Maduako Igbokwe l Sunday, May 29, 2022
ONITSHA, Nigeria – Anambra State governor , Prof Charles Soludo has reiterated his calls for gunmen in the bush to stop the killings in the state.
The governor made call on Sunday at the event organised by the Catholic Diocese of Awka to celebrate its 2022 communication week( world communication day celebration )
Theme of the celebration is “Listening with the Ear of the Heart” . The governor who was represented by the state Commissioner for information Mr. Paul Nwosu said those people in the bush must listen to the government and stop the killings.
According to Soludo , there is need for this people in the bush to stop the killing and maiming ,noting that they should embrace government’s olive branch for peace.
“Please, listen to the government’s call and stop killing in the state”.
This year’s theme is Listening with the Ear of the Heart. There is need to listen to good reasons. Listening is critical to our every day lives. People make mistake because they failed to listen with their heart.
There is a group of people in our state that failed to listen . They live in the bush , government has called them to stop killing and come out with their arms and be reinstated .The most worrisome, they killed a pregnant woman in the state with some innocent children” he said.
He said that, what they are doing is not agitation but criminal acts and it most stop.
Speaking at the event, the chairman of Anambra state Union of journalists (NUJ) Dr. Emeka Odogwu called on the governor to listen to journalists for development.
“If the governor of Anambra State commune with the journalists , the State will be good for all of us. The governor and the leadership of the State should take journalists in Anambra state serious for developmental communication” he said .
He urged the leaders to listen to the need of the society to make progress .
