Civil Society Salute Gov Obiano, Embark On Community Sensitization

The Members of Anambra State Civil Society Network (ANCSONET) sincerely, appreciate Chief (Sir) Willie Obiano (Akpokuedike) Governor, Anambra State, on the uncommon favour done to the Civil Society Community in sundry appointments and inclusive participation.

The most recent was the appointment of Civil Society representatives as members of the State Community Policing Advisory Committee (SCPAC)
This was closely followed by inclusion in the recently inaugurated State Procurement Council.

The Security and welfare conscious Governor had earlier coopted members of the Civil Society in the State COVID-19 Action Committee, to address all overarching challenges of the pandemic.

This development means a lot to us in historical relevance, as it marks the first time Civil Society will enjoy such measure of recognition by any administration in the State.

Your Excellency, please, permit us to remark that you have just subtly broken records and scored another first, which will linger in our hearts, that of Ndi Anambra and indeed Nigerians, for several years to come.

We recall with nostalgia that you blazed the trail in June, 2017 when you signed up to Open Government Partnership (OGP) the first Governor to do so in the entire Southern Nigeria. OGP a global intergrity and citizen driven initiative, has since been launched and operational in the State.

Your other outstanding citizen friendly accomplishments include the Community choose your projects initiative, Anambra Community and Social Development Projects (ANCSDPs) Operation Light up Anambra and Network of roads programme, across the State, the Health Insurance Scheme, popularly known as ASHIA, establishment of Anambra State Investment Promotion and Protection Agency, ANSIPPA and the Anambra Small Businesses Agency, ASBA, for Ease of Doing Business; a strategy that is transforming the State to a modern Dubai of Africa.

And the BANG, building of the largest Oxygen production plant in the Southeast at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku, Awka, where you directed all hospitals (public and private) to receive free oxygen in order to save lives of Ndi Anambra.

This rare and uncommon gesture has earned you the sobriquet “Oxygen of Life, Ndi Anambra (Ikuku Ndu)

Your Excellency, Odogwu Omambala, we also, sincerely, appreciate your pretty and amiable wife (Osodieme, Mama Anambra) whose pet project, the Caring Family Initiative (CAFE) is conciously adding the needed tonic to your tremedous development drive.

CAFÉ is steadily giving succour to Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) children, indigent widows, mentally challenged and other vulnerable groups and individuals.

The Not-for-Profit, outfit which gives vocational training and support to the vulnerable is currently constructing magnificent homes and handing over to poor widows.This is marvelous and miraculous.God Bless Osodieme.

Your Excellency, our OXYGEN Ikuku Ndu* Ndi Anambra, while we earnestly and sincerely, appreciate you for our inclusion and participation, we also solemnly, vow to partner with other patriots in making Anambra the pride of Nigeria in responsive, transparent and accountable governance.

To further support your effort in containing and flattening the curve of COVID-19 pandemic in our State, our members are already embarking on massive community sensitization on the use of face masks and observing all authorized COVID-19 safety Protocols.

Thank you Sir,

God Bless Anambra,

God Bless Nigeria.

Signed.

Prince Chris Azor
Chairman

Barr. Chisom Chude
Secretary.

Iyom Tina Igbasi
Vice Chairman

Prof Mercy Anagbogu
Director, Gender

Gab Okpalaeze
Director, Media

Dr Dennis Ekemezie
Dir. Mobilization

Deacon Alfred Ajayi
Director, Communications

Comrade Kenechukwu Makwudo
Fin. Secretary