The Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo has again said the State government is partnering with the Nigerian Navy and 4supporting interventions for greater mutual output and a safer region.
Governor Soludo made the statement when the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla paid him a courtesy visit at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia, Awka the State capital.
While commending the Navy and their formidable collaborations with other security agencies, Governor Soludo said that “there is increased need for Navy presence in the State because of the oil theft and bunkering going on at the Ogwuikpele area of the state.”
“It has become an existential threat in the South-east, but with your strategic appointment, there is this voice to uproot the criminals and profile them for who they are.
“We deserve to have a liveable and prosperous Anambra State,” he said.
The Governor praised the Navy and indeed, all security agencies operating in the state, for the sacrifices and described their job as a calling that should be respected.
Vice Admiral Ogalla recalled that the Naval Outpost in Onitsha, a major city in the state, was established with assistance from the state government, assuring them that “they will redouble their efforts to ensure that peace returns to the region.”
He decried a situation where sit-at-home persists and criminal gangs parade themselves as people who dictate what happens as an aberration with the tendency of drawing the region backward.
Secretary to the State Government, Professor Solo Chukwulobelu, Chief of Staff to the Governor, Mr. Ernest Ezeajughi, Principal Secretary to the Governor, Barrister JPC Anaeto, Commissioner for Homeland Affairs, Mr. Chikodi Anara, Chief of Protocol and Deputy Chief of Staff, Mr. Chinedu Nwoye, Special Adviser to the Governor on Security AVM Ben Chiobi Rtd, as well as senior officers in the Navy, attended the function.
