Jubilation As Soludo Elevates Nwabufo To Permanent Secretary
History was made on Wednesday when Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra promoted Dr Nwabufo Nwankwo, a veteran youth activist to the level of permanent secretary in the state civil service.
Soludo announced the promotion at an emergency State Executive Council meeting where he received the final report of the of the Anambra Truth, Peace and Justice Commission.
He said the decision for the appointment was based on competence and capacity and the need to rejig the service.
Nwankwo, a former Chairman of National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Anambra Chapter was until his promotion a Director in the office of the the Secretary General of the State Government
The Commission was set up to investigate the remote and immediate causes of insecurity in the state and by extension, the SouthEast region at the Governent House, Awka.
Nwabufo served as a member of the Commission.
Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, chairman of the Commission, thanked the Governor for entrusting them with the task.
The former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, noted that the biggest structural factor in violence is the political economy of land, not IPOB/ESN.
He argued that while Lagos was gaining land, Anambra which was the second least land endowed was losing it to erosion, and impunity.
“The Commission surveyed 66 communities in the state, documenting cases of traditional rulers, security agents, presidents-general and community members who have disappeared and remain missing”.
The Human Rights Lawyer said there was a need to stop using the term “unknown gunmen,” especially by the media as they were identifiable human beings.
Soludo Commended Odinkalu and other members of the Commission who worked for about 20 months for their dedication and historic report.
He said the report had the potential to serve as a national framework for addressing security challenges while expressing worries over the impact of crime and violence on young people.
He assured that he would take swift action based on the recommendations of Commission recommendations adding that he would devolve his cabinet into sub-committees to study and analyse for purposes of implementation.
“There is a need for collaboration between federal agencies, regional governments, security services including the State Vigilante Group, and the local communities, and I plan to share the report with national security agencies and work with neighboring states to address the cross-border nature of criminal activities,” he said.
