Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, Anambra State Governor-elect, has declared that there will be no ceremony during his swearing-in on March 17, 2022.
The former Central Bank governor also debunked claims that he slashed money budgeted for the swearing-in from N600 million to N20 million as reported on social media, saying there will be no fanfare, neither will there be a penny spent on his inauguration day.
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He also said the day was simply his first day at work, and even though it is a weekend, he would spend eight hours of the day working.
According to the governor-elect, his administration will support local made brands such as Innoson Motor and Akwete.
“I have made a wish that not even one Kobo of Anambra people’s money will be spent on that swearing-in ceremony. It is a wish, and I mean it. What are we spending money on? Just a few people coming to the inauguration and witnessing it, then I will open office and get down to work immediately.
“I do not wish any event, dancers or players and all that. I just want to show up for work, like every first workday. Though it is going to be a Friday, which is the weekend, I’m going to work for over eight hours that day.
“No ceremony, no event, no party, nothing. Not even 10 Kobo will be spent. So the people who are saying N20 million has been budgeted should go and tell us where they will get that money. It is going to be work, work, work, and that is what we epitomize,” he added.
