Anambra Govt To Sustain Reforms, Tackle Erosion, Strength Education
By Abdullahi Yusuf
The Anambra State Executive Council (ANSEC) has reaffirmed its commitment to inclusive governance and sustainable development through new resolutions and projects to boost the economy, protect the environment, and improve educational standards.
ANSEC made the commitment at its 3rd meeting held on June 22, 2026, at the Light House, Awka.
This is contained in a statement signed by the state Commissioner for Information and Value Reformation, Mr
Law Mefor.
Mefor said the meeting took key decisions including the one that markets remain the largest sector of the state’s economy.
“To ensure clean, green, planned and sustainable communities, markets and cities, the regeneration of markets will continue. The Council expressed concern about traders who cross barricades to display their wares on roads, causing traffic obstructions and safety hazards, As part of the measures to address this, some markets will be relocated and walled off from major roads,” he said.
ANSEC identified erosion as the number one existential threat to Anambra State, attributing much of the damage caused by erosion to human factors, including stormwater from homes channelled into roads, building on flood channels, and indiscriminate felling of trees without replacement.
To address this, the council resolved to enforce the state environment law, which mandates every home to construct a catch-pit to reduce stormwater runoff to protect roads.
The Council also resolved to sustain the flagship policies of the Soludo administration, particularly free education and free ante-natal care, plus free delivery for pregnant women.
“The decision aligns with the administration’s inclusive governance agenda that prioritises care for the underserved,” the statement said.
The Council then approved the introduction of a school adoption programme. Under the initiative, well-to-do individuals and corporate organisations will adopt schools in the state.
This,it said,will allow schools to benefit from the experience, expertise, and resources of adopters. The programme falls under the Public-Private-Community Partnership of the Soludo administration, known also as “SOLUDOZIE ANAMBRA”.
The Council also approved a forthcoming law to prescribe standards and minimum conduct for administrators of primary and secondary schools in the state, both private and public.
The law will curb exploitative and arbitrary levies, unnecessary ceremonies, and the practice of barring students from reusing textbooks.
The resolutions reflect Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s commitment to building a liveable and prosperous Anambra through infrastructure, law and order, environmental protection, and human capital development.
“The council also approved the
release of the sum of N237,000,000.00 (Two hundred and thirty-seven million naira) only as the cost of remodelling the Afouzo Market, Isuofia, Aguata LGA, Anambra State, awarded to Crystal Dove Construction Company Ltd.
And the”Release of the sum of N402,830,000.00 (Four hundred and two million, eight hundred and thirty thousand naira) only for the supply of routine ante-natal medicines & associated services for the Anambra State Government free ante-natal and delivery services initiative, awarded to Jessy Pharmaceutical Company Ltd and Award Global Company Ltd,” the statement added.