By; PAMELA EBOH, Awka
Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo has directed the Anambra Traffic Management Agency (ATMA) to deploy their officers in 20 most difficult traffic gridlock points in the state, to help ease the increasing flow.
He said that to aid effectiveness, ATMA officers should undergo training by LASTMA, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and Army, as well as recruit more people into the agency, for increased capacity and efficiency.
Briefing journalists during the post-Anambra State Executive Council meeting held at the Government House, Awka, the Commissioner of Information, Sir Paul Nwosu said that the new road traffic management measures introduced in the state is to ensure that Ndi Anambra do not spend more than 20 minutes in traffic.
He noted that the State Fire Service will be restructured to become more responsive and effective, emphasizing that it will be decentralised and brought closer to the people.
He revealed that the era of using phone calls during emergency has been phased out, while the Anambra State Emergency Fire Response Application has been activated.
According to him, the Commissioner for Local Government has been directed to identify areas in the communities that can be used as bus stops, adding that approval has been given for all the traffic lights to be serviced.
The Commissioner said, “Among other issues discussed at the meeting, were adoption of the name; Anambra State Executive Council as against Executive Council, adoption of a policy to introduce urban agriculture to increase food production in Anambra State, where every household deploys space in their domain to plant agricultural produce, transition from inorganic farming to regenerative agriculture to improve quality of agricultural products.
“Other items discussed include the ongoing rehabilitation work on Anambra roads, revision of laws setting up government parastatals and agencies by the State Attorney General, approval for annual procurement of one million palm seedlings, five hundred coconut seedlings as a way of trying to relieve the old M.I Okpara days when palm oil was the mainstay.
Present at the briefing was the Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Christian Aburime.
