Soludo Approves N16.7bn Contracts for Roads, Power, Erosion Control

The Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, has awarded various contracts worth a sum of about ₦16.7bn for road, electricity, erosion control and other key infrastructural projects aimed at driving social cohesion, economic growth and improving the lives of its citizens across the state.

This is just as the state government, through the Ministry of Environment and the Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra, also known as the ‘OCHA Brigade’, has commenced the enforcement of standards for road setbacks in the newly constructed dual carriageways.

According to the State Commissioner for Information, Dr Law Mefor, who disclosed this in a statement in Awka on Tuesday, said the projects were approved and other significant decisions made during the first Anambra State Executive Council meeting in 2026, held at the ‘Light House’, Awka, on Monday.

Mefor said several other key decisions were taken during the meeting, among which include that the Christmas and New Year celebrations called ‘Onwa Dezemba’ programme, has come to stay as an annual event and will be made into something that Ndi Anambra and the world will look forward to every yuletide.

The statement read in part, “At the first Anambra State Executive Council meeting of the year 2026, held at the ‘Light House, Awka, on Monday, the council relished the Christmas and New Year celebrations and reiterated that the ‘Onwa Dezemba’ programme has come to stay as an annual event and will be made into something that Ndi Anambra and the world will look forward to every yuletide.

“The council also reviewed the state of security in the state and the restoration of Anambra as the most secure state in Nigeria, and resolved to continue to promote inter-security agency collaboration and the strengthening of security agencies, such as the 30 Hilux vehicles recently given to the Anambra State Police Command by the state government.

“The council established a committee to determine the best way to give Nnewi a further facelift, in line with the ongoing urban regeneration policy of the Soludo administration. The council also firmed up the plan to give Nnobi a further facelift. The main objective is to revitalise and realign the two strategic urban centres in the state.

“The council mandated the Ministry of Environment and the Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra, also known as the ‘OCHA Brigade’, to commence enforcement of standards for road setbacks in the newly-constructed dual carriageways.

“These standards have been set at 1.5 metres for built-up areas and three metres for other areas. The setbacks were re-established as a minimum from drainage on all the new dual carriageways for motorised and non-motorised (NMT) users.