Gov Soludo Confesses to Hindering Road Reconstruction in Opposition's Constituency

• The governor of Anambra state acknowledged that he initially withheld repair efforts on a public road in the Okpoko community due to its location within an opposition party's territory
• He made this revelation during the inauguration of the road, which he subsequently approved for construction after a member of the opposition in the area joined his party
• The governor appealed for support for his administration, emphasising is commitment to addressing the needs of underprivileged areas such as the Okpoko community

The governor of Anambra state, Professor Charles Soludo, has publicly admitted that he initially declined to approve the construction of a road in the Okpoko community in Ogbaru local government area because the House of Representatives member representing the community, Noble Igwe, belonged to an opposition party.

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Soludo revealed that when Igwe sought his intervention to repair the road, which was in a deplorable condition, he dismissed the appeal because Igwe was a member of the opposition.

Soludo made this statement during the inauguration of a 12 km road in the same Okpoko area on Monday, March 18, reported the PUNCH.

He said:

“I rejected the advice to develop Nwokedi Street because the House member representing the area was formerly in the opposition. At the time he brought the poor state of the road to my attention and advised it should be repaired, he was in the opposition then, and I did not listen to him.”

As reported by the Peoples' Gazette, the governor has now reversed his initial stance since Igwe defected from his party and joined the governor’s party.

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Soludo stated:

“Today, Noble Igwe is in our party, and he is a mainstream member, so we have listened to him. When he was in the opposition, he was in the parlour talking but his voice could not be heard, but today, he is not only a mainstream member of our party, but he is right in the bedroom talking with us.”

The governor then solicited support for his administration, stating that he is in government because of communities like Okpoko.

He pledged to rebuild the community and improve the lives of the indigenes, saying that even if there were no funds left in the government purse, he would find a way to create something out of nothing.

He noted that one of the reasons he became the governor was to overhaul the community and give the people of Okpoko an identity.

The governor recently announced the generation of N3 billion IGR without borrowing money from outside.

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Legit.ng had earlier reported that Governor Soludo announced that he had not been receiving any salary for two years as a governor.

He said the action was part of his move to cut the governance expenses and to channel the funds to where they are most needed.

Source: Legit.ng