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Portrait of Chukwuma Charles Soludo
Photo: Nigeria Governors’ Forum
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AN · South East · Capital: Awka

Anambra

Chukwuma Charles Soludo
APGA · in office since 2022 · born Aguata, Anambra, 1960
Education: University of Nigeria Nsukka (BSc/MSc/PhD Economics); Cambridge.
Career: Former Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (2004–2009).
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Budget (recorded)
₦766.4B (2026)
Total Debt
₦28.1B
Active Projects
156
Transparency
68/100

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⚡ Key challenges on record

  • Kidnapping crisis — SBM Intelligence ranked Anambra highest for ransom payments (₦350m, Jul 2023–Jul 2024) · 2024
  • 'Igbos are kidnapping Igbos' remarks — IPOB backlash · 2025
  • Mmesoma UTME result forgery saga · 2023
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🏗️ Projects in Anambra

156 tracked projects — completed, ongoing and abandoned.

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Progress since taking office

  • Roads: over 900km of roads under construction with ~600km asphalted in 44 months (avg ~14km/month); 8 bridges built including the Ekwulobia flyover and Aroma Link Bridge; 100km+ of Trunk A roads dualised (sources: Law Mefor op-ed via Reuben Abati blog; People & Power Magazine)
  • Light House Government House and Governor's Lodge: ended a 34-year deficit of a befitting Government House in Awka (source: Law Mefor op-ed)
  • Education: 8,115 teachers employed on merit (from 18 states); Solution Innovation District trained 95,735 young people in digital skills (source: Law Mefor op-ed)
  • Health: 4 of 5 new general hospitals commissioned; 326 primary healthcare centres modernized; trauma centre built at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital; free antenatal and delivery services including 594 free cesarean surgeries (source: Law Mefor op-ed)
  • Youth/enterprise: 13,300 youth entrepreneurs empowered through the One-Youth-Two-Skills programme; Solution Fun City leisure project commissioned (source: Law Mefor op-ed)
  • Fiscal: cleared ₦22bn in gratuity arrears; re-elected Nov 8, 2025 with 422,664 votes (~80%), winning all 21 LGAs — second term began March 17, 2026; Anambra topped BudgIT's 2025 State of States fiscal-performance ranking (sources: Law Mefor op-ed; BusinessDay; People & Power Magazine)
  • FAAC: ₦108.54bn net, Jan–Jun 2026 (NBS-sourced)
  • IGR: ₦57.03bn in 2025 (NBS)
  • Re-elected 8 Nov 2025 with 422,664 votes (~80%, all 21 LGAs); second term began 17 Mar 2026
  • 2026 budget ₦766.37bn — 78:22 capital ratio, most capital-heavy in recent state history
  • Near-lowest domestic debt nationally at ₦28.07bn (DMO, Jun 2025)

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