Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra state has reacted to allegations he used the palliative funds for Anambra State for the procurement and distribution of 800 tractors to farmers in the state.
The governor said the report was entirely false and lacking in merit. In a statement by Soludo’s Chief Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, the governor expressed his commitment to transparency and accountability and always focused on the well-being of citizens. He said: We wish to categorically state that these claims are entirely false and without merit.
The statement said further that “ (The) Soludo administration has offered farmers in the state in the distribution of 1,100,000 hybrid coconut and palm seedlings to over 100,000 households, igniting the hope of lifting many out of poverty. This was done out of budgetary allocation to agriculture, and not with any palliatives fund.” It therefore, stated that “The news story circulating online, claiming that Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, utilized part of the states palliative funds to procure 800 tractors, which were subsequently distributed to farmers free of charge is fake.”
It added that The administration operates within the bounds of fiscal responsibility and prudent financial management. Any insinuation suggesting otherwise is baseless and misleading.
