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objpmb:
It appears you are this guy and I am sure you and him are not Igbo because even on facebook he is always comparing Anambra to other Igbo towns as if Igbo states are in unhealthy rivalry. I can swear that guy is from a tribe that hates Igbo and are bent to bring Ndigbo down. It will never be better for that guy and all that are associated with him. His generation will never see anything good as he has chosen to destroy the Igbo race by being in all social media outlet and destroying posts concerning Igbo.
On Facebook, he goes by various names and same photo. It is very possible he cropped another persons photo. He has the same English expression such as BITTER and FRUSTRATED.
We all need to join hands to destroy this evil person.

Please we are not interested in these your stuff. The other guy is correct, you are the same moniker, please stop distracting this page. We no send you here. Leave us to continue discussion of our great state of Anambra.

ANSMEDIA:
Golden Tulip opens brand hotel at Hillview GRA Onitsha

This is stunning and beautiful. Onitsha is a beautiful city

Chikeluba25:
Honestly, Obiano and the engineering team that designed and built this ICC deserves much respect. Imagine how wide and suspended the roof/ceiling is without a single pillar/column yet some smaller ICC with columns in every corner and center are collapsing.

Awka ICC defines modern contemporary architecture where aesthetic meet engineering.

Our ICC is state of the art. Same with Anambra airport runway

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFzj7JJOezY





That awful 'black and white" checkered paint scheme on the Ekwulobia has been painted over, all I can say is a big Thank You ........to whomever that made that decision! Now! this new scheme is simple and elegant, classic and modern! Soludo listens!


Now they should go to the Awka flyover and do the same.....! We have class in Anambra abeg......no more illiterate aboki color schemes!

Update from the Solution Innovation District Awka, the tech hub and Silicon Valley of the region.

Update from Ikenga mall Awka

ANSMEDIA:
Update from the Solution Innovation District Awka, the tech hub and Silicon Valley of the region.

Bro can someone actually get an office space there. Asking for a friend.

Ekwulobia Anambra state Nigeria

normalize buying land in the East, in future people will still come and wail how they did not envisage things would change

EasternActivist:
Bro can someone actually get an office space there. Asking for a friend.

An actual tech hub would function like a body (human body for example), with different parts of the body serving different roles, and the head coordinating the activities of the different parts, or the rest of the body to solve problems.
So, you should expect the governments renting or giving out spaces for different startups, businesses, organisations, etc, in tech related areas, who would work collaboratively to repair and produce prototypes and full working products.. For example, you could have different startups that are specialized in different areas in laptop, phone, electronics productions/repairs, plus companies that gather, or sort of outsource parts they need in order to create full working products.

In this kind of setup, you could have people coming to the tech hub to work under the guidance of talents who have mastered their roles, to learn how to make things. Plus customers coming in to buy different parts and the full products.

I think igbo societies should try to focus on their area of strength by utilizing mostly local talents to develop organically, or in a way that's culturally unique to them. You don't need to over copy the more advanced nations so that you don't make the mistake of applying incompatible roles, solutions, or ways of solving problems to very different situations.
Roles or talents that are needed in the tech-hub for the production and repairs of different products could be identified, searched for, and the spaces rented out to them, given free of charge or at a subsidized rate, then you get a tech Head and subheads who are vast in different roles to coordinate the activities of the talents and use them to fix & produce parts and full products. The heads could simply focus on creating prototype products, and get the talents to produce them in parts, then assemble or merge the parts into single product(s)
Whatever can't be produced there could be imported from other places.

Ofcourse, it doesn't end there
You also need factories, researchers, possible collaboration with universities & tech companies, technical advisers, marketers, customer services, etc

EasternActivist:
Bro can someone actually get an office space there. Asking for a friend.

Visit my page and dm let me give you the contact
https://www.facebook.com/share/1M3HY8WA2A/

IgboProgress:
An actual tech hub would function like a body (human body for example), with different parts of the body serving different roles, and the head coordinating the activities of the different parts, or the rest of the body to solve problems.
So, you should expect the governments renting or giving out spaces for different startups, businesses, organisations, etc, in tech related areas, who would work collaboratively to repair and produce prototypes and full working products.. For example, you could have different startups that are specialized in different areas in laptop, phone, electronics productions/repairs, plus companies that gather, or sort of outsource parts they need in order to create full working products.

In this kind of setup, you could have people coming to the tech hub to work under the guidance of talents who have mastered their roles, to learn how to make things. Plus customers coming in to buy different parts and the full products.

I think igbo societies should try to focus on their area of strength by utilizing mostly local talents to develop organically, or in a way that's culturally unique to them. You don't need to over copy the more advanced nations so that you don't make the mistake of applying incompatible roles, solutions, or ways of solving problems to very different situations.
Roles or talents that are needed in the tech-hub for the production and repairs of different products could be identified, searched for, and the spaces rented out to them, given free of charge or at a subsidized rate, then you get a tech Head and subheads who are vast in different roles to coordinate the activities of the talents and use them to fix & produce parts and full products. The heads could simply focus on creating prototype products, and get the talents to produce them in parts, then assemble or merge the parts into single product(s)
Whatever can't be produced there could be imported from other places.

The Anambra State Government has expenditure of over 200 billion. It can do a lot more in terms of digitizing and tech innovating its systems not spending billions awarded to cronies to construct yet another building which it will barely use (ICC is a prime example). If it were thinking in this way then you would see a lot of startups building health solutions, education solutions, e-govermment tax and services solutions, environmental solutions, transport solutions. These innovations would get their start in Anambra then be exportable to other states.

But the ANSG is not honest in its dealings. From the evidence so far, there is too much cronyism and nepotism in contract award. You see contractors awarded 10x the normal price to build projects in the state and many of the projects are basic and badly delivered. For example, look at the so-called Light House where they narrowed the very wide Emeka Anyaoku Boulevard just to construct a meaningless statue or the fencing off of buildings across the road because they never thought out their security in designing the new Government House.

These are people some of whom have visited Washington DC. Did the Americans build the Washington Memorial in front of the White House blocking or narrowing the access road? Is the White House right by the road or is it built with at least 50m setback from the main road? The White House by the way was built in 1792 or over 200 years ago.

What Anambra needs less of is praise singing and more intelligent honest people in government with critical thinking skills. What has Soludo's ICT program achieved in the last three years? Last time I went to the ANSG Secretariat I did not see any evidence of "innovation". Darkness everywhere. No government Wifi. No electronic gates. No digital access control system for workers to check in and out the buildings. These are basics. But they are talking Solution Innovation District.

Mktinsight you have never said any good thing about Anambra. Right from the time Obiano was building airport, you camped here with your Mktinsight account trying all your best to confuse people about it, but today it is standing and serving purpose. After then you immediately changed to another moniker to evade shame. Now you are on Soludo’s projects. All you do is to find fault where there is none. You want us to leave this thread so you can sit here and rewrite narrative, it’s not gonna happen, you are the one to leave. Anambra is doing well as the most developed Igbo state. Emeka Anyaoku boulevard and the Light House Awka are all beautiful and best in Igboland. Your opinion is not needed.

abuzz33:
The Anambra State Government has expenditure of over 200 billion. It can do a lot more in terms of digitizing and tech innovating its systems not spending billions awarded to cronies to construct yet another building which it will barely use (ICC is a prime example). If it were thinking in this way then you would see a lot of startups building health solutions, education solutions, e-govermment tax and services solutions, environmental solutions, transport solutions. These innovations would get their start in Anambra then be exportable to other states. But the ANSG is not honest in its dealings. From the evidence so far, there is too much cronyism and nepotism in contract award. You see contractors awarded 10x the normal price to build projects in the state and many of the projects are basic and badly delivered. For example, look at the so-called Light House where they narrowed the very wide Emeka Anyaoku Boulevard just to construct a meaningless statue or the fencing off of buildings across the road because they never thought out their security in designing the new Government House.
These are people some of whom have visited Washington DC. Did the Americans build the Washington Memorial in front of the White House blocking or narrowing the access road? Is the White House right by the road or is it built with at least 50m setback from the main road? The White House by the way was built in 1792 or over 200 years ago.
What Anambra needs less of is praise singing and more intelligent honest people in government with critical thinking skills. What has Soludo's ICT program achieved in the last three years? Last time I went to the ANSG Secretariat I did not see any evidence of "innovation". Darkness everywhere. No government Wifi. No electronic gates. No digital access control system for workers to check in and out the buildings. These are basics. But they are talking Solution Innovation District.

ANSMEDIA:
Ekwulobia Anambra state Nigeria

Wow stunningly beautiful

ANSMEDIA:
Update from Ikenga mall Awka

Beautiful and southeast biggest mall

leicestercamper:
Mktinsight you have never said any good thing about Anambra. Right from the time Obiano was building airport, you camped here with your Mktinsight account trying all your best ti confuse people about it, but today it is standing and serving purpose. After then you immediately changed to another moniker to evade shame. Now you are on Soludo’s projects. All you do is to find fault where there is none. You want us to leave this thread so you can sit here and rewrite narrative, it’s not gonna happen, you are the one to leave. Anambra is doing well as the most developed Igbo state. Emeka Anyaoku boulevard and the Light House Awka are all beautiful and best in Igboland. Your opinion is not needed.

The topic is innovation. Soludo's "solution" is building another building. Now what has their existing Solution Innovation building on enugu-onitsha express achieved? How many startups has it incubated or great tech has it delivered? If they cannot show anything then moving them to a big building only enriches contractors.

ANSG is talking innovation yet its city streets are littered with primitive tricycles and 5 seater shuttle buses running in different directions hapharzadly. No organized public transport system.

Meanwhile the average American city has the "tech" of public transport with bus stops and schedules. You know why its tech? A lot of computation goes into routing design and scheduling. Something we in Anambra have not achieved in 2025. Yet it matters for millions that move around.

And you know why I was against the airport project? Because I did not see the sense of spending billions for something that is shiny but only transports at most 500 people per day. Most especially when there were two airports 30km in one direction and 50km in the other (Asaba, Enugu).

We need critical thinkers to move forward not parrots singing "best in south east" for every simple road or building. A state government only fools itself because when other government officials and diplomats from other countries visit they will see the bad planning and over inflated projects and lack of vegetation and non working street lights and chaos at unizik junction and judge the ANSG accordingly.

You see, the truth is that you can fool parrots but not intelligent people and all we are saying is they should do better.

Mktinsight your opinion is not needed on anything concerning Anambra. Anambra is doing great as the most developed Igbo state.
Anambra international airport is completed and functional to your shame, that’s why you changed moniker to hide yourself but we know you.
Anambra is the best in Igbo, if that’s why you are in pains get ready because you haven’t heard the last of it. Keep your opinion to yourself because no one is interested in it. You have spoken ill of all the projects ever done in Anambra which points to the fact that you are an enemy of Anambra. Anambra shall continue to build high profile infrastructures. Be prepared because rail line is coming to Anambra the type Lagos built. We shall keep leading in the eastern Nigeria.

abuzz33:
The topic is innovation. Soludo's "solution" is building another building. Now what has their existing Solution Innovation building on enugu-onitsha express achieved? How many startups has it incubated or great tech has it delivered? If they cannot show anything then moving them to a big building only enriches contractors.
ANSG is talking innovation yet its city streets are littered with primitive tricycles and 5 seater shuttle buses running in different directions hapharzadly. No organized public transport system.
Meanwhile the average American city has the "tech" of public transport with bus stops and schedules. You know why its tech? A lot of computation goes into routing design and scheduling. Something we in Anambra have not achieved in 2025. Yet it matters for millions that move around.
And you know why I was against the airport project? Because I did not see the sense of spending billions for something that is shiny but only transports at most 500 people per day. Most especially when there were two airports 30km in one direction and 50km in the other (Asaba, Enugu).
We need critical thinkers to move forward not parrots singing "best in south east" for every simple road or building. A state government only fools itself because when other government officials and diplomats from other countries visit they will see the bad planning and over inflated projects and lack of vegetation and non working street lights and chaos at unizik junction and judge the ANSG accordingly.
You see, the truth is that you can fool parrots but not intelligent people and all we are saying is they should do better.

Beautiful city of Ekwulobia Anambra state

abuzz33:
The Anambra State Government has expenditure of over 200 billion. It can do a lot more in terms of digitizing and tech innovating its systems not spending billions awarded to cronies to construct yet another building which it will barely use (ICC is a prime example). If it were thinking in this way then you would see a lot of startups building health solutions, education solutions, e-govermment tax and services solutions, environmental solutions, transport solutions. These innovations would get their start in Anambra then be exportable to other states.

But the ANSG is not honest in its dealings. From the evidence so far, there is too much cronyism and nepotism in contract award. You see contractors awarded 10x the normal price to build projects in the state and many of the projects are basic and badly delivered. For example, look at the so-called Light House where they narrowed the very wide Emeka Anyaoku Boulevard just to construct a meaningless statue or the fencing off of buildings across the road because they never thought out their security in designing the new Government House.

These are people some of whom have visited Washington DC. Did the Americans build the Washington Memorial in front of the White House blocking or narrowing the access road? Is the White House right by the road or is it built with at least 50m setback from the main road? The White House by the way was built in 1792 or over 200 years ago.

What Anambra needs less of is praise singing and more intelligent honest people in government with critical thinking skills. What has Soludo's ICT program achieved in the last three years? Last time I went to the ANSG Secretariat I did not see any evidence of "innovation". Darkness everywhere. No government Wifi. No electronic gates. No digital access control system for workers to check in and out the buildings. These are basics. But they are talking Solution Innovation District.

I am not against what Soludo is trying to do with the innovation district , its not all bad but i worry that may not really be the best way to spend scarce state funds............I still believe that Peter obi's education model is still one of the best in this part of the world! Let us start with a solid basic education and a solid secondary education as well, at this level the students should be exposed to basic computer literacy , from jss 1 their curriculum and school work and exams should be computer based..........by ss1 they should be introduced to basic coding and machine learning...............it is at the tertiary education level that full blown articial, coding /software development and AI should be made second nature to kids who want to go that path.................the Miss Chinwe Okoli run solution district should be focused on impacting our school curiculum rather than waiting for non existent IT enterepreneurs to come and take up co -work space in that building!

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[I share the same thought and vision with you,we celebrate mediocrity a lot in this part of the world..quote author=abuzz33 post=137152937]

That's not even their capital. Google lilongwe. We tend to talk too much in Nigeria and boast with our mediocrity. Yet the facts of our underperformance are stark and evident. Nigerian government can't organize electricity, its airline is dead, its refineries comatose, its telecom bankrupted, its postal service a mockery, its roads death traps, its schools cattle sheds.

Anambra built a government house which it promotes as the single greatest achievement of the incumbent governor. A collection of basic looking buildings is seen as a symbol of achievement not something complex and awe inspiring.

It builds standard roads and trumpets this as an achievement. Not as a responsibility.

Its October go and look at Harare and Pretoria on Google Images. The beautifully laid out streets are lined by purple flowering jacaranda trees that bloom in October. That's foresight, design.

Go ask what happened to the flame trees planted by the colonialists along some of the roads in Onitsha or the mango trees planted along old road. Old Enugu road is now defined by primitive markets spilling onto the streets and thousands of keke and shuttles weaving carelessly down it. No single bus stop. No single governor has thought of running a public bus service connecting Awka to Onitsha via all the adjoining towns to make movement easy and comfortable.

Cities should not be village extensions. Three quarters of our cities are unpaved, lack proper drainage and signage. Obiano at least tried to give streets sign posts but what happened to them? Another administration claiming circular economy allowed abokis to go on a rampage with carts singing iron kwandem. Most of those sign posts are now nowhere to be seen. Sold off by a poor gang allowed to roam wild by government.

Other people choose order and law not groveling in chaos and filth and calling that civilization. India is a bad model for anyone but that accommodation of anyhowness is what Nigeria has gravitate towards.

For us as igbos the tragedy is that Nigeria is almost certainly on its way out. FAAC is pathetically tiny for a nation of 240m. Anambra a state of 6-8m has a budget per capita of less than $40 per person or 60,000 naira per person. Therefore how public money is spent matters tremendously.[/quote]

paveinc:
[I share the same thought and vision with you,we celebrate mediocrity a lot in this part of the world..quote author=abuzz33 post=137152937]

That's not even their capital. Google lilongwe. We tend to talk too much in Nigeria and boast with our mediocrity. Yet the facts of our underperformance are stark and evident. Nigerian government can't organize electricity, its airline is dead, its refineries comatose, its telecom bankrupted, its postal service a mockery, its roads death traps, its schools cattle sheds.

Anambra built a government house which it promotes as the single greatest achievement of the incumbent governor. A collection of basic looking buildings is seen as a symbol of achievement not something complex and awe inspiring.

It builds standard roads and trumpets this as an achievement. Not as a responsibility.

Its October go and look at Harare and Pretoria on Google Images. The beautifully laid out streets are lined by purple flowering jacaranda trees that bloom in October. That's foresight, design.

Go ask what happened to the flame trees planted by the colonialists along some of the roads in Onitsha or the mango trees planted along old road. Old Enugu road is now defined by primitive markets spilling onto the streets and thousands of keke and shuttles weaving carelessly down it. No single bus stop. No single governor has thought of running a public bus service connecting Awka to Onitsha via all the adjoining towns to make movement easy and comfortable.

Cities should not be village extensions. Three quarters of our cities are unpaved, lack proper drainage and signage. Obiano at least tried to give streets sign posts but what happened to them? Another administration claiming circular economy allowed abokis to go on a rampage with carts singing iron kwandem. Most of those sign posts are now nowhere to be seen. Sold off by a poor gang allowed to roam wild by government.

Other people choose order and law not groveling in chaos and filth and calling that civilization. India is a bad model for anyone but that accommodation of anyhowness is what Nigeria has gravitate towards.

For us as igbos the tragedy is that Nigeria is almost certainly on its way out. FAAC is pathetically tiny for a nation of 240m. Anambra a state of 6-8m has a budget per capita of less than $40 per person or 60,000 naira per person. Therefore how public money is spent matters tremendously.

The only positive in this sea of utter misery is that this set of Igbo governors are a cut above the last set................otti has really impressed me ...as has soludo! I feel our governors should champion the creation of state police............Without law enforcement...all wedream of can never be achieved! How do you expect a fualni DPO to arrest and prosecute ndi iron kwandem?

Update from Agulu

Southeast biggest mall set to debut in Awka

Its not just building buildings...

Healthcare Crisis Deepens In Anambra As 55 PHCs Operate With Fewer Than Five Qualified Government Health Workers
Anambra
December 2, 2025
By Sunday Elom and Abdulwasiu Olokooba

A major healthcare crisis is unfolding in Anambra State under the administration of Governor Chukwuma Soludo, as at least 55 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across 16 out of 21 local government areas in the state are operating with fewer than five qualified government-employed health workers.

This has raised urgent concerns about access to essential healthcare services, maternal care, and emergency response capacity in PHCs in the state.


A review of Orodata Science’s CheckMyPHCs data portal, which holds data on staff capacity and other issues verified from visits to the PHCs, showed that out of 66 PHCs listed on the portal, 55 are being managed by fewer than five health workers.

The review revealed that in the 66 PHCs, government-employed health workers range from one to four, while other health workers are either volunteers or employed by the Officers-in-Charge (OICs) under the government.

The situation, largely driven by years of underfunding and stalled recruitment, according to residents of the state, has left many rural communities without adequate medical support.


Some facilities are run by one health worker, in some cases, a community health extension worker, or volunteers with limited training.

Data Speaks

The 66 PHCs, health posts, and health clinics visited and documented by Orodata Science were extracted from 16 out of 21 local government areas in the state.

These were three facilities in Awka North Local Government Area, six facilities in Awka South, one facility in Ogbaru, five facilities in Onitsha North, four facilities in Onitsha South, one facility in Dunukofia, eight facilities in Orumba North, and one facility in Orumba South Local Government Areas.

Others are seven facilities in Njikoka, one facility in Ayamelum, one facility in Nnewi North, four facilities in Oyi, six facilities in Idemili South, three facilities in Ihiala, seven facilities in Anaocha, and seven facilities in Aguata local government areas.

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In all the 66 facilities visited and documented by Orodata Science on its Checkmyphc, none of the primary health care centres and primary health clinics have the number of government-assigned staff capacity in accordance with the minimum standard required by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) in line with the global standard as recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO).


According to Orodata Science’s Checkmyphc portal, the available data were obtained based on a question, “Number of health workers assigned to PHC?, and “Mention the Position of Health worker and Number at the PHC?”

These questions were used to determine the exact number of health workers assigned to each healthcare facility by the state government, as well as the presence of health workers in each facility who are not assigned or employed by the state government.

Focusing on the government-certified and employed staff capacity, the data revealed that three healthcare facilities in Awka North Local Government Area, including Isuaniocha Primary Health Centre, Urum Health Post, and Amansea Health Post in Amaowelle Village, have six, one, and three staff members, respectively.

In Awka South, the staff capacity of the five healthcare facilities recorded, including Umuawulu Primary Health Centre, Umueze Primary Healthcare Centre, Ezeoye Health Post in Nibo, Mopol Base Health Post, and Ezinator Health Post, is one, six, one, one, and one, respectively.

For the Ogbaru Local Government Area, the data revealed that the government-assigned health workers are three staff members in the Ogbakuba Primary Health Centre.

In Onitsha North, the Primary health care centre, Onitsha, inside Immanuel church, Onitsha, has three staff members. Christ Church Primary Health Care Centre, Onitsha, has two staff members; St. Theresa Primary Health Care Centre, 3-3 Onitsha, has three staff members.

Also, Queen of Rosary Health Clinic, inside the Queen of the Rosary College, Onitsha, has two staff members, while Isiafor Health Post, inside Ascension Anglican Church, Onitsha, has three staff members.

In Onitsha South, St. John De Baptist Primary Healthcare Centre is operated by four health workers, while Recreation Health Post, Fegge, Onitsha, has one health worker.

Also, St. Barnabas Health Post, Onitsha, is operated by two health workers, while Sokoto Road Health Post has four health workers, covering over 10 communities, according to a staff member of the facility who spoke with SaharaReporters.

Similarly, the LGA Health Clinic in the Dunukofia Local Government Area of the state has only three health workers, and the Umuawahia Health Post in Orumba South Local Government Area is managed by one health worker.

Furthermore, the Ndiakwu Primary Health Centre in Otolo Nnewi, Nnewi North Local Government Area, is managed by three health workers, and the Isi-Udala Health Post in Ayamelum Local Government Area is managed by two health workers.

In the Orumba North Local Government Area of the state, the Oko PHC, Mgbala, and Oko PHC, Mgbala Ifite Oko, have two health workers managing them respectively.

In the same vein, Amaokpala PHC is managed by seven workers for over 10 communities, according to Orodata Science data; while Awgbu PHC, located beside Osikwu Primary School, Awgbu, is managed by one health worker.

Also, Ajali Maternal and Child Healthcare has only two health workers, while Ndiukwuenu PHC is managed by just one health worker, who is a Senior Community Health Extension Worker (SCHEW), and Umuagusoibe Health Post is managed by two health workers.

The data further revealed that in Njikoka Local Government Area, Enugu-Agidi PHC, YSCHMA, Enugu-Agidi II, Achalla, has only two CHEWs working with three volunteer health assistants.

In the same Njikoka, Nawfia PHC has only two health workers serving nine communities, Egbengwu PHC, near St Mary's Catholic Church, Obagu Egbengwu, has two health workers serving eight communities, and Oliobu Orofia PHC has six health workers serving over 10 communities.

Similarly, PHC Urunnebo Enugwu-Ukwu, close to St. Francis Catholic Church, has three health workers serving five communities, while Urunnebo PHC in Urunnebo village, Enugu-Ukwu, near Ozom Town Hall, has five health workers serving over 10 communities.

In Oyi Local Government Area, Ifite Awkuzu PHC has just two health workers serving three communities. Igbu Health Clinic, inside Ebe Igbu Civic Centre, Awkuzu, has six health workers.

Also in Oyi, St. Stephen PHC, inside Brothers of St. Stephen Chaplaincy Catholic Church, Nkwelle Ezunaka, has one health worker serving six communities, while Abakpu Health Clinic, near Oye Market, Abakpu Village, has three health workers.

A recent visit to rural clinics revealed dire conditions across several communities. One clinic, situated in a village isolated by steep, slippery hills and untarred roads, lacks medical equipment and essential drugs. In one of its wards, workers have converted the space into a living room.

In Idemili South Local Government Area, Ojoto Uno Primary Health Care (PHC) in Akabo village, near St. Odilias Catholic Church, is staffed by just two health workers serving five communities. Uruagu PHC, operating out of the Uruagu village hall, has four health workers attending to five communities. Meanwhile, Oba II PHC, located near St. Stephen Anglican Church, has only one health worker responsible for ten communities.

Also, the Ngo Health Post, located at Best Eastern Suite/Hotel Road, has two health workers serving three communities, while the Nnaku Health Post, located inside Ozalide Hall, has two health workers serving four communities.

Furthermore, Azia PHC in Umudiopkara Azia of Ihiala Local Government Area has five health workers serving six communities with over 2,300 people using the services of the facility annually.

Also in Ihiala, Isseke PHC, located close to Community Secondary School, Isseke, has five health workers serving eight communities with no fewer than 2,500 people using the services of the facility annually.

In Umuaku Uli PHC, located close to the Uli Community Microfinance Bank, only four health workers are serving over 1,000 people using the facility annually from over 10 communities.

In Anaocha Local Government Area, the Community Representative Referral Health Centre in Akwaeze, located close to Umuideke Village AYC Hall, only one health worker is employed by the state government to manage the facility, which serves six communities.

Similarly, Aguluzigbo PHC in Ifite Aguluzigbo near St Patrick Catholic Church, has just one government health worker assigned to the facility serving six communities.

Adazi-Nnuku Community Representative Referral Health Centre in Umudiana Village, serving eight communities, has one health worker employed by the Anambra State government to manage the health centre.

According to Orodata Science record, at Adazi Ani 1 PHC, near All Saints Catholic Church, two health workers are managing the facility serving six communities, while Nneoha PHC, located at the back of E Class Pharmacy, Agulu IV, has just two health workers employed by the government serving no fewer than 1,270 people using the facility from five communities annually.

Also, Umuowelle PHC, Agulu III, located near Umuowelle Village hall, has one health worker assigned to serve over 750 people using the facility annually from three communities.

At Ichida PHC, close to Ichida bus stop by Oye Central Market, only four health workers attend to over 1,500 people using the facility annually from over 10 communities.

In Aguata Local Government Area, Ora-Eri PHC, located in Umunriofia Ora-Eri near St. Mary's Catholic Church, one health worker is employed by the government to attend to over 30,000 people using the facility annually from five communities.

At Amesi PHC, located beside Ascon Hall, Amuwo Amesi, four health workers manage the facility serving four communities, while Nkpologwu Model PHC, located opposite the library in Isiorji Village, has one elderly CHEW attending to no fewer than 3,000 people using the facility annually from four communities.

For Oye Achina PHC, located near Oye Achina Roundabout, the state government employed only one health worker to attend to no fewer than 5,000 people using the facility annually from more than 10 communities.

At Ikenga PHC, located near Ikenga Market, two health workers manage the facility serving more than 10 communities, while Ifite Ezinifite PHC, located at Ifite Ezinifite Civic Hall, has one government-employed health worker attending to 2,500 people using the health facility annually from over 10 communities.

In a similar situation, at Aku Ezinifite PHC, located inside Ezinifite Improvement Union Town Hall, only four health workers are employed to attend to at least 2,000 people using the health facility annually from no fewer than 10 communities.



Health Care Personnel Capacity Below NPHCDA Standard

A review of the Minimum Standards for Primary Health Care in Nigeria by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) revealed that the Anambra State government has fallen below the mandated minimum staff capacity for primary health care centres, primary health clinics, and health posts.

“Primary Health Care (PHC) is the cornerstone of the health policy in Nigeria and is the first point of contact for most Nigerians with the health care system,” the agency stated.

According to NPHCDA, “Standards must therefore be set in order to effectively manage health services and achieve good quality of care.

“The purpose of setting health standards according to the World Health Organisation is to serve as a tool in health services management, and to strive towards achieving the highest possible quality of care within the resources available.

“The need to ensure equity in the delivery of health care services and improve access informed the development of the Ward Minimum Health Care Package.”

According to the NPHCDA minimum standards, health posts must be located in every settlement, neighbourhood, or village level, with an estimated coverage population of 500 people.

The agency stated, “The Health Post should be headed by at least a JCHEW, who supervises the Community Resource Persons (CORPs) working within the community. CORPs should be utilised in limited ways in view of the recent WHO19 recommendation that CORPs can:

“Partner with skilled providers by encouraging women to enrol for essential pre- and Postnatal care;

“Act as community educators to lend support for accurate maternal and neonatal Health messages;

“Identify pregnant women in the community who might need maternity services and distribute commodities/drugs to pregnant women in the community. Treat minor ailments

“These are all trained Community Volunteers, including TBA, VHW and other community-based service providers that have been duly trained and are recognised by the LGA.”

However, this minimum standard, according to the data from Orodata Science on health posts in Anambra state, has not been maintained by the state government.

For the Primary Health Clinic, the minimum standard set by the NPHCDA, every Primary Health Clinic must have two midwives or nurse midwives, two CHEW, four JCHEW, two health attendants/assistants, and two security personnel, making it a total of at least 12 staff, a minimum standard none of the primary health clinics recorded in Anambra state met.

For Primary Health Care Centres, the NPHCDA’s minimum standard is one medical officer, one CHO (Community Health Officer), four nurses/midwives, three CHEW, one pharmacy technician, six JCHEW, one environmental officer, one medical record officer, one laboratory technician, two health attendants/assistants, two security personnel, and one general maintenance staff.

Based on the minimum standard, every PHC in Anambra state should have no fewer than 24 staff members, a standard none of the PHCs in Orodata Science record has at least one-third (⅓) government-employed personnel.

State Health Agency official, Residents Lament

Speaking on the worsening situation, a senior official of the Anambra State Primary Health Care Development Agency (ANPHCDA), who asked not to be named because they were not authorised to speak publicly, confirmed the shortage.

“We are dealing with severe manpower gaps. Many PHCs are functioning below minimum operational standards,” the official told our reporters.

“Though the state has been trying to employ more health workers, there is a need for urgent recruitment and improved incentives to attract health workers to rural areas.”

Residents in affected areas say the facility shortages are placing their lives at risk, as it makes it impossible for them to get healthcare services.

At a PHC in Oyi Local Government Area, a resident, Ngozi Franklyn, described a PHC in her community as “a building without workers,” adding, “You can come here at night with an emergency and find no one to attend to you.

“The only nurse working here comes from Awka, which is far from here. She doesn’t live here, and that means that any emergency at night, the health centre is definitely not an option for us.

“Another person is working with the nurse, but I think she is just an apprentice because people have been taken to the health centre several times when the nurse was not around, and the other person couldn’t attend to them. She only does immunisation and a few other minor treatments.”

Government’s Recent Attempt To Recruit 10 Health Workers Per Ward Still Not Enough

In September 2025, the Anambra State government, through the State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (ASPHCDA), the State Ministry of Health and the NPHCDA, held an interview for the recruitment of community-based health workers.

Specifically, those interviewed for recruitment were Junior Community Health Extension Workers (JCHEW) and Assistant Community-Based Health Workers, a recruitment that fell short of urgently needed healthcare workers in all the PHCs recorded by Orodata Science.

“The exercise would help bridge the gap between residents and health facilities, ensuring that basic services reach people at the grassroots,” the Executive Secretary, ASPHCDA, Chisom Uchem, said during the recruitment exercise in Awka, the state capital.

The Permanent Secretary of the Star Ministry of Health, Dr Uchebo Obiageli, specifically confirmed, “At least 10 health workers are expected to be assigned to each ward across the state to aid in addressing the shortage of staff in Primary Healthcare Centres.”

What Experts Say

Health policy specialists warned that the situation in the state threatens to reverse progress made in maternal health, immunisation, and disease surveillance.

Public health expert Dr Cosmas Bright said the health crisis in the state reflects a nationwide pattern of collapsing primary healthcare systems.

“When a PHC is understaffed and operates with such a few qualified workers, it becomes practically impossible to offer 24-hour services, conduct safe deliveries, or manage outbreaks,” he said. “This is how preventable deaths rise.”


Another health systems analyst, Dr Halima Kazeem, noted that poor remuneration and migration of health professionals are at the heart of the crisis.

“Many skilled workers are resigning or leaving Nigeria. States must review salary structures, provide housing, and strengthen security if they want to retain staff, especially in rural communities,” she said.

This report was authored by Sunday Elom and Abdulwasiu Olokooba, with research and support provided by Africa Data Hub and Orodata Science.

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We want Anambra to be the best in igboland but the most humble one will be the best/greatest. That is how things are designed to work. It's like the maths formula of the Universe that no one can circumvent... They could only try to hide the truth by faking greatness..

The most humble (true humility) in a family becomes the greatest, while the proud is humbled. If you are truely great it's because you are humble. If you are becoming worthless, it's likely due to pride.

However, I'm encouraged by the fact that the governor, who is the state's head, seems quite humble. It's unlike the typical primitive culture of the unbelievers (not the awaken igbos) he rules over, who are full of pride and are worshippers of the rich and mighty. The governor must discourage this culture so that the state may be the greatest.

Where are the talents? I mean the young talents? I heard the governer complaining the other day that their brothers and sisters from other states are taking over and doing works anambra people are ashamed to do. How can you be truely productive without being humble again?, Instead they celebrate things of pride in a state that desperately needs strong productivity and organized hardworking talents. Where is the apprenticeship you are known for? Can you be humble enough to do "boi boi" today? The ongoing techhub needs lots of boi boi kind of workers to thrive even better than what is obtained in China. Perhaps the governor should heavily involve the humbled ones from other igbo states to create the tech revolution the state and igboland desperately need. I'm open to strong inclusion of other tribes in the workforce, esp Christains who love igbos. There are lots of humble northerners both in the center region and core north. They'll grow to become the ogas of the proud indigenes, so that they (the indigenes) may be humble and eventually become great again.

Please take your frustration to your backward state. Anambra is the greatest Igbo state. Anambra is the most developed Igbo state. Anambra has the most enlightened and most educated people. Anambra is truly the first and best son of Igboland. Anambra is the leader of Igboland. No amount of blackmail will ever work here of out there.

IgboProgress:
We want Anambra to be the best in igboland but the most humble one will be the best/greatest. That is how things are designed to work. It's like the maths formula of the Universe that no one can circumvent... They could only try to hide the truth by faking greatness..
The most humble (true humility) in a family becomes the greatest, while the proud is humbled. If you are truely great it's because you are humble. If you are becoming worthless, it's likely due to pride.
However, I'm encouraged by the fact that the governor, who is the state's head, seems quite humble. It's unlike the typical primitive culture of the unbelievers (not the awaken igbos) he rules over, who are full of pride and are worshippers of the rich and mighty. The governor must discourage this culture so that the state may be the greatest.

Where are the talents? I mean the young talents? I heard the governer complaining the other day that their brothers and sisters from other states are taking over and doing works anambra people are ashamed to do. How can you be truely productive without being humble again?, Instead they celebrate things of pride in a state that desperately needs strong productivity and organized hardworking talents. Where is the apprenticeship you are known for? Can you be humble enough to do "boi boi" today? The ongoing techhub needs lots of boi boi kind of workers to thrive even better than what is obtained in China. Perhaps the governor should heavily involve the humbled ones from other igbo states to create the tech revolution the state and igboland desperately need. I'm open to strong inclusion of other tribes in the workforce, esp Christains who love igbos. There are lots of humble northerners both in the center region and core north. They'll grow to become the ogas of the proud indigenes, so that they (the indigenes) may be humble and eventually become great again.