Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has signed into law, eleven bills passed by the State House of Assembly.
Governor Soludo performed the function at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia.
The Deputy Governor, Dr. Onyekachukwu Ibezim, the Speaker of the State Assembly, Rt. Hon. Somtochukwu Udeze, among others, witnessed the signing ceremony.
Among the newly signed laws were the 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.
Other are; the 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 after the activity, Soludo described the event as historic, appreciating the Speaker and members of the House of Assembly for living up to their patriotic duty for the good of the Anambra people.
“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 Anambra people.
“The laws have to be obeyed from today onwards, to avoid prosecution,” the Governor stated.
On the Anambra State Electoral Law, the Governor said the Anambra people have been waiting for it, announcing that it has been finally delivered, pointing out that it will lay the foundation for organizing and conducting local government elections.
He described it as a promise made and a promise kept, noting that the extant law met by his administration was rickety, but the team has taken pains to make a law that is in tune with the times.
“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 a 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,” Governor Soludo concluded.
