Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, refutes claims of purchasing tractors with federal palliative funds, as alleged by certain quarters.
In a press release by his Press Secretary, Mr. Christian Aburime, Governor Soludo vehemently denied the allegations, asserting his administration’s commitment to fiscal accountability and transparency.
The statement, disseminated to journalists in Awka, rebuked those spreading the rumors and emphasized Soludo’s track record of transparent governance focused on citizen welfare, especially farmers.
“We wish to categorically state that these claims are entirely false and without merit,” the release declared.
“We wish to categorically state that these claims are entirely false and without merit.
“Anambra State Government under the leadership of Governor Soludo has always been committed to transparent and accountable governance, with a primary focus on the well-being of its citizens, particularly farmers.
“Soludo administration has offered farmers in the state is the distribution of 1,100,000 hybrid coconut and palm seedlings to over 100,000 households, igniting the hope of lifting many out of poverty. This was done out of budgetary allocation to agriculture, and not with any palliatives fund.
“The news story circulating online, claiming that Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, utilized part of the state’s palliative funds to procure 800 tractors, which were subsequently distributed to farmers free of charge is fake.
“We urge the public to disregard such fake news and refrain from spreading misinformation that may convey wrong impressions among the populace,” the statement read.
