Nigeria, March 18 -- Anambra State Governor Professor Chukwuma Soludo said the state won the award of National Champion in the area of Primary Healthcare because of the deliberate and strategic steps his government took to improve health service delivery in the state, especially at the grassroots.

Soludo disclosed this during a media chat on Monday evening to mark his third year in office as the governor of Anambra state. The chat was anchored in Awka by Dr. Reuben Abati of Arise TV, Mr. Kolade Otitoju of TVC, Mrs. Mauope Ogun-Yusuf of Channels TV, and Mr. Chris Molokwu of Anambra Broadcasting Service, ABS.

The governor noted that Anambra is also the champion in Southeast in primary healthcare, earning the state a prize of N1.2 million....