By Pamela Eboh
Governor of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo on Tuesday signed into law, eleven bills passed by the state House of Assembly.
The newly signed laws include; Anambra State Electoral Law, 2024, Anambra State Touting Prohibition Law, 2024, Secret Cult and Similar Activities Prohibition Law, 2024, Health Facilities and Accreditation Agency Law, 2024, Anambra State Peace Building and Conflict Management Agency, Anambra State Oil and Gas Producing Areas Development Commission (ANSOGPADEC) Law, 2024 and Market Safety and Protection Law, 2024.
Others are; Trafficking In Person Prohibition Law, 2024, Anambra State Revenue Administration (Consolidation. and Harmonization) Law, 2024, Anambra State Private Colleges of Nursing and Midwifery Law, 2024 and the Law to Amend the Anambra State House of Assembly Service Commission Law 2021 and for other Connected Purposes.
Speaking at the event that took place at the Governor’ Lodge in Amawbia, Soludo expressed great excitement that the bills have officially been signed into law.
White describing the event as historic, the governor appreciated the Speaker and members of the state House of Assembly for living up to their patriotic duty for the good of ndị Anambra
He said, “This assembly is one of the most hardworking and productive Assembly in Nigeria. Enacting the laws shows that they are responsive to the needs of ndị Anambra.
“The laws have to be obeyed from today onwards, to avoid prosecution.”
The governor pointed out that the Anambra State Electoral Law that ndị Anambra have been waiting for, has been finally delivered.
According to him, that will lay the foundation for organising and conducting local government election.
He described it as a promise made and a promise kept, noting that the extant law met by his administration was rickety.
Soludo noted that the team took pains to make a law that is in tune with the times, adding, “We will subsequently set up the electoral commission. When they are done, they will announce the date and time for the election.
“We have not had local government election in more than ten years. The infrastructure and basic institutions will be strengthened to have a credible election.
“I’m excited that we are moving forward to have this foundation. We have been making sure to reform the local government system to make it viable for new administrations.
“When we came in, we were ready to move on, but we met issues including over 14 billion naira gratuity arrears, insecurity, infrastructure decay, financial crisis, among others, but we are getting better by the day.”
Present at the signing event were, the Deputy Governor, Dr. Onyekachukwu Ibezim, Speaker of the State Assembly, Rt. Hon. Somtochukwu Udeze, Chief of Staff to the Governor, Mr. Ernest Ezeajughi, Principal Secretary to the Governor, Barr. Joachin Anaeto, Chief of Protocol and Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor, Mr. Chinedu Nwoye, State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barr. Sylvia Ifemeje, among others.
