If We Share Anambra Monthly Revenues Nobody Will Get Up To ₦‎2,500 – Soludo

 

Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, says if all Anambra earnings are shared individually with the residents of the state,nobody will get up To N,2500.

Soludo, who spoke at The Platform, a programme by Lagos-based church, Covenant Nation, to mark the 2024 Democracy Day on Wednesday, said he shares the pains of Nigerians in these challenging times.

“As a person, for example, I deeply feel the pains of Nigerians at these challenging times especially the over 100 million Nigerians who are multidimensionally poor. Times are hard,” Soludo said.

“Sometimes, I just wish that I can give every resident of Anambra maybe a million naira each to ameliorate the hardship that we have, but the reality is that if we get our entire revenue in a month, both from FAAC and from our IGR and put it on the table, call all our estimated 8.5 million residents and share it, nobody will get up to N2,500.”

The governors said it is from the same money that can’t go around for N2,500 each that he will still have to pay salaries, gratuities, build roads, and invest in health and education among others.

He said they recently recruited over 8,000 new teachers and over a thousand medical personnel who would still need to be paid from the same revenue.

Soludo warned that Nigeria faces stringent fiscal quagmire and even technical solvency challenges because it's tax revenue is one of the lowest in the world.

He also said that debt has piled to a level that leaves little headroom for more borrowing all at a very high cost, yet the needs of the citizens keep increasing at a geometric proportion every day.

The governor said that the Federal Government can resort to an easy way out by printing more money but after one week or two a bottle of coke might be costing N1 million.

2023: Peter Obi Knows He Can’t Win, He’s Only Playing A Game – Anambra State Governor, Soludo

Anambra State governor, Charles Soludu has said the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi can’t win the 2023 presidential election.

 

Mr Soludu claimed that Obi is only playing the game knowing fully well that he won’t win.

Let’s be clear: Peter Obi knows that he can’t and won’t win. He knows the game he is playing, and we know too; and he knows that we know,” the article reads in part.

“The game he is playing is the main reason he didn’t return to APGA. The brutal truth (and some will say, God forbid) is that there are two persons/parties seriously contesting for president: the rest is exciting drama!

“That many Americans may not like the fact that Joe Biden (79 years) and Donald Trump (76 years) are two frontrunners for president in their parties does not remove the fact that if both of them emerge as candidates, definitely one of them will be president in 2024.

“As my brother, I wish him well and even pray for him. I told him during his courtesy call that my prayer is that himself or Prof Umeadi of APGA would win, why not?

“That is from my heart, but I also told him that my head and facts on the ground led me to know that it’s probability is next to zero (what I cannot say before you, I won’t say behind you).

“So I already told him my opinion. Indeed, there is no credible pathway for him near the first two positions, and if care is not taken, he won’t even near the third position

 

Governor, Soludo, Says He Would Love To Take Bicycle To Work If Not For Insecurity

Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has said he would have loved to take his bicycle to work but for the insecurity in the state.

The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, however, maintained his administration remained committed to the development of sports in the state.

Soludo, while speaking in Awka on the occasion of his 100 days in office as the state governor, described sports as a robust part of his manifesto, adding that he was passionate about sports.

He said, “We had planned to kick-start sporting activities the next day after our inauguration, but for insecurity, that was not possible. As a matter of fact, I have my bicycle and I would have loved to use it to work, but I have been advised to shelve that for some time.”

He added that the prevailing security situation in the state had not made it possible for his government to implement his plans for sports.

He said, “My administration is willing to reignite the tradition. To be honest with you, we are very passionate about sports. If you look at our manifesto, we spoke very eloquently on it. We believe in the sports economy; it is an area that we need to exploit and explore.

The governor promised that he would not only establish a state-owned football club but also develop sports from the grassroots, with the revival of the moribund school sports competitions in the state.

“I played football and got a scar from it. You preempted us on giving the state a football team. Give us some time, we have just spent 100 days, a lot will still happen.

“We will not only have a football team, we are going to revive sports from the roots to complement private sector efforts,” the governor stated.