Soludo Promises Action On Rising House Rents In Anambra

The Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, says plans are underway to tackle the incessant increase in house rents across the state, attributing the surge to human factors and greed.

Governor Soludo stated this while addressing officials of the Student Union Government, SUG, of the College of Health Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus, who paid him a courtesy visit at the Light House, Awka.

Represented by his Deputy, Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim, Governor Soludo regretted the rate at which house rents are increasing in Awka, Nnewi and other parts of the state, saying the government is making plans to address the issue and reduce the hardship faced by residents.

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He encouraged the students to remain focused and hardworking in order to succeed in life, reminding them that violence, cultism and other social vices do not pay but destroy destinies and cut lives short.

Speaking earlier, the President of the SUG, College of Health Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus, Mr Joseph Abarike, commended the Governor Chukwuma Soludo-led administration for its people-oriented programmes and policies, which he said had improved the welfare of the people, appealing to the government to find more ways of investing in the lives and future of undergraduates in the state, and to expedite action on its plans to tackle the exorbitant house rents across the state, as students are finding it increasingly difficult to cope.

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The team during the visit, presented the Deputy Governor with an award of excellence.