ANSEC Extols Operation Udo Ga-Achi, Reiterates Traditional Worship Not Targeted, Commends Beneficiaries of '1Youth, 2 Skills' for Undertaking to Train 1,000 Youths
Anambra State Executive Council (ANSEC), at its second meeting of the year, which took place in the Council Chamber on February 10, 2025, gave Operation Udo Ga-Achi, the state's new security intervention, a high rating and urged it not to relent.
While reviewing the impact of the new Anambra State Homeland Security Law 2025, the Council chastised those demonising and misrepresenting the new law as being against traditional worship, noting that it is an essential component of Igbo traditional religion and culture. The Council restated that the new law was designed to combat crime and criminality committed by quacks and evil native doctors, particularly those who pervert and alter the core values of the Igbo society, those who promote and teach the acquisition of wealth without work, and those who deceive the younger generation and unwary members of society. The Council further reaffirmed that the State Government has not and will not outlaw traditional worship. The Council further called for moral rearmament and social re-engineering to restore the lost values of the society and ensure a healthy future for the state.
The beneficiaries of the "1Youth, 2Skills" Scheme during the past two years, who came together to freely train 1,000 additional youths, were thanked by the Council, observing that their gesture marked the beginning of a new era and was exceptional.
N160m was approved for the acquisition of five mining assets in addition to the earlier assets acquired by the Anambra State Solid Minerals Development Company. These include:
1. Pharmaceutical Grade Kaolin Asset
2. Gravel Pack Asset
3. Glass Sand Asset
4. Sand Quarry
5. Ceramic Kaolin Asset.
The acquisition of these Assets will expand the State's involvement in the Solid Minerals Development Sector in Anambra State.
Law Mefor, PhD
Commissioner for Information
Anambra State.