Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has triumphantly said the declaration of an unlawful Sit-At-Home on Mondays at Onitsha in Anambra State by the adherents of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has been quashed.

The Governor, who set an energetic tone at the Delta State Economic and Investment Summit 2026, tagged, Harnessing Our Strengths, Unlocking Our Potentials, and appeared in solidarity with Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, said the era of unlawfully forcing indigenes, traders, commuters and visitors to the state to sit-at-home on Monday was gone.

He said he was in Asaba to forge economic alliance with his Delta counterpart.

He told dignitaries, including the Vice President of Nigeria, Senator Kasim Shettima, the chairperson of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr Mrs Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, the outgoing chairman of the United Bank of Africa (UBA), Mr Tony Elumelu, the NDDC MD, Chief Samuel Ogbuku, the MD of Tantita, Chief Kestin Pondi, and other distinguished personalities, during his goodwill message at the summit that “To have traffic at Onitsha on a Monday means the Monday sit-at-home Is over”.

He explained to the leaders, investors and policymakers, that the delay he suffered by 15 minutes was due to heavy Monday traffic in Onitsha—to signal a decisive end to the era of enforced work-free Mondays in the region, turning a routine travel delay into a powerful symbol of economic revival and security.
Governor Soludo emphasized that Delta and Anambra share a dynamic bond akin to “New York and New Jersey.”

He maintained l that sub-nationals must synergize rather than work in isolation.
He outlined plans for deeper cross-border integration and revealed ongoing efforts to build an economic free trade zone powered by an aerotropolis in Anambra.

He hinted of his determined commitment to local enterprise, proudly noted by his attire: “I am wearing Akwete. My daughter introduced me to it in 2019, and I have made it my daily uniform.”

He pointed out that if every Nigerian is committed to consuming locally made goods, it could instantly generate more than 10 million jobs.

He highlighted his administration’s fiscal discipline, saying, “Anambra has not borrowed a single dime since I assumed office. I successfully opted out of a World Bank loan to protect the state from volatile exchange rate shifts.”

He was optimistic of macro insights that Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves have rebounded significantly from USD 3 billion in 2023 to gross reserves of about USD 52 billion, with net reserves topping USD 40 billion.

The Governor called for actionable outcomes beyond the summit. “Let’s keep it simple. Let’s make investments a habit and not an event,” he urged, advocating for a consolidated national marshal plan to translate macroeconomic gains into tangible job creation and poverty reduction.

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