Okpoko, Anambra's Largest Urban Slum, Awaits Soludo's Upgrade.

Anambra State Governor-Elect Cee Cee Soludo has been consistent in his resolve and determination to give Okpoko town in Ogbaru Local Government Area a new lease of life. This is in line with his goal to transform Anambra into becoming the most liveable smart Megacity in Nigeria. Liveability and prosperity are the fulcrums of the new Anambra he envisions, while ensuring that our major cities of Awka, Onitsha, Nnewi and Ekwulobia are clean, green and well-planned is foundational to the success of this goal. The governor-elect has in several fora declared that his first official engagement after swearing in will be a visit to Okpoko to launch activities for the slum's upgrading.

For the benefit of many who may not be familiar with Okpoko, it is the unplanned settlement lacking basic social amenities such as clean water, sanitation, access roads and hygienic facilities. The landscape is further dotted with unsafe and unhealthy homes with dirty floors, without windows and with leaky walls and roofs. The homes (yards) are often overcrowded and also lack good toilets. The structures are weak and can be blown away by winds, especially during rainy seasons.

Indeed, Okpoko is devoid of basic conditions and amenities for residents to live decently and thrive as human beings. It is no surprise that children of the community tend to perform much worse in school with comparatively higher dropout rate. The result is the recycling of the dynasty of poverty.

Okpoko caught the attention of Soludo in 2010 in the course of his governorship electioneering tour of Onitsha and its suburbs.

The horrible image of Okpoko and the hilarious conversation he had with a young boy who asked for money from him had struck him vividly. Pleasantly, he obliged the kid some money and also promised him that he would do all within his powers if he became governor to give him and other residents of Okpoko a better quality of life.

Eleven years after, Soludo was overwhelmingly elected governor of Anambra State. And true to his words, he has not forgotten the promise he made to the kid. He is poised to upgrade the Okpoko slum for the benefit of the residents and to the glory of God. No doubt, a new dawn is here for Anambra in all its glorious possibilities.

Be of good cheer!!

Joe C Anatune.
(Soludo Media Office)

Cc;

Lalasticlala
Seun
Mynd44
OAM4J
Dominique
Justwise
Mukina2

Onitsha clean up is on course and very possible.

That's good governance just like Lagos, Borno, Ebonyi and Anambra. Leadership with a vision

Good governance leads to quality of life for the citizens

Amaechi Zulum 2023 can achieve this

Say no to godfathers in politics that order massacre of youth at Lekki toll gate

Amaechi Zulum 2023

Demolitions on the way

WTF man
Hope it isn't any empty promise

boyfrank:
Demolitions on the way

Outright demolition.

Soludo get work, cause Onitsha has the biggest slums in Africa

I'm full of hopes for the incoming gov.
hopefully it will materialize.
its good to see men of visions taking the reins of governance
not people like yeye bello and makinde

Well well well

Where I was born... okpoko 9

Good one from Charles.

Anything to move our darling nation forward is all we want @.

God bless Anambra State..
God bless Nigeria.

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Dawn91:
That's good governance just like Lagos, Borno, Ebonyi and Anambra. Leadership with a vision

Good governance leads to quality of life for the citizens

Amaechi Zulum 2023 can achieve this

Say no to godfathers in politics that order massacre of youth at Lekki toll gate



Amaechi Zulum 2023

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Say no to meth and cannibalism.

You can’t urbanise Okpoko without heavy demolition. Create IDP camp first before you talk of upgrading Okpoko.

Just build roads and water drainage okpoko will be ok.

Optimistguy1969:
Na so every politheifcian dey make mouth before Dem enter pawa.

True!

Ayoefa:
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Say no to meth and cannibalism.

That's true .. say not to human rituals pandemic in the southwest and drugs on the southeast and bunkering in the southsouth and terrorism in the north

Amaechi Zulum 2023

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Sir,focus on upper iweka first, bring back sanity to that place, chase and root out all form of agbero and touts blw down fly ,fly over, obosi, etc, fix the roads so that business ppl will smile and vote u back

Ayoefa:
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Say no to meth and cannibalism.

ok

Chestbeater,Dem go come here dey make noise anambra small London,emeka see as gutter dey pass ur papa house

colorsofrainbow:
ok

wtf?
Ppl are dead heartless.

Slums in BillionairesVille?

Impossible!!

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