While we debate how far and how fast the devolution and reconfigurations will go, the world is not waiting. The improvement in security was phenomenal, such that the former IG of Police, Abubakar Mohammed, lauded Anambra State for not witnessing any bank robbery in the last three years of Obis administration. Three of his police orderlies were killed during the attack which he described as senseless. In some years, we will seek not only to export palm produce but also fresh palm wine from Anambra State. Someone who is not transparent in all his dealings with Nigeria also wants to manage the tax payer fund as a Nigeria president? A prolific macroeconomist, Soludo obtained his three degrees and then a professorship at the University of Nigeria in Nsukka, Enugu State. See also [ edit] States of Nigeria List of Nigerian state governors References [ edit] "Nigerian Federal States". 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At Neni, an individual has tarred 18 kilometres of road (together with others at 24 kilometres in thecommunity) and they are now refurbishing and empowering public schools in their community; an individual in Adazi Ani has done 13 kilometres and wants to surpass the Neni record. Ifeanyi Ubah of the Young Progressive Party polled 21,261 votes came fourth. Thanks immensely to the 150 star-studded Transition Committee chaired by our own Dr (Mrs) Oby Ezekwesili. Now that we're approaching another general election in 2023, Obi's name has been in the news lately as the ONLY hope for a new Nigeria. As a humane and progressive government, we shall strive to deliver the difficult change with a human face. He won 19 of the 21 local governments areas including Ihiala LGA. Your email address will not be published. v. More than 700 buses were provided to secondary schools in the state by Obis government. This proved to be a super-efficient strategy as Anambra State rose from the 24th position out of 36 States to become Number One in National Examination Council (NECO) and West African Examination Council (WAEC) examinations for three consecutive years. We help you professionally trade your forex, bitcoin and binary accounts for minimum 20% weekly profit. After his failed attempt, he dumped the PDP on July 17, 2013, and joined the All Progressive Grand Alliance in preparation for the November 2013, Anambra state governorship election. At a time many other Governors were leaving huge debts, Peter Obi stated that he left the equivalent of $500 million dollars in investment in Anambra State in both local and foreign currency, including some $156 million in dollar-denominated bonds. Why not read Peter Obi in Pandora Paper and see how such investment was made in proxy during his tenure and after his tenure as the governor, changed to his family business using the initials of his family members names. We shall reinvigorate and mainstream the public-community-private partnership (PCPP) as a veritable framework for service delivery and development. Anambra was the first State to commence Sub-Sovereign Wealth savings, the first of its kind in Sub-Saharan Africa. Editor (Daily): Abdulrahman A. Abdulrauf (Comments are moderated. Advertisement Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party for the 2023 election on Saturday morning arrived in PU 019, Umudimakasi Square, Agulu, Anambra State. And we plead for your understanding, patience and cooperation. The subnational states need to be unleashed. We will collaborate and coordinate actively with LGAs to ensure synergy and complementarities. My heart bleeds to see and hear about our youth dying in senseless circumstances. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. History beckons. Anambra people derives from three seminal documents: (a) Anambra Vision 2070a 50-Year Development Plan which I chaired the drafting; (b) The Soludo Solution: A Peoples Manifesto for a Greater Anambra; and (c) The Transition Committee (Combined) Reportwhich built upon the first two. Click here to learn how it works. For sure, the revenue and park mafia that rake in billions of government revenue into their private pockets wont be happy. As the first true progressive party in Nigeria since 1999, our ideology is a combination of Ziks neo welfarism, Awolowos scientific socialism, and Aminu Kanos democratic humanism, to form what we see as the Pan African market progressivism. Under Obi, Anambra State became the first state in Nigeria to start Sub-Sovereign Wealth savings, the first of its kind in Sub-Saharan Africa. Dr Ibezim who was speaking at an event organized to appreciate . Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Charles Soludo, has been declared the winner of the Anambra State governorship election. The hopes and expectations rise up to the heavens. Before I go further, lets pay special tributes to hundreds of thousands of our friends and supporters who worked tirelessly to see us to this moment. AND HE WILL WIN BY GODS GRACE. After his secondary education, he traveled abroad for his tertiary education. I kept my part in 2017 and even after five years, you still kept yours in 2021. Politics. Show prices. This must stop. Corporate Profile | At current levels, public sector investment is less than $100 million per annum. Obis government procured and distributed over 30,000 computers to secondary schools in the state, including 22,500 units from HP. The Government will provide a framework to incentivize and unleash the momentum of this new phenomenon at the village/community levels.Our government is committed to promoting the expeditious dispensation of justice especially the prompt resolution of commercial disputes. Nicknamed the "Light of the Nation", Anambra is located in the southeastern part of the country. Soludo serve in 2003 as the Chief Economic Adviser to former President Olusegun Obasanjo and he was named governor of CBN on 29 May 2004 He is also a member of the British Department for International Developments International Advisory Group. So far, the tweet has attracted 198 . It is easy to fool you people, but it should end there! Below is the full text of Soludos inaugural address: Inaugural Address as Governor of Anambra State, Government House, Agu-Awka, Awka Anambra State: PROTOCOL Umunne m Ndi Anambra, I applied for this job; my party, (the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA) shortlisted me, and youumunne m Ndi Anambra interviewed and employed me as your chief servant, with Dr. Onyekachukwu Gilbert Ibezim as my deputy. This presents immense opportunity as well as threat in the context of a rentier culture where the social contract/trust between the citizen and the government is broken, and the people do not believe that they can get value for their taxes. A case in point is SABMiller, the second-largest brewery in the world, which built its first Green Field facility in the State. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. All Rights Reserved. Over the next two years, many will complain that it is not the way we do it, but we cant repeat the same thing and expect a different result. The INEC State Collation Officer for 2023 Presidential poll and Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, People like him were the ones that failed the Nigeria Capital Market due to their questionable investments? 1-844-USA-GOV1. I see a smart megacity with millions of happy and prosperous people. Why did Katy Perry collapse on set of American Idol? Obi revamped the local vigilante system so community vigilante groups were working directly with the police and were closely monitored. Allegations fly on social media, Volunteers to be paid 3,500 to get infected with coronavirus, Katy Perrys pregnancy and wedding plans with Orlando Bloom. Soludo, who was the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance was declared as the winner of November 6 2021, Anambra Governorship Election by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Malik Ado-Ibrahim, garnered 1,997 votes to come fifth in the presidential election. Soludos walk to victory was paved with stony challenges including legal battles and intra-party squabbles but the Supreme Court in Abuja affirmed him as APGA governorship candidate. The Anambra state police command says it has foiled an attack one of its division when some suspected gunmen attempted to raze down the building with fire. According to the results released by INEC, Obi secured 584, 621 votes to beat PDP's Atiku Abubakar who secured 9, 036 votes. Soludo has been a visiting scholar at the International Monetary Fund, the University of Cambridge, the Brookings Institution, the University of Warwick, and the University of Oxford as well as a visiting professor at Swarthmore College (USA). Read major things you should know about the new Anambra governor: Soludo was born on July 28, 1960, and hails from Isuofia in the Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. Criminality cannot be sugarcoated. We are determined to change this.I pledge here again to devote every kobo of your tax money to work for you. When my ex became rich and famous, I thought I was going to die! Kenneth Uzumaki Austin has urged the South-east to accept the olive branch offered to the region by Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party. I know the lean financial base of the state. i. Obis government undertook a massive construction of internal roads and oversaw large-scale electrification projects all over the state. The governors of Abia, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo sent representatives to the two-day summit in Awka, the capital of Anambra State. His government provided Internet access to over 500 secondary schools. he ongoing external work at the premises of the Enugu. The Managing Director for Personal Systems Group HP Inc, Mr Fabrice Campoy described the deployment as the biggest of such projects in the Middle East and Africa. Please enter your username or email address to reset your password. Sunday J. Ichedi Information Desk Head, Communication & Public Relations Department (C&PRD) Phone: +2348037051701 sjichedi@nigerianstat.gov.ng Moses Mathew Statistical Information Officer Phone: +2347069071157 matmoses@nigerianstat.gov.ng Nuhu Joseph Waney II With good faith and hard work by all parties, I am convinced that justice, peace and order will return to Anambra and the South East within the shortest possible horizon. 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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday declared the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, the winner of Saturdays presidential election in Anambra State. You have successfully joined the NigerianEye family. This is your government. Boreholes were provided in schools all across the state. Peter Gregory Obi CON (Listen, born 19 July 1961) is a Nigerian businessman and politician who served as governor of Anambra from March to November 2006, February to May 2007, and June 2007 to March 2014. How much do you pay per month/year? I will continue to thank all our party members especially the members of the Board of Trustees (BOT), National Executive Committee (NEC), State, LG and Ward Excos, Campaign Committees at all levels, etc, for the massive support. 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