Anyaoku, Anambra elders back restructuring

The Anambra State Elders Council, led by a former Secretary of
the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, has asked the Federal
Government to refund to the state about N43bn expended on the
rehabilitation of federal roads and bridges in the state.

The council made the demand in a nine-point communiqué it issued
at the end of its meeting held at the Governor’s Lodge in Awka.

The communiqué partly read, “The present system needs to be
restructured to achieve true federalism and guarantee greater unity
and political stability in Nigeria.”

Expressing worry over the unwholesome activities of the Fulani
herdsmen in most parts of the country, the council recommended
commercial ranching “as the best method for meat and dairy
production.”

It called on the Anambra State Government and other South-East
state governments to reject the proposed cattle colonies by the
Federal Government, noting that it would have adverse security
implications.

The council congratulated Governor Willie Obiano and his deputy,
Dr Nkem Okeke, on their re-election at the November18 polls. It
expressed confidence that Anambra State would in “the next four
years witness productive governance.”

The Anambra State Elders Council, led by a former Secretary of
the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, has asked the Federal
Government to refund to the state about N43bn expended on the
rehabilitation of federal roads and bridges in the state.

The council made the demand in a nine-point communiqué it issued
at the end of its meeting held at the Governor’s Lodge in Awka.

The communiqué partly read, “The present system needs to be
restructured to achieve true federalism and guarantee greater unity
and political stability in Nigeria.”

Expressing worry over the unwholesome activities of the Fulani
herdsmen in most parts of the country, the council recommended
commercial ranching “as the best method for meat and dairy
production.”

It called on the Anambra State Government and other South-East
state governments to reject the proposed cattle colonies by the
Federal Government, noting that it would have adverse security
implications.

The council congratulated Governor Willie Obiano and his deputy,
Dr Nkem Okeke, on their re-election at the November18 polls. It
expressed confidence that Anambra State would in “the next four
years witness productive governance.”