I remember vividly as a student in 2008 when Professor Charles Soludo came to University of Ibadan for a guest lecture. The event took place at the famous Trenchard Hall, UI. He was the governor of CBN then and that was my first and only time of seeing him live.

It was one of the best guest lecture I ever attended as a student. But what I really remember about that guest event was seeing Soludo with so many macroeconomics guru in his entourage, many of them with grey hairs and beards. And no, they weren't old men but middle aged men who were instrumental in effectively managing the complex fiscal and monetary policies of the Nigerian economy.

This led me to form an opinion about Soludo as a person: Apart from the fact that he was a brilliant economist - one of the very best we have around - he is also a great human resources manager. As we all know, the best managers are not necessarily those who do things themselves but those who motivate others to the best of their abilities. Soludo had a great team of professors, doctors and the likes as part of his team at the CBN back then. Governance involves managing human resources and material resources in the best way possible to achieve the greatest possible economic prosperity and I believe Soludo will transform Anambra state to become one of the best states in Nigeria. Don't forget that he was able to manage Nigeria's economy in a good way, so Anambra state which is smaller shouldn't be too much of a problem.

Whisper it loud at the rooftop: Anambra state will be transformed.

Amen!