By Tony Okafor, Awka
-No amount of toxic trash can pull down this govt- Press Secretary
A critic, Uloka Chibuike, has alleged that an in-law( name withheld) to the Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo runs the government of the state as the defacto governor.
Chibuike also alleged that a daughter to the governor collects N60m annually from the state’s coffers for fashion project.
The critic stated this in an article made available to our correspondent.
He said,”Through the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Soludo’s daughter (Adaora) gets sixty million naira (60,000,000) every year for her lackluster fashion expo.
“This does not contribute any economic value to the state; instead, it is a channel through which money is shipped overseas and siphoned.”
Chibuike added,”Following the fight and resignation of former Finance Commissioner, Ifeatu Onejeme over who would control the state’s finances between him and Soludo’s in-law, who is the de facto governor, Soludo appointed his nephew, Okafor Moses, as the new commissioner for finance.
“This decision went against his own public statement that he would not appoint a commissioner from his Aguata, talk more of his own community, and kindred.
“Perhaps if it had been Tinubu, Soludo supporters would have ripped him apart, but for a Soludo, it’s not nepotism.
“Just like Buhari, Charles Soludo, a loud professor, had been speaking for a decade about his desire to transform Anambra State into Dubia, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. However, today, Anambra, under Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has returned to the dark era.
“Charles Soludo’s knee is on the neck of Ndị Anambra; we can’t breathe”
In a swift reaction, the Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Christian Aburime, described Chibuike as an ignoramus.
Aburime said,”There is no iota of truth in the mischievous allegation that the Anambra State Ministry of Culture and Tourism annually allocates funds for the governor’s daughter, Adaora, to run a fashion expo. While the State Ministry of Culture and Tourism may choose to support any initiative that is promoting culture and tourism in the State, regardless of who is involved, Adaora funds her fashion shows all by herself.
“The hardworking young lady is resourceful and responsible enough to do her own stuff without pulling the weight of her governor-father or drawing support from the State resources.
“Governor Charles Soludo is too busy working diligently to fulfill his promises to the people of Anambra to be dragged off course with senseless criticisms and baseless allegations every now and then. While challenges persist, it is crucial to appreciate the broader vision the governor holds for the State’s future and the intentional efforts he is making to transform Anambra for good.
“There is no amount of toxic trash disguised as public affairs analysis that can pull this government down. There is no quantity of disoriented subversive elements like Chibuike that can halt the governor in his progressive tracks. Anambra State will keep moving forward under Governor Soludo with the kind support of the good people of Anambra who are breathing free in a safer, saner environment.
“If ignoramuses like Chibuike need proper education, let him know that Anambra State is in the early stages of transformation; Rome wasn’t built in a day. The governor is very clear about his ADT vision, unlike Chibuike’s “vague and nebulous’ haze of misrepresentation
“Sadly for Chibuike, our ‘public policy analyst’, he is either living in a stone-age cave far from Anambra State civilization or he is intentionally too blinded by mischief to see the good work Governor Soludo is doing in diverse sectors of the State.
“There is no amount of toxic trash disguised as public affairs analysis that can pull this government down. There is no quantity of disoriented subversive elements like Chibuike that can halt the governor in his progressive tracks. Anambra State will keep moving forward under Governor Soludo with the kind support of the good people of Anambra who are breathing free in a safer, saner environment.
“Miserable busybodies that they are, they have no other job than vilifying a governor who has been busy making life better for Ndi Anambra in the past 19 months.
“Mental derelicts in human form are advised to look for something meaningful to do with their miserable lives than constituting themselves into perennial distractions in the name of criticism. Soludo is on the match Anambra is continuously winning.
