Soludo’s Government to Train Drivers, Improve School Infrastructure, and Empower Youths in Anambra
Awka, Nigeria – June 17, 2025 — The Anambra State Government has unveiled a comprehensive set of initiatives aimed at enhancing road safety, upgrading public school infrastructure, and empowering young people through digital and vocational training.
The decisions were part of the resolutions reached during the 11th Anambra State Executive Council (ANSEC) meeting, held on Monday, June 16, 2025, at the new Government House, also known as the Light House, in Awka.
Addressing reporters after the meeting, the Commissioner for Information, Dr. Law Mefor, said Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo has approved the immediate commencement of driver training and retraining programmes across the state. The move, he explained, is designed to reduce road accidents and promote a culture of responsible driving.
“In addition to the training programme, the state will begin to implement a driver blacklist system to sanction those who commit serious traffic violations. This is part of a broader strategy to instill discipline among motorists and safeguard lives on Anambra roads,” Dr. Mefor said.
In the same meeting, the Council also reaffirmed its commitment to ethical and societal transformation with the upcoming Anambra Rebirth Programme — a values reorientation campaign geared toward reviving the traditional Igbo virtues of integrity and hard work. The programme is anchored on the Igbo proverb, “Aka aja aja na-ebute onu mmanụ mmanụ” (hard work brings prosperity).
Meanwhile, in a significant boost to the state's education sector, ANSEC approved plans to rehabilitate more public schools across Anambra. This follows the government’s recent clearance of inherited counterpart funding arrears up to 2024, which now positions the state to access additional contributions from the Federal Government.
Dr. Mefor said the Soludo administration’s commitment to educational reform is evident in the introduction of smart learning tools, including the procurement of smart boards and tablets for teachers across 22 smart schools in the state.
“Innovation and quality teaching tools are now central to classroom delivery in Anambra,” he noted.
Governor Soludo’s government is also scaling up its digital and vocational training initiatives aimed at youth empowerment. Notable among these are the Solution Innovation District (SID) — which has trained over 30,000 young people — the One-Youth-Two-Skills programme, Code Anambra, and the One Million Digital Tribe project.
Participants of these schemes are not only equipped with practical skills but are also being rewarded with laptops and linked to employment opportunities to foster economic independence.
“These interventions reflect the governor’s vision of building a digitally empowered and economically productive youth population in Anambra State,” the Commissioner said.
The wide-ranging resolutions from the ANSEC meeting underscore the Soludo administration’s focus on infrastructure, education, safety, and human capital development as key pillars of sustainable growth in the state.
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