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[Full Text] Governor Soludo Rejects, Represents 2022 Budget ~ OsazuwaAkonedo ##Anambrastate ##ChukwumaCharlesSoludo #budget #Kidnapping #OsazuwaAkonedo #UnknownGunmen https://osazuwaakonedo.news/full-text-governor-soludo-rejects-represents-2022-budget/19/05/2022/ By Charles Soludo
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by charles saludo
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dash
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protocol
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let me thank you deeply for the honor to
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present to you the revised 2022 budget
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which we have tagged taking off from the
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blocks
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i regret however that one of you the
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member representing the good people of
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agua tattoo constituency in the house of
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assembly my own representative honorable
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okechuku akoye is still in the custody
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of the kidnappers
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the security agencies are working very
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hard and around the clock to secure his
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freedom god is on the throne and anambra
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will win
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let me leave it at that
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this is my second meeting with the
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entire house since my swearing-in two
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months ago in addition to a series of
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meetings with the leadership of the
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house and let me use this opportunity to
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once again commend the cordial
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relationship and partnership that exists
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between the three arms of government
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let me particularly thank the house for
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its patriotic sense of duty in
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expeditiously screening and approving
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the list of commissioners
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the executive branch will never take
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your partnership for granted
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we are also confident that your love and
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passion for our state as well as your
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patriotic seal for a transformed and
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developed anambra will continue to
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propel your cooperation and partnership
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with the executive branch
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irrespective of political party
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affiliations or other differences we all
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have only one agenda in government
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namely the development of an umbra state
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and together we shall get it done for
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our people and for posterity
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let me also use this opportunity to
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thank for the umpteenth time my
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predecessor chief willie obiano all the
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former governors of anambra state as
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well as the present and former members
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of the state house of assembly for their
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contributions
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we pledge to consolidate your
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achievements and to work hard every day
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to stand upon your shoulders to take an
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umbra state to a much higher pedestal
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as promised we hit the ground running
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from day one putting in eight hours and
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45 minutes in office on the first day
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reflecting the humongous challenges
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facing the state as well as our full
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consciousness that ours is an agenda
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with the deadline
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our vision is to transform an ombre into
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a livable and prosperous smart mega city
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to become the preferred destination to
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live learn and best work relax slash
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enjoy
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the agenda is predicated on four strong
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pillars robust economic transformation
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for a new industrial tech leisure hub a
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comprehensive social agenda for a human
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capital bank that is productive at home
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and exportable abroad governance rule of
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law and new value system and a clean
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green planned and sustainable
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communities markets and cities
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the state executive council was
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constituted within three weeks and we
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have been firing from all cylinders
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in some weeks to come we shall have the
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opportunity to give a preliminary report
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on some of the foundational issues we
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are putting in place to kick off and
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propel the journey ahead among the
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challenges we inherited a red treasury
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and pervasive insecurity especially with
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criminals taking the seven local
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governments of the south senatorial zone
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hostage were the most acute
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we have chosen to confront the
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foundational issue of security head-on
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and expected that those profiting from
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the lucrative criminal enterprise would
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viciously fight back and they have
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suffice it to say that so far so good
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they are testing our will and resolve
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let me assure you this an umbra will win
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mr speaker honorable members
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the purpose of the 2022 revised budget
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is to reflect current realities
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challenges and priorities of the new
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administration in the anambra
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we are undaunted by the state of the
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treasury
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we have seriously started reforming our
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system of tax administration to
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significantly ramp up our internally
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generated revenue over the coming years
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in the meantime the dire needs of neon
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ombra and our transformation agenda
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cannot wait
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we are working on a mixture of financing
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options including debt that is ring
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fence to fund bankable projects and or
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infrastructure with impacts on the
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economy to guarantee efficient and
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effective service delivery to our people
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while ensuring fiscal sustainability
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over the medium to longer terms
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the details of these will be laid out in
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our 2023 budget
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the revised budget size is about 170
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billion naira versus the existing
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appropriation of 142 billion naira with
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a capital expenditure accounting for 64
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compared to 57 previously
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capital expenditure increased by 33 from
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81 billion naira to 108 billion naira
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while recurrent expenditure increased
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marginally by 0.79
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from 60 billion naira
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we left the budget on security and
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change while we count on off-budget
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resources from donations to augment
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as a reflection of our agenda about 60
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of the capital expenditure is targeted
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at delivering infrastructure that the
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average citizen can feel see use or
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touch and which have the highest
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developmental impact within the shortest
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possible time
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for example we have declared a state of
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emergency on rebuilding our road
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infrastructure and traffic management
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about 52 billion naira or about 31 of
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the total budget is for the ministry of
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works and infrastructure and we intend
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to simultaneously invest in roads in
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most of the local governments paying
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special attention to our urban
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regeneration agenda
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we have requested the federal government
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to kindly intervene on emergency basis
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on a number of federal roads in the
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state that have become nightmarish death
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traps
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we confidently expect their urgent
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responsive action
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but in the event that the expected
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response does not come soon we may have
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to implement urgent palliatives in some
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places especially at amanzi equilobia
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ikukunobi wrote akiti etc where the
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roads are literally cutting off
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we plan to recruit qualified medical
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doctors and nurses for our general
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hospitals and upscale the infrastructure
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in selected ones
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we have already received over 26 000
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applications in response to our
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advertisement to recruit and train
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teachers for our primary and secondary
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schools
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visitation panels will review the
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operations of the state university
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polytechnic and college of education to
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provide basis for our reforms to ensure
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that they are fit for purpose
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as a precursor to our plan to
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entertainment and leisure city envisaged
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to be largest in africa we have budgeted
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in the interim to construct an expansive
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entertainment and leisure park around
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the igulu lake
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yes our administration is continuing
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with the community choose your project
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initiative of my predecessor and have
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raised the value of the community
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projects to 25 million naira per
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community furthermore to drive our
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everything technology and technology
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everywhere strategy the budget provides
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for a modern centralized ict data center
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to consolidate the state's data and
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ensure business continuity in any and
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all circumstances
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we are commencing the digitization of
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our land registry
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our agenda to deliberately orchestrate
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the emergence and empowerment of
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thousands of youth millionaires and a
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digital tribe is given its first impetus
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in this revised budget
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we promised to reinvent the oil palm and
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coconut revolution
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we have mobilized communities in the
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private sector for partnership and with
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overwhelming demand we plan to provide
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500 000 1 million seedlings this year
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and millions in subsequent years
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we have also provided for significant
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seed money to commence pre-feasibility
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studies and designs for bankable
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projects including possible new cities
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on august 27 this year an umbra state
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will celebrate its 31st anniversary as a
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state but without a proper government
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house and a governor's lodge possibly
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the only state with such a record
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we have budgeted to correct this to
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ensure the efficiency of government
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operations
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we have also budgeted to continue the
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work in progress in our international
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cargo airport
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mr speaker honorable members
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in the months and years ahead we have
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hard choices to make as we strive to
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meet the expectations of our people
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fiscal prudence will become a lifestyle
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as we cannot afford to waste one cocoa
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transparent public finance management
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will be critical
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that is why we have also budgeted for
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the full computerization of the ministry
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of finance and the office of the account
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in general
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managing our over 120 billion naira debt
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especially the contractor debt and
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pension liabilities in the context of
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the paltry federation account receipts
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and burgeoning needs of our people will
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task our dexterity and demand hard
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choices and sacrifice
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we just received the preliminary report
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of the external consultant's review of
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our local government finances which
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confirms that the combined state and
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local government gratuity liabilities to
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pensioners over 20 billion naira we are
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determined to clean the books over time
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and align the umbra's pension
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administration with the pension act and
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let our pensioners smile
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in the meantime our administration has
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signaled a new dawn by insisting that we
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won't own new retirees under my watch
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while we have also started albeit
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gradually paying down the backlog
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our government is very serious in
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forging new development partnerships
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with the international development
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partners the federal government as well
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as the local government
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we are reforming our processes and
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ramping up our active engagements to
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maximize the benefits of such
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partnerships
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for example we have budgeted to meet our
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counterpart funding requirements to
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access federal and development partner
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funds
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we are also working hard to restructure
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and reform our local government
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administration in conformity with the
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relevant laws
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we will actively collaborate with the
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local governments in the areas of waste
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management cleaner greener and more
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environmentally sustainable communities
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street lighting fire service qualitative
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primary school education as well as
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planned modern markets and security
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community government will be
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strengthened and mainstreamed
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already the state is forging new
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sustainable economic partnership with
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communities not only with a community
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choose your project initiative but now
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with a new community base but jointly
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owned oil palm and coconut plantations
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that will soon adorn the state in weeks
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to come we will be coming to you again
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and again with a set of legislations
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required as critical building blocks for
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the next anambra we all envision as well
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as other critical approvals and
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confirmations required from this
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honorable house
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by july we shall also start the process
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for the 2023 budget and will again come
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to the house once completed i sincerely
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do hope and pray that despite your busy
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political agenda you would find
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sufficient time to devote to the
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expeditious discharge of these
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responsibilities required of your
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offices
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in conclusion mr speaker honorable
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members
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this revised budget 2022 sign posts some
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of the key deliverables for this year as
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we kick off from the blocks
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it is also a call to collective action
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and lifestyle of value for money
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the foundation of anambra is a smart
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mega city will be tasking all of us to
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the limit
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but we are neon umbra
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the irrepressible anambra spirit and the
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collective action of the people that
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loves their homeland dearly are what we
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will continue to call and draw upon to
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move ahead
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this anambra spirit and collective
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action came alive during my visits to
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lagos and abuja last week to meet with
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our people
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the enthusiasm and generous pledges of
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our people towards our homeland security
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demonstrated once again that anambra can
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be anything we desire and work that it
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should be
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i am emboldened by the massive support
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and solidarity of the people as we face
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the threat of common but organized
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criminals who want to run our people out
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of town and take our wealth and land by
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force
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but we are neon umbra and together we
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shall overcome
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give us the budget urgently and by the
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time our people come home for christmas
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we will all be proud that we are serving
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the people well
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god bless anambra state
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at views exclusive rights charles
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chakuma saludo governor anambra state
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may 19 2022
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