraeki mentioned that since the construction of the Awba-Ofemili road, many land speculators have come to their area.
“Previously, it was hard to find commercial motorcyclists here, and if you did, it was difficult to pass through. Now, within five minutes, you will see motorcyclists and vehicles to take you wherever you need to go,” he stated.
It was gathered that among the project sites visited during the tour were the six-kilometer Amansea-Awa-Ndukwuenu-Ufuma road, the Amansea-Ebenebe-Ugbenu-Ugbeni-Awba-Ofemili road, and the ongoing construction of the Amansea-Ifite-Aroma overpass-Ekwueme-Government road, all in Awka North and South LGAs of the state.
Other sites included the multi-billion-naira Government House Annex on 23 hectares of land with 2.3 kilometers of road and a 2-kilometer perimeter fence; the renovation of Ekwueme Square complex, including the state box, conventional seats, and entrance gates; and the Soludo Fun City complex in Awka, among others.
