Gov Charles Soludo of Anambra has expressed his satisfaction over the reclaiming and recovery of the River Niger Beach Site by The Chairman of Onitsha South Local Government Area, Hon Emeka Joseph Orji.
Soludo also noted that the actions taken by Hon Emeka Orji are in tandem with the state government policy of making Anambra state a liveable, secured, smart city homeland.
Disclosing this at the bank of the River Niger along the newly constructed Niger Street Road Fegge, The Chief of Staff to Governor Soludo, Mr Ernest Ezeajughi said ;
“For many years now this place had been a recluse of itself but today you can see that there is a total change and that is what we call the Urban restoration and regeneration work and this would be put to good use for Onitsha Community for Anambra people”
“We look at environmental assessment impact, what it was before and what it is today and I remember two months ago when the Governor came here we saw batches and makeshift shops everywhere and it was indeed very disturbing “
“We are trying to revive Onitsha and that is one of the key policies of the Governor to bring life into Onitsha and make our brothers coming from across the bridge to work in Onitsha, to come home and settle”
“I commend the Chairman of Onitsha South Local Government Chief Emeka Joseph Orji for adding another milestone for Onitsha South and indeed Anambra state and this would attract more businessmen and investors into the state,” he said.
Ezeajughi also stated that the reclaimed area would provide some form of leisure, some form of entertainment for people to have a new lease of life adding that the Urban regeneration program would certainly be achieved with the physical planning department of the Local government.
In his response shortly after the tour, Chief Emeka Joseph Orji noted that the development of Onitsha South Local Government Area is a deliberate policy of his administration to bring back the lost glories of the commercial city.
Orji explained that as a Council Chairman, the policy of the Soludo administration is one that must be followed to the letter, adding that he would stop at nothing to ensure that the Governor succeeds.
