The governor of Anambra state, Professor Charles Soludo, said he has not taken any salary from the state government since assuming office as governor two years ago as part of his efforts to cut the cost of governance in the state.
The former CBN governor made the statement when giving an account of his first two years in office, He said “As I speak to you, I am not taking any salary. I am not paid any salary by the Anambra State Government. Even the First Lady of Anambra does not have any official car, she still drives my personal vehicles”.
On not borrowing funds to run the state, he said “Any governor that comes (into power), floods you with offers for borrowing and so on and so forth, but we decided for the first two years to demonstrate something: Capacity to do more with less. So far as has been said, for two years, despite receiving about 25 per cent in real terms or in dollar terms of what was in the past, we have chosen deliberately not to borrow,”.
Mr. Soludo said his decision to cut cost of governance in the state was to direct resources and prioritize them to things that are important to the people of the state.
The governor said his administration has prioritized areas that have been neglected in the past, and listed some projects done in such areas as building hospitals, roads and schools.
