The senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial District, Uche Ekwunife, PhD, has felicitated with Professor Charles Soludo on his inauguration as the governor of Anambra State.
Soludo, who won the governorship election held in the state last year, took the Oath of Office, on Thursday, at Governor’s Office Quadrangle, Government House, Awka.
The event was graced by the immediate-past governor, Chief Willie Obiano, former Governor Peter Obi, Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Rt. Honourable Uchenna Okafor, members of National Assembly and state House of Assembly, among other dignitaries.
In her congratulatory message, Senator Ekwunife said the inauguration signified a remarkable day in the state, adding that she is hopeful that Soludo’s administration will herald economic development in all the sectors of governance in the state.
Senator Ekwunife urged the new governor to put in place a transparent, accountable, gender-inclusive and people-centered governance.
She admonished Governor Soludo to restore law and order by prioritising the security of lives and property of the people of state which she said remained the primary responsibility of every responsible government.
The federal lawmaker encouraged religious, traditional, political figures and other stakeholders, irrespective of party affiliations, to rally round the governor and work to the actualisation of the vision, goals and dreams of the state’s founding fathers as the “Light of the Nation”.
Ekwunife, who is the chairman, Senate Committee on Science, Technology and Innovation, also congratulated the deputy governor, Dr Onyedikachi Ibezim, and charged him to work together with the governor for the greater good of the state.
“I pray to God to give Soludo and his deputy the wisdom and knowledge to pilot the affairs of the state. May their administration be successful,” she said.
Earlier, during his inauguration, Governor Soludo promised that his administration will work very hard to make the people of the state proud, adding that he felt the weight of history.
