Anambra approves N2.8b to finance developmental projects
The Anambra State Executive Council (ANSEC) has approved the release of over N2.8 billion for developmental projects. The developmental projects include Cohort Two of the One-Youth-Two-Skills Business Financing Scheme, the One-Youth-Two-Skills Cooperatives Start-up, Graduation and Certification, One-Youth-Two-Skills Mentorship Scheme, and the Consolation to a Deceased Family. According to a statement, release of the approved fund […]
The Anambra State Executive Council (ANSEC) has approved the release of over N2.8 billion for developmental projects.
The developmental projects include Cohort Two of the One-Youth-Two-Skills Business Financing Scheme, the One-Youth-Two-Skills Cooperatives Start-up, Graduation and Certification, One-Youth-Two-Skills Mentorship Scheme, and the Consolation to a Deceased Family.
According to a statement, release of the approved fund was decided during the council’s 15th meeting held at the Light House Awka.
Reviewing the completion of the Cohort One, the state’s commissioner for Information, Law Mefor, described it as successful, highlighting that 7,163 out of 11,000 trainees excelled in 65 skill areas.
He added that 235 apprentices from the Local Enterprise Development of 21 local governments in the state finished successfully with over 1,000 millionaires emerging from the graduates.
The statement stressed that part of the decisions by the council was the approval of payment system for state contractors.
“Consequently, the Council, at the session, approved a prompt payment system for contractors in the state to ensure none of them is owed, a policy that has been in place since the inception of Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo’s administration.
“The move is to enhance the payment system, which has been very effective for the past three years, when Governor Soludo commenced governance,” the statement reads.
It added that the council also signed the Awka City Park Project, which was designed to provide environmental, aesthetic, and recreational benefits to the state capital, along with social, health, and economic benefits.
“These are parts of Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo’s infrastructure and transformation of Anambra in turning it into a destination, rather than a departure lounge, into the Dubai-Silicon Valley of the country, and suitable for economic and business activities.
“The governor’s laudable achievements are also evident in the areas of education, health, transportation, innovation, human capital development, security, and agriculture, among others,” the statement reads.