Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has disclosed that he has officially moved into the new government house.
The newly constructed government house, which consists of
over 36 buildings, including the government house, the governor’s and deputy
governor’s lodges, and other lodges for support staff, has been described as
the best government house in Nigeria.
Some commentators likened it to the seat of government in
Abuja, Aso Rock, while former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief
Emeka Anyaoku, described it as a mini-city.
Addressing members of the All Progressives Grand Alliance,
APGA, in Anambra Central during a rally to endorse his aspiration for a second
term in office on Saturday, Soludo revealed that he has fully vacated the
makeshift lodge in Amawbia and moved into the new government house.
The facility, which was recently commissioned by President
Bola Tinubu, has been codenamed Light House Awka.
The government house project is regarded as a major
achievement of the governor, as the state had operated from a makeshift
government house for about 30 years since its creation.
Soludo had often stated that Anambra was the only state
where the government house was domiciled in one town, while the governor
resided in another.
While the government house was in Awka, the governor lived
in Amawbia. With the new project, Soludo now lives and works in the new
government house in Awka.
Addressing his supporters during the Anambra Central
Senatorial Zone rally to endorse him, Soludo revealed that he had moved into
the new government house on Friday and enjoyed his first night there.
He said: “Let me announce to you that I have officially
moved into the Anambra Light House City (New Government House). I moved there
officially yesterday (Friday), and I slept there last night, woke up this
morning, and simply strolled to this venue (Alex Ekwueme Square).”
The new Anambra Government House project had been stalled
for over 20 years, starting from the tenure of the former governor of the
state, the late Dr Chinwoke Mbadinuju.
The project was deferred by the Ngige, Obi, and Obiano
administrations until Soludo came on board and decided to take the bull by the
horns.
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