REACTIONS TRAIL LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION, FREE EDUCATION, OTHERS

By Juliana Nwachukwu :

Reactions have continued to trail the just concluded LG elections, Free Education and minimum wage which was recently announced by the governor.

The Chairman of Old Motor Car Parts Dealers Association, Mgbuka Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area, Chief Samuel Ifurunwa who praised the governor, noted that his integrity has to be emulated.

He stated this while speaking to newsman on the just concluded election, followed by the free education and the minimum wage for the public servants in the state.

He reiterated that the recent local government election was one of his campaign promises which was fast- forwarded by the supreme Court judgement mandating all the states to conduct LG election within three months of the delivered judgement.

According to him, the local government elections in the state was perfect, free, fair and credible, the people of this state are happy.

“What has not been done for the past 11 years has been done by Governor Soludo, it is something to be emulated.

“I was at the polling units at Mgbuka market, people were trooping, casting their votes, what they were saying was that the governor is doing very well, for that they would vote for the people that would help him to work.

“The free education from nursery to secondary school level of the government schools in the state has never been done by Governor Soludo’s predecessors and parents are so much happy about it.

“I was passing through Awada Secondary School,  people, parents were there jubilation, singing praises to the governor, infact Governor Soludo is doing very well and he is a great man.

Chief Ifurunwa charged the newly elected local government chairmen and the councillors to give their unalloyed support to the governor.

He specifically charged the Idemili North Local Government Chairman, Mr.Stanley Nkwoka to also partner with his constituents, especially the market leaders under his jurisdiction to achieve the common goal and urged the people of Idemili North to give their unalloyed support to the elected chairman.

* Nwachukwu is of the Ministry of Information, Anambra State *