Total lockdown in Anambra as Soludo’s order for clearing of drainages records success

By Nwabueze Okonkwo
The order handed down by Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State for a total lockdown in the state to enable residents to clear gutters and drainage in all parts of the state appeared to have recorded a huge success as residents complied.
The sanitation exercise, which commenced as early as 6 a.m. and ended by 10 a.m., saw everybody participate actively with keen interest, even as many motorists who attempted to flout the order were arrested by the police and other security agencies for questioning.
However, the arrests were viewed as arbitrary when the security agencies started impounding circulation vehicles conveying national newspapers down to the commercia...