Politics
BREAKING: Soludo Takes Over As Governor In Anambra
Former CBN Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo was on Thursday morning sworn-in as the Governor of Anambra State in a low-key event at the state’s capital, Akwa.
Premium Times reports that only about 50 people were invited to the swearing-in ceremony.
There was heavy security at the venue, hours before the event as guests began to arrive for the programme. Routine security checks were carried out on them before entering the venue.
Soludo took the oath of office alongside his deputy, Dr. Onyeka Ibezim at the Government House.
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The ceremony was attended by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Victor Oye and wife; Speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Uchenna Okafor and wife; Sen. Victor Umeh and wife; Bianca Ojukwu, clergymen, traditional rulers, among others.
The newly sworn-in governor, told the people of Anambra State that he would deliver on his campaign promises, while promising to make the state an economic hub, just as he called on indigenes of Anambra to join hands with him to actualise his mandate.