Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, the Anambra State Governor, has urged Anambra businessmen and women in Lagos State to invest in Anambra, saying the state is ready for business and investing in the state will be in their best interest.
Soludo stated this, while pleading with Anambra people to always think home by imbibing the ‘homeland consciousness’ and to also ensure that part of their taxes are paid to the state, irrespective of where they reside or work.
The governor, who disclosed this during a town hall meeting with Anambra residents in Lagos, highlighted some of the progress made so far by his administration after one year in office.
Soludo, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, on Friday, enjoined the people to reflect deeply on it and do everything possible to contribute to the growth of the state.
He said, “This is the same question I ask myself every day. And we have a responsibility to leave Anambra State better than we met it.
“The need to change Anambra State from a departure lounge to a destination, the homeland consciousness must be inculcated in the perceptual mind of every Onye-Anambra.
“Your host will never respect you if you don’t have a livable and prosperous homeland.”
However, the governor assured the audience that his government is determined to resurrect Onitsha by returning it to its former glory as the biggest commercial city in the South East and beyond.
