Prince Ugochukwu Nwanjoku, the chairman of Aninri local government area, has allocated mouth-watering sum to boost agriculture in the council area as he presented his 2025 budget to Aninri 11th Assembly.
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A ₦4.9-billion budget – biggest by far since 1999 – the budget is also strikingly different from what the people used to know in the council. Of the ₦1.6 billion allocated for the economy, a whooping sum of ₦670 million- representing 40.8% – would be thrown into agriculture.
Total of ₦465 million would be used for construction of roads to farmlands and markets, while another ₦250 million would be used for electrification.
According to the council boss, his decision to prioritize agriculture is simply a direct consequence of Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah’s plan to drive the economy through unprecedented transformation in the area of agriculture.
“We’re keying into his [Governor Mbah] vision of exponential growth. This is our reason. Besides, Aninri is the supposed food basket of the state and its time we claimed that status for real,” Nwanjoku said.
Receiving the document, Leader of Aninri Legislative Chamber, Prince Okechukwu Philip, promised to expedite the processes to let the budget go through.
Present at the budget presentation, held on Tuesday at the council headquarters at Ndeabor include Hon. Magnus Edeh, member representing Aninri at the State Assembly; Barr. Lloyd Ekweremadu, commissioner for youths and sports; Barr. Okezie Nwanjoku, former chairman of Aninri; Hon. Uche Ogbonna, former commissioner for Labour and Productivity.
Others were HRH Igwe Daniel Okechukwu Njoku, the chairman of Aninri traditional rulers council; Prince Tony Nwonye, former chairman of the council; Hon. James Onyeabor, former Deputy chairman of the council; Hon. Okechukwu Njoku-Otti, immediate former Deputy chairman; Mr Amos Oshi, a multi-billionaire businessman.
However, the immediate past chairman of the council Hon. Bennett Ajah, whose administration is still generally judged the most corrupt in the history of the council, was conspicuously absent.
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