By Jude Atupulazi
The new Government House and Lodge nearing completion in Anambra State has been described as a project that will be Africa’s best when completed.
The Anambra State Housing Commissioner, Hon. Pauly Onyeka, who made this declaration, said it would be a great monumental feat that would stand the test of time.
He noted that the project was a very gigantic and huge edifice, which, he said, was gradually turning into something realistic.
According to him: ‘lf you understand how this place was about two years ago, then you will now come to realize the fact that this administration has done what anybody can call an impossible thing.
‘If you look around, you will see that this place is a community of its own, with over 35 different buildings, starting from the main building of the project, the governor’s offices and amphi-theatre. Talk about the residential, the clinic, the sporting centre, the banquet hall, accommodating over 1,225 persons and a lot of other essential buildings.
Hon Onyeka extolled Governor Soludo for his innovation and infrastructural transformation in the state, describing him as a visionary leader that always thought wildly and deeply into anything he would embark on.
In his words: ‘The Governor constantly visits the site with other high profile projects in the state to see that things are done well.
‘I have never seen a Governor with such passion and capacity. Here, we have a wonderful Government House and city.’
He said the choice of locating the Government House there was intentional because the Three Arms Square of the Government like the judiciary, House of Assembly and the State Secretariat Complex, with all other apparatuses of government, were centered around the new Government House.
He assured that in a couple of weeks, everything would be fixed and the new Government House would be presented to the people of the state.
