The Anambra State Government has approved the ‘Soludozie’ Anambra Framework, an organised and inclusive platform under the Public-Private-Community Partnership model, designed to provide a structured channel for residents at home and in the diaspora who wish to partner with the state government on development projects.
The state also urged communities to take action against erosion, reiterating that government intervention would continue to prioritise communities that demonstrate proactive environmental responsibility.
In a press statement released on Tuesday, the state Commissioner for Information and Value Reformation, Law Mefor, said communities that engage in sand excavation, indiscriminate felling of trees, deforestation, dumping of refuse in drainage channels, channelling of stormwater onto roads and other prohibited and prosecutable practices would not receive priority attention.
Mefor said the decision was taken at the 18th meeting of the Anambra State Executive Council, held at the Light House, Awka, on Monday, adding that perpetrators of environmental offences would be prosecuted.
He said the council directed that Ogbodi in Amichi Community, which has been cut off by erosion, be reconnected within two weeks through palliative measures, while work towards a permanent solution would commence immediately.
The statement read, “The state council reiterated that government intervention on erosion will continue to prioritise communities that demonstrate proactive environmental responsibility.
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“Communities that engage in sand excavation, indiscriminate felling of trees, deforestation, dumping of refuse in drainage channels, channeling of stormwater onto roads, and other prohibited and prosecutable practices will not receive priority attention. Perpetrators of such acts will be prosecuted.
“Council directed that Ogbodi in Amichi Community, cut off by erosion, be reconnected within two weeks through palliative measures, while scoping for a permanent solution commences immediately.
“Council approved the ‘Soludozie’ Anambra Framework, an organised and inclusive platform under the Public-Private-Community Partnership model.
“The initiative is designed to provide a structured channel for Ndi Anambra at home and in the diaspora, and other well-meaning partners, who wish to partner with the state government for development.”
According to him, under the framework, the government’s involvement would generally be limited to documentation, recognition and support where requested, adding that donors and partners would directly manage their funds and projects.
“The initiative aims to position Anambra as a global model of collective governance and inclusive development and to accelerate the state’s development trajectory,” Mefor added.
