I’m Coming To Anambra To Correct Lots Of Ills, Says Soludo

Anambra governor-elect, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, says, his coming to Anambra State as governor is to correct a lot of ills in the State. One of such ills, according to him, is to dissolve all the revenue windows created in the State in the morning of his swearing in on March 17.

He vowed not to allow such thing to happen again under his watch, adding that the State had lost a lot through such practice. Soludo spoke to stakeholders of the state in Agulu, Anaocha Local Government Area at the weekend

He said he would use executive order to terminate theft of the state’s resources by revenue thieves. Soludo said, “We learnt revenue windows are already being distributed. You people have started sharing windows. Yes, you people are sharing windows. But, when you are sharing the windows, please be telling those you’re sharing them to that it stops on 16th March. Because on 17th morning, I will sign an executive order cancelling all of them.”

He maintained that there were people who had for long, been living off state funds, adding that surprisingly, such people would be the first to indict government for not building infrastructure. The former Central Bank of Nigeria CBN Governor, said, he would be coming into Anambra as governor to correct a lot of ills. He said that if the people were not ready to make things work, he would be happy to dust off his feet and join the bandwagon of those who wanted to go abroad on exile.

“They are people who are used to this (revenue theft), that is what they do, that is what they thrive on, and they have made their whole living off the state. But they will be the first to tell government to build roads, and blame government for all the potholes on our roads, but the little that should accrue to government. They collect it and put in their pockets. It cannot work. We have to decide if we want this to continue. If the decision is that we should continue with such illegal practice, we will quietly dust ourselves and join those who want to go on exile.

“But I’m sure we want things to work. For the sake and benefits of our children and children’s children, every kobo of state fund must go into state coffers and be made to work for the people, and there is no question about it,” Soludo said.