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Newly sworn-in Governor of Anambra State, Prof Charles Chukwuma Soludo has said Anambra would be a State of law and order under his leadership.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Prof Soludo made this known on Thursday shortly after he was sworn in by the Chief Judge of the State, Justice Onochie Manasseh Anyachebelu as the 6th executive Governor of Anambra.
Soludo, who was sworn in along with his Deputy, Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim, in his address, thanked the outgone Governor, Chief Willie Obiano and the leadership of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for their immense support
He also thanked the people of Anambra for interviewing him and employing him to serve them as Governor.
The newly sworn-in Governor announced the suspension of all revenue collections in the state for one month and outlawed all cash payments to the Anambra government in motor parks, roads or anywhere.
He emphasised the need for peace and called on youths, politicians and agitators to embrace dialogue, saying that was the only panacea for peace.
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Meanwhile, there was a momentary disruption of the ceremony due to a physical fight between Mrs Ebelechukwu Obiano, wife of the outgone governor and Mrs Bianca Ojukwu, the widow of Dim Odumegwu Ojukwu, Governor of the defunct eastern region.