Soludo Makes First Appointments As Governor

Anambra State governor, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has pronounced the appointment of three persons into his administration.

Soludo, being the fifth democratically elected and sworn-in as governor of Anambra State on Thursday.

The Chief Judge of the State, Justice Onochie Anyachebelu, administered the oath of office on Prof. Soludo as the new governor of the state at about 9:50am.

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While making his first appointment as governor, his Spokesperson, Joe Anatune, in a statement issued on Thursday in Awka, announced the appointment of Prof Osita Chukwulobelu as Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and Dr Chukwudi Okoli as the Accountant General.

Also, Mr Chinedu Nwoye was appointed as Deputy Chief Of Staff/State Chief of Protocol.Earlier, governor Soludo promised to deliver on his electoral promises.

According to him, “Our detailed plan rests on five key pillars: law and order (homeland peace and security); economic transformation as Nigeria’s next axis of industrial-tech and leisure; competitive and progressive social agenda (education, health, youth, women and vulnerable groups); Governance, rule of law and a rebirth of our value system; and aggressively tackling our existential threat posed by the environment—towards a clean, green, planned and sustainable cities, communities, and markets.

“For me, this agenda is also personal: I am here to build a society where I would be proud to live in after leaving office.”

Meanwhile, the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, has sent a message to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its militia arm, the Eastern Security Network (ESN) as he begins his tenure.

Soludo urged IPOB and ESN to work hand-in-hand with his administration to end insecurity plaguing the state.