By Nwafor Okafor
The All Progressives Grand Alliance has has political enemies cannot pit Soludo against his teeming supporters across the globe.
National Coordinator, APGA Media Warriors Forum, Chinedu Obigwe, said this in a statement made available to our correspondent in Awka the Anambra State capital on Wednesday.
He said the politically motivated attempts to clothe Soludo in a borrowed robe and pit him against his supporters would fail.
PART OF THE STATEMENT READ:
Many interpretation have been given to the 80 members Transition Committee lists headed by Hon Oby Ezekwesili that was released by the Governor elect.
What the disgruntled opposition elements behind the evil attempt to clothe Soludo in a borrowed robe are labouring in vain to achieve is to demoralize his supporters by giving them the wrong impression that he has dumped them from the beginning.
Like I said before, they will fail and Soludo will not be distracted.
The Soludo that many people know and that I professed my love for is a strong willed and independent minded character.
He will not disappoint his supporters and ndi Anambra at large.
Things will be done differently but at the end ndi Anambra that reposed confidence in him by giving him their mandate to govern them will smile.
Radical change is what everyone should expect from Soludo.
As at today, I can tell whomever that cares to listen that Soludo is prepared to hit the ground running from the first day of his swearing in as the Executive Governor of Anambra State and that will be March 17th 2022.
What will happen that day will make ndi Anambra to understand the direction he want to go and they will be convinced he came for a serious business.
As a matter of fact, the outgoing Governor, His Excellency Chief Dr Willie Obiano that will handover to him that day promised to give him the free hand to do his job as Governor the way he likes and that he will not be a disturbance to him in anyway.
This promise will go a long way in safeguarding their relationship and that is what ndi Anambra expect the both of them to do.
Ndi Anambra should know that Soludo is taking over on March 17th as the Chief Servant of the State and excellent service delivery is what he is prepared to render to them.
He will do the type of surgical operation he did at the CBN in Anambra.
Some of the decisions he will take will seem impossible to be implemented but he will use his strong will and strength of character to implement them for the benefit of ndi Anambra.
Toes will be stepped upon but it will be for the good of the poor masses.
Soludo will not run an elitist government rather his government will pay attention to the value that will be added in Anambra governance system.
He is coming into the job that he was hired to do by ndi Anambra with a lot of experience.
Let’s not forget that Soludo was in the corridors of power at the Presidency for complete 6years.
That 6years experience at the Presidency is not a waste,he will deploy it in working for the betterment of ndi Anambra and our beloved State.
Ndi Anambra should see themselves as Soludo employer and they should know that Soludo is coming to serve them to the best of his ability.
When he takes tough decisions, he needs our support to actualise a positive result from that decision.
Soludo is not elitist in nature as the disgruntled opposition elements want people to believe but he is independent minded and also a strong willed character that prefers being referred to as an isuofia village boy.
He is humility personified and he has a burning desire to turn things around for the good of ndi Anambra.
He said it boldly that he will build upon Governor Obiano’s administration legacy but the good people of Anambra should as well expect a radical change that will transform Anambra State to a State they can be proud of.
No stone will be left unturned in doing the right thing in Anambra State under Soludo watch and the best way ndi Anambra can help his administration to succeed is by doing the needful expected of them as responsible citizens.
If you want Anambra to be developed like Lagos, you as a citizen of the State should live up to the expectation of Soludo government.
Soludo government will expect ndi Anambra to be doing the right thing at all times like payment of taxes without cutting corners, taking responsibility of monitoring and protecting government projects, putting a stop to improper disposal of waste on the road and many other things.
We should be ready to help his government to succeed because he is already prepared to deliver the best service to us.
As for the political class, their interest will be accommodated but they should bear it in mind that sound service to the people is excellent politics.
Soludo will not abandon his supporters but he expect them to continue giving him the needed support so that he will justify the confidence reposed on him.
I repeat, it will be a different ball game when Soludo takes over as the Governor of Anambra State on March 17th 2022.
It is said that weeping may tarry for a night but joy comes in the morning.
That is exactly what will happen under Soludo watch.
