Anambra Governor-elect Prof Soludo has on Thursday inaugurated his Government’s 80-man transition Committee, which will see his government take – off smoothly with a clear understanding of the current state of governance.
The committee which is headed by the former World Bank executive and a one time Minister of Education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, has 80 members chosen from within and outside the state on the benchmark of knowledge, character, excellence, diversity, integrity, inclusiveness and professionalism.
According to the report by Anambra State Broadcasting Service, inaugurating the committee at Golden Tulip Hotel Agulu, the Governor-Elect Charles Soludo outlined the terms of reference of the committee noting that he envisions an Anambra that will be more liveable and prosperous as the committee will see to a seamless transition and help the incoming administration take – off smoothly.
The Governor-Elect Prof Soludo emphasized that having a peaceful, progressive and prosperous Anambra Is the collective dream and collective responsibility of every onye Anambra, therefore, the need for everyone to own the growth and development of Anambra by contributing through selfless services.
He thanked the committee members for accepting to serve Anambra and encouraged them to co-opt anyone that would add value to the project.
The Governor-Elect who described the transition as a friendly one, expressed his gratitude to Governor Willie Obiano for his unflinching support.
Prof Soludo in his remark, reiterated his earlier resolve to hit the ground running from day one with the support of everyone and assured to run an open and accountable administration.
The state Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Mr Mark Okoye took the gathering through vision, mission and strategic objectives, achievements, challenges and lessons learnt from the Obiano – led administration.
The Committee Chairperson, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, while accepting the responsibility, thanked the Governor-Elect for the honour.
She highlighted ground rules, agenda and terms of reference of the transition committee and emphasized that their mission is to boost the effectiveness of the Governor-Elect and the incoming government team in their quest to build a liveable and prosperous smart megacity.
Dr Ezekwesili charged the committee members to be committed and dedicated to the task of building a great future for Ndi Anambra.