PROF. GREG IBE LAUDS GOVERNOR ELECT AS FORMER IS NAMED IN ANAMBRA TRANSITION COMMITTEE.

Chinwe Ugele, Umuahia

In what many have described as a rare disposition by any governor elect in the country, the high powered transition committee announced by Anambra governor elect has elicited positive reactions.

A transition committee of 80 technocrats from different parts of Igbo land got people talking recently about the nature of government prof. Soludo is planning to have.

Expectedly, one of the members of the committee, an illustrious son and a governorship hopeful in Abia state, Prof. Greg Ibe has commended the governor elect for his vision for Anambra state even before ascending the seat of power.

He said the calibre of persons in the committee shows Soludo’s intentions are for the future development of his state.

In his words while reacting to the transition list, he said, “His agenda is futuristic. So, I am not surprised at this outing which I see as good and exemplary. I did not discuss with him about the list, but the Soludo I know looks at a larger picture. “What Soludo did is just beyond a group. He plans to make a lot of unsung heroes and champions of his generation in Igbo land part of his team. He looks at a bigger picture of picking from the large pool of Igbo experts and not isolating them as past leaders did. You can find out that his team is mainly made of non politicians. He wants to experiment on the agenda of pan-Igbo awareness beyond state boundary lines. The spirit is that if it works in Anambra, it can work everywhere else in the entire Igbo land.”

Prof Ibe believes that this first move is indicative of the type of government the governor elect wants to have.

The 80-member Transition Committee comprises technocrats picked from Anambra, Abia, Enugu, Imo and Delta states is to be headed by former Minister of Education, Dr Oby Ezekwesili.Abia state alone has three of her sons on the list.

Some members of the star-studded committee include, Prof. Pat Utomi, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), Mr. Pat Ikwueto (SAN), former Chief Executive of the Bureau for Public Procurement, Engr. Emeka Ezeh, former special adviser to President Obasanjo on Economy, Prof. Osita Ogbu, former chairman of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, Chief Executive Officer of Afreximbank, Prof. Ben Oramah and former Aviation Minister, Chief Osita Chidoka.