Soludo acknowledges refusing to construct a road because the representative of the area belonged to the opposition party.
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has admitted to initially refusing to construct the road on Nwokedi Street in Okpoko community, Ogbaru Local Government Area of the state, due to the fact that the House of Representatives member representing the area, Noble Igwe, belonged to the opposition party.
Soludo mentioned that when the house member brought up the issue of the poor state of the road, he disregarded his complaints because of his opposition affiliation.
The governor made these remarks during the inauguration of 12 kilometers of roads in the Okpoko area on Monday, March 18.
He said, “I rejected the advice to develop Nwokedi Street because the House member representing the area was formerly in the opposition. As of 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.
“But one day, I was taking a walk, one guy showed me a road which the honourable member representing Ogbaru constituency 1, Noble Chukwunoso Igwe, had spoken to me about and because he was an opposition, I could not do any thing on the road then.
“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. You cannot be outside and be talking, you have to come inside the bedroom so that we can listen to you.”
Soludo proceeded to advise the people to lend their support to his administration. He emphasized his commitment to rebuilding Okpoko and ensuring that the residents feel included and valued.
“Even if there is no money in Anambra, we wouldn’t mind using all the money in Anambra to develop Okpoko. Okpoko must be rebuilt. One of the reasons I became a governor was to give Okpoko identity,” he added.
