Mr Soludo, who came into power as governor on 17 March 2022, also said his wife, Nonye Soludo, does not have an official car as the first lady of Anambra State at the moment.
“I have been asked severally; ‘how do you do without borrowing and with the difficult circumstances?’ And my answer is that we are doing so because we are executing the most austere measure of government ever.
“As I speak to you, I am not taking any salary. I am not paid any salary by the Anambra State Government. Even the First Lady of Anambra does not have any official car, she still drives my personal vehicles,” he added.
We reported that the Office of the First Lady of a state is unknown to law although some state governments in Nigeria appear to be allocating funds to such offices
The 1999 Constitution of Nigeria (as amended), for instance, did not make any provision for the Office of First Lady of a state.
Mr Soludo, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), said his decision to cut cost of governance in the state was to direct resources and prioritise them to things that are important to the people of the state.
The governor said his administration has prioritised areas that have been neglected in the past, and listed some projects done in such areas as building hospitals, roads and schools.
The former CBN boss assured the people of Anambra State that any money entrusted in his hand as the state governor would be accounted for.
He stressed that if he ever borrows, the people will be shown the projects the loan was used for and how those projects would be used to repay the loan.