President Bola Tinubu on Thursday visited Anambra State for the first time since assuming office in May 2023, unveiling an array of projects by Governor Chukwuma Soludo.
Tinubu landed at the Chinua Achebe International Airport, Umueri, Anambra State, around noon and was welcomed by an entourage that included Soludo, his Deputy Onyekachukwu Ibezim, members of the Anambra State House of Assembly, and other bigwigs in the state.
Wearing the traditional Igbo Akwete attire, President Tinubu was accompanied by his National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu; governors Hope Uzodimma of Imo and Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State; Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah; Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, and other dignitaries.
Some of the projects President Tinubu unveiled include the new Anambra State Government House; he also commissioned the Emeka Anyaoku Institute for International Studies and Diplomacy, located within Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, and the Solution Fun City in the state.
In Anambra, President Tinubu hailed Governor Soludo’s development strides and restated his commitment to partnering with the state government to develop the South-East state.
According to him, Nigerians, despite ethnic and political differences, must work together for the betterment of the country.
“As your president, I’ve always said and I’m saying the same thing now, in our national anthem, we sing and praise our founding fathers that ‘Though tribe and tongue may differ, in brotherhood, we stand,’” he said.
“We will continue to be brothers, we are one family, a single family, diverse, living in the same house called Nigeria. We are only staying in different rooms. Our diversity must lead to prosperity, we must work together.”
President Tinubu admitted to taking tough decisions, including the removal of fuel subsidy among others, since he rose to power.
But he said the “bold efforts” were required to “confront the wastefulness of the past” and “to lay a strong foundation for a more stable, prosperous, and inclusive economy.”
Tinubu said he is a “son of the soil” in Anambra and asked Soludo for a plot of land in the state for his retirement.
