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Anambra Govt. lauds Tinubu’s promise to include SE in National Railway Master plan
By Mimi Chiadikaobi
Anambra government has lauded President Bola Tinubu’s promise to include the South-East in the National Railway Master plan.
The state’s Commissioner for Information, Dr Law Mefor who said this on Tuesday in Awka while fielding questions from journalists, added that it is a proof of his zeal to end marginalisation of the zone.
He noted that the promise is a bold step that would open new corridors of mobility, trade, and interconnectivity for the South-East, the South-South, and the federation.
The commissioner said that Anambra government in its bid to champion an end to pressing issues of the South-East marginalisation, made a request to end the issues to the President.
He said that Gov. Charles Soludo’s ultimate goal in governance, was to devise solution to show case challenges of the south-east zone marginalisation for due attention.
” Soludo wisely took advantage of President Tinubu’s state visit to Anambra on May 8, to address the pressing issues of the South-East Geopolitical Zone’s marginalisation.
“The Southeast and Anambra in particular are bypassed by the national gas Master plan despite abundant reserves of natural gas, we are not part of the national rail system.
“The Onitsha River Port, commissioned by President Shehu Shagari in 1982, remains a proposal, because the Federal Government has been unable to undertake the required dredging.
“There is an abandoned strategic federal road project that links Anambra with Kogi State which upon completion will shorten the journey between Anambra/Southeast and Abuja to about three hours — down from the current nine hours,” he said.
Mefor said that the government is convinced that systematically, these issues would soon be addressed for the development of the zone.
Mefor said that the promise when fulfilled, would promote the budding manufacturing and technological sectors.
He noted as well that the promise to include Anambra State and the South-East in the country’s Gas Pipeline Master plan is a vital tool for industrialisation and energy access.
“We are deeply grateful for several road projects currently being executed by the Federal Government that benefit Anambra.
” The roads,that is running into hundreds of billions of naira, especially the Enugu-Onitsha Road, rehabilitation of Onitsha-Owerri Road,
“The Phase 2b access road to Second Niger Bridge, rehabilitation of Oba-Nnewi Road Section II in Anambra, etc. When completed, they will be important game-changers for our people,” Mefor said.
He noted Tinubu’s Pan-Nigerian disposition, which was demonstrated when he appointed Ben Akabueze, an Anambra son, as Commissioner for Budget and Planning while serving as Governor of Lagos.
He said that the appointment of numerous Anambra people to serve in Tinubu’s administration, particularly the appointment of Amb. Bianca Ojukwu as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mark Okoye, as Managing Director, Southeast Development Commission is a sign of oneness.
Mefor stated that Soludo have followed in line with what Tinubu did in Lagos, in Anambra, as Bayo Ojeyinka from Osun State was made one of the new Permanent Secretaries.
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