Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo’s fight against insecurity in Anambra State has started yielding dividends, a part of which is the winning rights to host the 2024 Builders’ Conference/Annual General Meeting billed for 2024 by the state Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB) during the recently concluded 2022 Builders Conference held at Akure, Ondo State, ANAMBRA PEOPLE reports.
Anambra won the hosting right keenly contested by the Kano, Jigawa, Ekiti and Benue State chapters of the Institute.
According to the Chairman of NIOB, Anambra State Chapter, Bldr. Chijioke Okeke, success stories recorded by the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) led government in the enhancement of tourism can also be measured through the development of the International Airport, the World class International Conference and Convention Centre, and particularly, the hope of restoring achievements registered through the persevering efforts of the Soludo administration in the fight against insecurity.
This served as a convincing enabler that tilted the votes in favour of the NIOB Anambra State Chapter, Okeke said.
He said, “Most members at the conference expressed uncommon appreciation for the widely reported professional approaches being applied by Prof Chukwuma Soludo’s administration toward handling the governance challenges in the state, most especially in the perspectives of desired citizen safety and security in the state”.
He stated that the decision of the national conference delegates to honour him, by voting in favour of the NIOB Anambra State Chapter for the 2024 hosting right, serves the significant motivation for the Governor to ride higher.
“Against this backdrop, the entire members of NIOB Anambra State Chapter sincerely congratulate the governor for the exemplary leadership strides and governance style that anchored such pride and national recognition for the State, even unto such high-level nationwide image projection and promotion.
“In appreciation of this unique honour bestowed on the entire people of Anambra State, the leadership and members of the Nigerian Institute of Building, Anambra State Chapter have resolved to reinforce their commitment towards deploying their uniquely essential expertise, as the key professionals in the Built Environment Industry, to exert needed strategies for the realisation of functional Building Infrastructure delivery initiatives of the state administration, especially as regards vibrant hopes for the achievement of the awaited peaceful, prosperous, liveable, and sustainable smart ecosystem as enshrined in the Governor’s manifesto and mandate to the people of the state”.
In the same vein, he continued, the Builders expect Soludo to activate the provisions of President Mohammadu Buhari’s 2022 Executive Order No. 11 on Public Building Infrastructure Maintenance and accordingly apply the same to his ongoing policy of Urban Regeneration as is being demonstrated in Okpoko, Ogbaru Local Government area as well as other towns in the state; amend the Anambra State Physical Planning Law to particularly recognize and rightfully assign the essential professional roles of BUILDERS, as specified by the National Building Code, in order to increase the propensity for achieving a prosperous, peaceful, liveable and collapse free smart city in satisfaction of the noble dreams of his administration.
Okeke expressed joy that the 2024 AGM would offer the government and citizens of the state the benefits of great opportunities of interfacing with professionals, technocrats, and policymakers in the building and real estate sector and endear multiplier effects towards the boosting of the socio-economic fortunes of Anambra state, and properly situate her as the LIGHT OF THE NATION#
