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NATIVE DOCTORS IN CUSTODY UNDERGOING INVESTIGATION AS ANSEC AWARDS ANOTHER STRATEGIC ROAD 

PRESS STATEMENT

On Monday, Friday, 17th Feb. 2025, the 3rd Anambra State Executive Council (ANSEC) Meeting reiterated that the State Government is documenting  practitioners of traditional medicine (native doctors) and not registering or granting them practice certificates. Thorough investigations of native doctors in custody suspected of being quacks or criminals are ongoing, and those found guilty will be subject to the full force of the law.

As mandated by the Anambra State Homeland Law 2025, the Council also instructed Anambra communities that might be documenting non-indigenes to do so without charging any fees and to view the process as entirely a social responsibility rather than a means of making money.

The Council also approved requests from certain communities for the Anambra State Government to take over their community secondary schools, which they had built and maintained. The Government will upgrade the schools to the level of the state’s public secondary schools, integrate their teachers into the teaching workforce, and hire more teachers where necessary.

 *Award of Contracts* 

The council has approved N801,534,464.00 for the construction of the Nzam headquarters road in Anambra West LGA. It was awarded to Kanubeen Construction Ltd. and will be completed in six weeks. 

N48,500,000 was also approved for Staff Offices/Examination Hall and Laboratory building project at Urban Boys Secondary School, Fegge, Onitsha South Local Government Area. The contract was awarded in favour of Harriets Millennium Estate Nigeria Ltd.

Law Mefor, PhD

Commissioner for Information

Anambra State.

GOVERNOR SOLUDO’S STANCE ON NATIVE DOCTORS

ANAMBRA STATE GOVERNMENT

For the sake of the unsuspecting public, I want to address the recent disinformation generated in some desperate quarters over Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s stance on native doctors. To set the record straight, Governor Soludo never declared war on all native doctors, but rather on fake and devilish native doctors involved in criminal activities.

Concerned individuals and organisations have been investigating native doctors in the South East and uncovered shocking revelations that reflect what Governor Soludo is saying. Some native doctors are involved in preparing charms for kidnappers and armed robbers and are believed to be involved in evil practices that may not exclude human sacrifices for money and protection. These diabolical rituals have given rise to Ego Mbute, Oke-Ite and Yahoo Plus as well as idolatry, making a speedy return to Igbo socio-cultural life. Governor Soludo, out of a sense of responsibility and responsiveness, has moved to root such diabolical and evil practices out, which have nothing to do with genuine traditional medicine or native doctors who are truly serving God and humanity. 

Governor Soludo has, therefore, emphasised the need to expose and deal decisively with native doctors aiding criminality, those promoting some esoteric practices alien to the Igbo culture of integrity, hard work, morality, and fear of God. His stance is not a blanket condemnation of traditional medicine or all native doctors but a targeted effort to root out those using so-called spiritual powers for criminal activities. They are misleading the youths and will turn the state into a soulless society if not stopped. 

The way forward requires greater clarity and understanding. We must recognise that not all native doctors are involved in criminal activities and that traditional medicine has a rich cultural heritage. So those genuinely practicing the trade have nothing to fear from Governor Soludo’s declaration. However, as we also acknowledge that fake native doctors are involved in criminal activities, they must be exposed and brought to justice as a way of sanitising the practice, rooting our criminality and preserving the state.

The Governor implores Ndi Anambra to work together with the government to root out criminality and promote and uphold the culture of respect for human life, integrity, morality, hard work, and fear of God for which Ndi Anambra in particular and Ndi Igbo in general are reputed.

Security is everybody’s business, and not that of government alone. So, if you see something, hear something, say something ! 

Signed:

Law Mefor, PhD

Commissioner for Information

Anambra State.

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