MAY DAY CELEBRATION- GOVERNOR SOLUDO PROMISED TO ACCELERATE MORE DEVELOPMENTS IN ANAMBRA STATE

By Gab Alokwe :

The Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo has promised to continue working toward the development of the state.

Gov. Soludo made the promise during the May Day Celebration in honour of the workers in the state.

The Governor represented by his Deputy, Dr. Onyekachukwu Ibezim emphasized that he has turned the state into a construction site and informed them of the state Government House he is building which according to him is a legacy project.

He said that he has worked with the security agencies of the state to secure the state from criminal elements in addition to the Amansea Awba Ofemili road project he has completed among other projects.

The governor promised to inaugurate Anambra State Civil Service Commission to help address promotion issues of the state workforce.

He, then, appealed to workers in the state to support his administration to enable him to do more for the state.

On his part, the state Commissioner for Culture, Entertainment and Tourism, Mr. Don Onyenji congratulated the workers in the state as they marked their day.

He commended Gov. Soludo for his developmental projects in the state and his employment of more workers into the state’s workforce.

Commissioner Onyenji, then, appealed to workers to continue supporting the state government and to improve themselves to guarantee improved service delivery.

In a joint address by Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress read by the state Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr Humphrey Nwafor with it’s theme “People First”, he appealed to Gov. Soludo to exemplify the Solution mantra to the workers to help reduce economic and environmental challenges they face.

The organized labour also urged Gov. Soludo to reintroduce the removed wage award till the new minimum wage is signed.

They commended the governor for the numerous developmental projects going on in the state in areas of Road infrastructure, Security, Education and Health delivery,  urging him to continue.

The event attracted top Government functionaries, Federal and Anambra State workers while the high point at the event was the march past and salute to Gov. Soludo by workers.

*Gab is of the Ministry of Information, Anambra State