SOLUDO’S PROMISE FULFILLED: ANAMBRA LG ELECTIONS MADE HISTORY, SAYS MEFOR
By Juliana Nwachukwu :
The Commissioner for Information, Dr Law Mefor said that Governor Soludo has made history by successfully conducting local government elections in Anambra State.
Speaking to newsmen after the inauguration of 21 local government chairmen and their deputies at Government House, Awka, Mefor stated, “History is made today, indeed history broken. This is a big promise kept, as Governor Soludo had vowed to conduct local government elections upon taking office.
“I call it integrity, integrity is the foundation of any purposeful leadership, without integrity, there is nothing you can build on it and as the lawyers will say, don’t build something on nothing and expect it to stand.
“Governor Soludo is a man of his words and he just demonstrated it today and I look forward to a very functional local government system and they will now begin to address some basics that have to do with dividends of democracy at that level and the governor will concentrate on macro development of the state for the grassroot.
“The Nigerian Constitution provides for a 3rd tier of government, and for eleven years, Anambra State have not had an elective local government council.
“Former Governors Peter Obi and Willie Obiano followed a similar pattern in Anambra State, organizing local government elections only when they were about to leave office. Notably, they didn’t maintain an elected local government system throughout their administrations until exit time.
“Governor Chukwuma Soludo delivered on his promise to hold local government elections in Anambra State, which took place on Saturday with resounding success. The people of Anambra spoke loudly through their votes, and the results were a sweeping victory for the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in all 21 local governments.
“The entire ward councillors are at the same rate, I am very happy, the history is delivered in that moment, I am happy to be part of that history”, he said.
* Nwachukwu is of the Ministry of Information, Anambra State *