Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo. Photo credit: Anambra govt
The Anambra State governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has congratulated the people of the state on its 35th anniversary, reminding the people that the occasion is a call to action for the future the state is building to ensure a healthier, more livable, and more prosperous Anambra.
Soludo used the occasion to declare a state of emergency on the environment, warning that worsening gully erosion, flooding and land degradation pose an existential threat to the state.
He made the declaration in a statewide broadcast in Awka as Anambra marked 35 years of statehood, while unveiling a renewed “Clean and Green Initiative”, aimed at strengthening environmental protection through community participation and individual responsibility.
The governor said his administration had made notable progress in addressing insecurity since assuming office, but described environmental degradation as Anambra’s “number one existential threat.”
