The Catholic bishop of Awka Diocese in Anambra, Paulinus Ezeokafor, says Governor Charles Soludo is doing well, asking local government chairpersons to instill the culture of accountability and good governance for efficient service delivery at the grassroots.
Mr Ezeokafor made the appeal to halt the three-day retreat of the transition committee chairpersons of the 21 council areas on Sunday during a thanksgiving mass at the Pastoral and Conference Centre in Awka.
“The local governments were created to be closer and to attend to the development needs of people at the grassroots. If the LGAs do well at their level, the states and the entire country will do well, also,” Mr Ezeokafor explained. “Just as you struggled and worked so hard to be appointed chairpersons of the LGAs, ensure you apply the same energy to providing the basic development amenities for the people.”
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The bishop stressed that they should use the resources allocated to “your LGAs judiciously to better the lives of the people, carry out impactful projects and imbibe the culture of accountability.”
The clergyman added, “The governor is performing well, especially in the areas of infrastructure development and agriculture. TC chairpersons should key in and replicate the same at the LG levels. Effective service delivery is ensuring that the people feel the presence of government in their different localities.”
Mr Ezeokafor also asked locals to embrace Mr Soludo’s “transformation agenda” in order to make Anambra a more liveable and affluent state.
Mr Soludo asked locals to keep their local government chairpersons accountable for good governance in his goodwill message.
Mr Soludo, who was represented by his chief of staff, Ernest Ezeajuyi, urged locals to report development challenges in their communities to their local government chairpersons for fast response.
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“These are vibrant, innovative and resourceful chairpersons who understand that a holistic grassroots development of the state is a top agenda of this administration,” the governor stated.
The retreat, according to Chibueze Ofobuike, TC chairman of Aguata LGA and chairman of the planning committee, was held to examine the LGAs’ actions in the previous year and acquire insights for the challenges ahead.
“I believe that the gains from the retreat will impact our efforts as we work towards serving our people better, going forward, ” Mr Ofobuike said.
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