By Maduka Nweke

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The Secretary of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Anambra State Chapter, Mr. Anthony Ifeanya has said that the state will in no distance time become an oil producing state. Ifeanya while fielding questions from Journalists in his Office in Awka, the State Capital, said  that plans  have  been  perfected to shortlist Anambra State as one of the oil producing states in Nigeria.
He said that the drive would no doubt enhance the chances of the State to start benefiting from the thirteen percent oil derivation like every other oil-producing States in the Country.
The one time Chairman of Ayamelum Local Government Area, Anaku, maintained that the APGA  Government in the State has done significantly well since it assumed office in 2006 despite its  protracted legal tussles in the law court.
Ifeanya identified the changing of the State sobriquet from the ‘Home For All’ to ‘Light Of The  Nation’, transformation of the Awka Capital City which, according to him was like a glorified village to a Modern and a befitting Capital City with construction of the gigantic flying over  bridges at the three major junctions along the Onitsha-Eungu Expressway in Awka as some of the glaring testimonies.
Ifeanya who affirmed that it has been progress all the way since APGA Government came in  power in the State, also singled out the construction of the NYSC permanent Camp  at  Umuawulu Community, attraction of both foreign currency and investors into the State by Governor Willie Obiano as also some of the monumental achievements of the  APGA Government  in the State since  twenty-nine years ago.
He said, “Anambra State has made a very significant improvement in its education sector and has also recorded unprecedented mileage in the agricultural sector. The Anambra rice which has become a strong brand popular nation wide is a clear example for instance”.
While calling on the Government to improve on the road maintainance in the State, the APGA Secretary, equally drew the attention of the Government to the Markets across the State. According to him, there  is the need for the  State Government to work towards stemming the  nefarious activities of the disgruntled elements in the Markets who introduce and enforce  unauthorized dues on the petty traders thereby not  only  soiling the name of the Governor, but  also  draining  the economy and bringing bad name to Anambra State Government.
In his contribution, the Chairman Transition Committed, Njikoka Local Government Area, Mr. George Edozie Ozo, noted that the APGA Government has within the years in review redefined the  Socio-Economic and Political face of the State, saying that the Anambra State Conference  of  the Transition Committee Chairmen, were completely against the  activities of the illegal  revenue collectors in the Markets across the State and assured that they would deal with the situation accordingly.
He therefore, called on the Commissioner for Trade Commerce and Industry in the State, Mr. Uchenna Okafor to constitute a Legal action against the illicit revenue collectors in the State with a view to containing the exhortation and  exploitation of the poor petty traders and  soiling of the  Governor’s name  and that of Anambra State Government.