Governor Soludo Signs Six Landmark Bills into Law, Reinventing Governance in Anambra

 

Awka, Anambra State

In a bold legislative stride aimed at deepening reform and streamlining development efforts across key sectors, Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo of Anambra State on Thursday, April 10, 2025, signed six groundbreaking bills into law. These new laws, ranging from energy reforms to regulation of traditional medicine, underscore the administration’s dedication to repositioning Anambra as a progressive and investor-friendly state.

The legislation, recently passed by the 8th Assembly of Anambra State, spans a wide range of sectors and marks a new chapter in the state’s legislative history. With an eye toward economic revitalization, healthcare modernization, and security enhancement, these laws set a fresh tone for governance in the state.

1. Anambra State Development and Investment Corporation Law, 2025

Perhaps the most symbolic of the six, this new law replaces the Anambra State Investment Promotion and Protection Agency (ANSIPPA) with a more robust and efficient framework now named the Anambra State Development and Investment Corporation (ASDIC). The upgrade is expected to bring renewed vigor to the state's drive for investment, streamline bureaucratic processes, and enhance investor confidence through clearer policies and institutional backing.

2. Anambra State Electricity Law, 2025

This law ushers in a new era of power reform in Anambra. By opening the state’s electricity market to private investors, the legislation aligns with the federal electricity constitutional amendment and seeks to localize energy governance. The move is set to improve electricity access, promote efficiency, and attract capital inflow into the energy sector — a long-awaited response to the state’s persistent power challenges.

3. Anambra State Homeland Security (Amendment) Law, 2025

With security remaining a top priority, this amended law reinforces the framework guiding the state's internal security operations. Notably, it includes explicit punitive measures against individuals who aid or abet criminals. Furthermore, it provides legal guidance on the handling of unclaimed funds found at crime scenes, ensuring accountability and legal closure in sensitive criminal investigations.

4. Anambra State Herbal Practice Law, 2024

Approved retroactively as a 2024 statute, this law brings clarity and oversight to the herbal medicine industry. It sets standards for the preparation, sale, and consumption of herbal remedies, ensuring that consumers are protected and that practitioners operate within regulated guidelines. With herbal medicine deeply embedded in the cultural and healthcare fabric of the region, the law is seen as a critical step toward formalizing indigenous health practices.

5. Anambra State Indigenous Traditional Medicine Practices Law, 2025

Traditional medicine practitioners across Anambra now have a definitive legal structure guiding their operations. This law not only delineates who qualifies as a traditional healer but also establishes a regulatory body to oversee practices, set standards, and coordinate communication between the government and practitioners. The long-anticipated legislation has been widely welcomed by stakeholders as a sign of growing governmental recognition of indigenous knowledge systems.

6. Anambra State Mission Schools of Nursing and Midwifery (Amendment No. 2) Law, 2025

Rounding out the slate of laws is an amendment that officially incorporates a private mission school of nursing into the state’s approved schedule. This inclusion is expected to widen access to nursing education and bolster the state’s healthcare delivery capacity by expanding the training pipeline for qualified nurses and midwives.

Commitment to Governance and Development

Princess Uchenna Onyekaba, who serves as the Executive Assistant representing the Nnewi North Constituency Office, emphasized the Assembly’s continued dedication to crafting laws that work. “The 8th Assembly remains focused on delivering legislative instruments that will make Anambra function efficiently and equitably,” she stated.

With these six new laws, the Soludo-led administration continues to demonstrate a blend of progressive thinking and respect for tradition, reinforcing its vision for a smarter, safer, and more prosperous Anambra.