Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has given an update on his government’s discussion with the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) regarding the weekly sit-at-home order.
In an interview on Arise TV on Tuesday, Soludo said that talks with the banned group are ongoing with a view to addressing the weekly forced stay-at-home in the state.
The former Central Bank Governor stated that the sit-at-home order will be a thing of the past soon, adding that his government is determined to restore law and order back to the state.
In his words, “The discussions are ongoing. As I announced in my inaugural speech, my first meeting was on security. So I am fully briefed, the conversations are going on and I believe strongly that we’ll get it cracked, probably not going to be done in one day, but we’re going to crack it.
“The sit-at-home thing will definitely end and we are having conversations with all the stakeholders, IPOB and everybody else, trying to engage everybody. It is the people’s power that will prevail at the end of the day.
“And I know that that will definitely stop and we’re working on that. As I said, we are determined to restore law and order.”
Governor Soludo then went on to disclose the status of the state treasury left by his predecessor, Willie Obiano.
During the interview he said his predecessor left ₦300 million cash and a debt of over ₦400 billion as of December 2021.
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The governor further stated that other financial details from January to date are not available.
The former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) added that the details will be made available as soon as possible because they are public documents.