Obiano, Soludo Disagree Over N500 Million Budget For Inauguration

 Obiano, Soludo Disagree Over N500 Million Budget For Inauguration

The Anambra state governor, Chief Willie Obiano and the Governor-Elect, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo may have disagreed on the size of the budget for the inauguration and handover on March 17, 2022.

It was learnt that the government budgeted N500 million for the programme which will cover making customized clothes, caps, banners, T-shirts and even hiring of rainmakers.

But Soludo was said to have advised the Governor to cut the budget down as he preferred a low-key ceremony.

He reportedly asked Obiano not to commit money in such a flamboyant venture.

Soludo nearly spilled the beans in his speech during the inauguration of the 80- member Transition Committee last Thursday when he said that there won’t be fanfare during his inauguration on March 17.

He had said that funds for such would be used to address more important development issues in the state.

To demonstrate that he attached no importance to the flamboyant handover ceremony Soludo also said he would move from the inauguration venue to his office and from there to the slums in Onitsha and environs particularly Okpoko community where he plans to clean up.

He had said: “I’ll be heading to Okpoko immediately after the inauguration. I’ll put in eight hours of work immediately after the inauguration. Don’t expect fanfare because it won’t take place”.