~ As group endorses gov for second tenure
Recent Anambra State Association of Town Union (ASATU) was renamed to Anambra State Town Union Council (ASTUC), by the Anambra State governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, and Sir Vin Dike, the President General of Oraifite Improvement Union appointed as the chairman of the council.
The newly appointed chairman, Sir Vin Dike has pledged to work with Governor Chukwuma Soludo to ensure peace and security in various communities in the state.
Dike states this in his maiden interview with journalists in his country home in Oraifite on Tuesday, where he also revealed that the new council, has endorsed Soludo for a second term because of his works in the state.
He said: “We will streamline our processes and we as a council will partner the traditional rulers council, to work with the governor to ensure peace in communities.
“ASTUC will work with government. Already, through the homeland security law, the PGs have been empowered as chief security officers of communities, and are responsible for security in the communities. What we will do is to work with the governor to tackle insecurity, and you may know that the governor is also backing us with intelligence, foot soldiers on ground and many more.
“If you watch, you will see that the partnership we have with government is already yielding results, what my leadership will do is to take it a notch higher. We will arrange trainings and seminars for new presidents general, so as to acquaint them with our workings and how they can synergize with government to improve the security of their communities.”
Speaking about the achievements of the governor, Dike said: “Soludo has done what no other governor has done in Anambra State and you know that ASTUC on 29 March endorsed him for a second term. His road infrastructure is second to none. In terms of education, health, you need to see what the man has done in these areas, including employment of teachers and doctors.
“To speak to his achievements in Oraifite, I can tell you that in the last 18 years, we have never seen the presence of government in Oraifite, but through him, we now have several projects here, including the recently flagged off smart school at Oraifite and the Nkwo to Nkwo road among others.
“Come November 8, I will be among those shouting from the rooftop campaigning for him because the man has shown that he knows what he is doing, and does not only speak, but shows what he has done.”
Speaking about his emergence, the chairman said: “My emergency is a combination of both surprise and preparation. We were preparing for election and I was a contestant, but when we met the governor, in his wisdom he reviewed the foundation of the ASATU and changed its name to ASTUC so that it can work not as an association but a statutory council and he appointed me the chairman. So even though I was prepared for the job, I was also surprised that I was appointed by the governor.”
