The governor-elect of Anambra State, Professor Charles
Soludo, has stated that he is not coming on the job to learn.
Soludo, who emerged as the next governor of Anambra State on
the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, made this statement during
an interview on Arise TV. He revealed that after the handover in March 2022, he
would “hit the ground running”.
The governor-elect said, “As I said in my manifesto, we are
not coming to learn on the job. We have done quite a bit of this in terms of
transformation and we would hit the ground running from day one in terms of our
agenda.”
While speaking about his transition into becoming the next governor of the state, Soludo noted that it would a smooth exercise.
He said, “Because we have time, we have between now and
March as the transition is in March, it is a long process. The good news about
the transition is that it is not something happening from the moon. We have
people who are experienced. I understand quite a bit; I was the de facto
minister of national planning. I ran the building bureaucracy even before, with
six parastatal before I went to the Central Bank. So, I clearly understand a few
things about how government institutions work; I have been there before.
“Also, this is an APGA government that is continuing. You
have the governor of the state who is our national leader, with all the
institutions and structures that are already in place, so we expect a very
seamless transition. Most of the people who would be in the transition
committee are also already part of the government itself.
“This is APGA government in place and it is just going to be
a change of baton at the leadership. The structure and institution is there.
The personnel is there; maybe a few tweaks here and there and the train
continues to move. We are not expecting any kind of bombshell. This is APGA
government and it is steady with its personnel. We will just tweak a few things
and we are good to go.”
The professor, who lost his mother at a tender age, had his
father walk him through life. However, his father was kidnapped at the age of
78 but later released.
Soludo’s father, who is now 90, has witnessed his son become
the next governor of the state.
Speaking about the death of his mother, the governor-elect
said, “I don’t want to get very emotional but it is at moments like this that
you look back and have nothing but gratitude to the Almighty God. I said it all
through the campaign that I am a child from a humble beginning whose grace of
God has been upon even from my mother’s womb. I lived without my mother who
loved me dearly and had fantastic dreams for me.
“During the campaign, one of the brands that was used to
project me to the people of Anambra was ‘Charlie the son of Mbuafor. That
actually resonated and for me, it was a very emotional thing. Although she
died, she touched our lives immensely and God has been very kind to us.
“In my 30s, I accomplished virtually everything that was
there to be accomplished. I became a professor in my 30s, I travelled all over
the world and consulted for many international financial and development
institutions before I was asked to join the government as an economic adviser.
I was the head of national planning and ten months later, I was the governor of
the Central Bank. For me, God has been merciful.”
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