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‎Chioma Ifemeludike, the AAC candidate for the upcoming Anambra State gubernatorial election, has questioned the performance of Governor Charles Soludo, especially regarding his promise to turn Anambra into a “Dubai-Taiwan” project.
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‎During an interview with Channels Television, she criticized the current administration for failing in key areas such as security, power supply, and development.
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‎Governance is serious business,” Chioma said. People’s lives depend on it, but the current government failed to act fast or effectively. She mentioned the rising insecurity in Anambra, pointing out cases like the kidnapping and killing of Justice Azuka and a banker named Ify. She added that many innocent people — including clergy and everyday citizens — have been kidnapped or killed, and no one has been held responsible.
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‎Chioma stressed that the most important job of any government is to protect lives and property. “On this, Soludo failed,”
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‎She also spoke about the lack of steady electricity in the state, saying that poor power supply has affected businesses and industries. According to her, this failure goes against the Governor’s earlier promises to industrialize Anambra.
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‎“He said he’s going to make Anambra State a Dubai Taiwan project; this is after 3 years, governor, where is our Dubai Taiwan project?” she asked. Chioma described the state capital as underdeveloped and filled with hungry and frustrated people, far from the mega city dream promised
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Former Nigeria President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has urged Nigerians to practice the spirit of giving, stressing that charitable acts attract divine reward.

Obasanjo spoke on Friday in Abeokuta
at the public presentation and unveiling of the project’s designs on the remodelling of the Egba Central Mosque and the construction of an Islamic Centre at Kobiti, Abeokuta.

The Former president called on all Nigerians, regardless of their religious status, to consider the project as a collective effort and contribute to its success.

Similarly, the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, represented by his Deputy, Noimot Salako-Oyedele, described the project as a significant step by the Egba people, particularly the Egba Muslims.

Abiodun, while acknowledging the role of Obasanjo in promoting religious tolerance and harmony, promised to construct the mosque’s administrative block and library.

Ekwutosblog reports that prominent Nigerians such as the Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, the Alake and Paramount ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, former Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, former Sokoto State Governor, Aliyu Wammako, former Nigerian Ambassador to the UK, Sarafa Tunji Ishola, among others have donated in support of remodelling the mosque.

Owerri, Nigeria – The Imo State Government has issued a stern warning to unauthorized individuals and criminal syndicates extorting money from transporters using Toyota Sienna vehicles across the state, describing the practice as illegal, unpatriotic, and a direct affront to the rule of law.

In a public notice signed by Nze Chinasa Nwaneri, Special Adviser to the Governor on Monitoring and Compliance, the government condemned the ongoing extortion activities targeting Sienna drivers, particularly those plying the Umuowa and Aba-Owerri expressway.

According to the statement, these illegal agents have been collecting as much as N48,500 for 2005 model Siennas and a staggering N80,000 for 2008 models from unsuspecting drivers—claims the government has categorically denied any knowledge of or association with.

“This government did not authorize the collection of any such levies and does not operate through Point of Sale (POS) agents,” the notice read. “All official payments are strictly done through the Imo State Treasury Single Account (TSA). Any collection outside this channel is not only fraudulent but criminal.”

The government has called on all transporters and motorists in the state and those merely transiting to resist these extortion attempts and to report such incidents immediately to the nearest police station or the Ministry of Transport. Offenders caught engaging in this heinous act will face full prosecution under the law.

The public, particularly commercial drivers, have been urged to stay vigilant and not to fall prey to impostors parading themselves as government agents. The statement further called on law enforcement agencies to swing into action and bring perpetrators of this racket to justice without delay.

“This is not just theft—it is economic sabotage and an attack on the integrity of our state,” Nwaneri warned. “We will not tolerate this criminal enterprise hiding under the guise of government activity.”

The Imo State Government reiterated its commitment to safeguarding the rights of road users, maintaining a lawful transport system, and dismantling any network of extortion and illegal taxation within its borders.

The public is hereby advised to take this warning seriously. The era of unchecked criminal levies is over.