Soludo ‘congratulates, commiserates’ with newly sworn-in appointees

Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo, on Wednesday swore in the newly appointed members of his executive council.

He congratulated them on their appointments but was quick to remind them that “Solution 2.0 is not a tea party.”

Governor Soludo had, a few days ago, appointed 14 persons into respective portfolios.

The latest appointment witnessed the emergence of the first female Secretary to the State Government (SSG) of Anambra State, Mrs Chiamaka Nnake, and the new Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice.

Soludo disclosed that more appointments would be made to complete the list of his cabinet members before the end of this week.

Members of the State House of Assembly had, on Tuesday, approved the governor’s appointment of 16 Special Advisers and also approved the appointment of two Commissioners who were sworn in on Wednesday.

The governor told the new appointees: “I congratulate and I commiserate with you all over your appointments.”

He also charged them, saying: “You have great responsibilities resting on your shoulders with the estimated nine million Anambra people, and we have about 10-something million Anambra people outside the state.”

“I welcome you to the Solution 2.0 team, and all that I can say is that I congratulate and commiserate with you all over your appointments,” he said.

“So the task before you all is the interest and welfare of almost 20 million Anambra people, and it behoves you all to carry them along as a team,” he stated.

He also urged the new appointees to see themselves as a team in order to achieve optimal results.

“This is something beyond your individual tasks, but the collective well-being of Ndi Anambra. Each day, I know you would carry the weight of the affairs of our people, and this is the task before you all,” the governor said.

“The weight and task of Anambra people is beyond you and beyond your personal interests, and this is teamwork. If you choose to work individually, the team will fail, but as a team, the team will win,” Soludo stated.

“I commiserate with you all because you are a team that is to be paid to serve these 20 million people. There will be sacrifices, there will be risks, and all I see is the work. I know in Nigeria, when people get appointments, it is seen as coming to ‘chop’, but here, I see the work,” he remarked.

Soludo had, on Monday, held a meeting with the Solution Team 1.0, including those who left a year or two years after, to thank them all and present certificates of commendation.

Speaking on Solution Team 2.0, Soludo explained: “This is a team known as Solution 2.0, and it is about teamwork. In a football match, we have one ball and eleven players, and the team has one goal, which is to win, and while doing that, the team also makes sure that the ball doesn’t enter the net of the team.”

“It is about value, and when you, as a member of the team, see value addition or provision into the work, the team will surely excel,” he said.

Addressing them shortly after the occasion, the new Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mrs Chiamaka Nnake, promised that the dream and vision of Dubai/Taiwan Silicone Valley would be realised.

Nnake assured that the appointees would work as a team towards actualising the high expectations and responsibilities reposed in them.