By Rose Oranye
Anambra State Commissioner for Information, Dr Law Mefor, on Monday, October 14, visited the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Tony Collins Nwabunwanne, in his office at Government House, Awka, to firm up the two ministries plan to embark on town hall tours of 21 LGs in the state to drive the message of Governor Soludo’s sterling achievements.
Speaking during the visit, Mefor recalled that he had earlier hinted to Nwabunwanne about the Information Ministry’s proposed Local Government Town Hall Tours to strategically communicate Governor Soludo’s several sterling achievements and was visiting with his team to work out modalities with the Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs counterpart.
According to him, he decided to visit the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs because of the urgency of the town hall tour and the need for the two ministries to collaborate to achieve the desired purpose.
“The town hall is intended to bring together traditional rulers, presidents-general, women and youth leaders, and other critical stakeholders in each local government in one hall and reiterate what the governor has done specifically in their areas and equally get feedback and appreciation of what has been done well and what more should be done to better their lives.
“The Ministry of Information has set up a committee for the town hall. We expect you to do the same so we can have a joint committee to think out where and how we would start,” he said.
Responding, Hon. Nwabunwanne commended the commissioner for doing so much within a short time, even as he reiterated his commitment to the idea and assured of his ministry’s interest.
“It’s a welcome idea. I’m ready anytime. Mine is how to deliver the Soludo solution to the people. What we need is to put things together. I’ll get a team to join yours as a joint committee. Let them draw up a programme and a timetable on possible dates and we take it from there,” he said.
Oranye is of the Ministry of Information, Anambra State.
