By Emma Ogbuehi Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, Anambra State’s governor-in-waiting, has tapped former Minister of Education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, chairperson of his transition committee.
The Prof contested with a name recognition as former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor and polled 112,229 out of the 253,388 votes accredited and scored the mandatory 25 percent, not in two-thirds (14) of the local governments, but in all the 21.
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He also won the majority vote in 19 local governments, leaving Valentine Ozigbo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Ifeanyi Uba, candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), with one local government each.
He won on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).
Reliable sources informed TheNiche that the inauguration of the committee will take place on Thursday, January 20, at the Agulu Lake (Golden Tulip) Hotel, Awka.
The source also said that the Transition Committee will liaise with a team set up by the government of Anambra State to ensure a seamless transition from the Governor Willie Obiano’s administration to a Chukwuma Charles Soludo-led administration as from 17th March, 2022.
The full Terms of Reference for the Committee as well as its mode of operation will be communicated during the inauguration/first plenary sessions scheduled for 19- 22nd January, 2022 at the Golden Tulip (Agulu Lake) Hotel, Anambra State.
Members are expected to arrive on Wednesday, January 19 while the inauguration and first plenary sessions will start on the January 20.
Details shortly…
