President Bola Tinubu has heaped encomiums on the Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, over his development strides, declaring that the governor had done a fantastic job so far.
Tinubu said the election was over and called for collaboration across party lines and tiers of government to build the nation.
The president gave the commendation during a one-day state visit, where he also commissioned some of the numerous development projects executed by Gov. Mbah in the past 19 months.
“He is doing a fantastic job. I am glad that Enugu got a very good tomorrow, today. I salute Peter Mbah for his commitment to development. You have built up a good team and I have reviewed a number of things with you in Abuja.
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“You have encouraged me on the technological advancement of the state. The commitment you have from private sector. I know your background.
“The election is over and we have to move the nation forward. You have demonstrated that irrevocable commitment towards human development.
“I don’t care which party you come from. You are my friend. You are doing well and very focused. We must build this house called Nigeria to not just satisfy our immediate needy, but our tomorrow too.
“That’s why the removal of the fuel subsidy was necessary. We cannot spend the future of generations yet unborn in advance. Don’t bankrupt the nation before they’re born.
“I am very proud of Nigeria. Mbah is proud of Nigeria. He is doing everything possible to provide security, attracting foreign investors and other investors locally. There’s no better investment than the investment to secure lives. I saw those cars, the distress response squad. It is the way to go.
“Please, continue to cooperate and collaborate with your son, brother and friend here, Mbah, who is really committed to push the development of Enugu State and be a good symbol of south eastern states,” he stated.
Projects commissioned by the president were the 30 completed and equipped Enugu Smart Green Schools out of 260 under construction across the 260 wards in the state, 60 completed and equipped type 2 primary healthcare centres out of the 260 under construction across the 260 wards in the state, completed multi-auditorium and multi-functional Enugu International Conference Centre, 90 completed urban roads in Enugu City, and a state-of-the-art command and control centre/150 patrol vehicles fitted with AI-embedded surveillance cameras.
Thanking the President for making Enugu his first port of call in 2025, and for all the support and cooperation accorded his government, Gov. Mbah stressed that his government’s huge investment in security, education, health and infrastructure were geared towards the actualisation of his vision to grow the state’s economy exponentially to $30billion.
