Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has commended Enugu State governor, Peter Mbah, over the inauguration of five ultramodern transport terminals in various parts of the State, in line with his integrated blueprint for a modern and multimodal transport ecosystem.
Ohanaeze also commended the governor for the rollout of100 out of the 200 CNG Mass Transit buses, launch of Enugu State Modern Transport System, and construction of 80 modern bus shelters and bays across the state
The apex Igbo sociocultural organisation, equally said that Mbah’s performance justifies the various calls for restructuring and devolution of more powers to sub-nationals, insisting that real development could only come from states.
Ohanaeze Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Mazi Ikechukwu Bismarck Oji, said: “Ohanaeze Ndigbo expresses elation at ‘the historic developmental strides being embarked upon by the Governor, in all sectors, all at once’.
“Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide takes pride in Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah’s giant strides across all sectors in Enugu State. We recall that in just two years, he has brought moribund Government parastatals such as the United Palm Products Limited, the Hotel Presidential, and NIGERGAS back to life.
“We note the ongoing construction of 260 Smart Green School Projects as well as 260 ultramodern Type 2 Primary Healthcare Centres across the 260 wards of Enugu State, the completion of the magnificent Enugu International Conference Centre, the Nodsra Tractor Assembly and Service Centre, and the ongoing road infrastructure projects across the state.
“We equally note with delight what he has done in the area of security where he invested in the state-of-the-art Enugu Command and Control Centre and over 150 security vehicles all installed with AI-embedded cameras that keep the state under surveillance, thus making Enugu one of the safest states today. Since his assumption of office, Monday Sit-At-Home in Enugu has become history.
“Equally, we note with pride how the Enugu State Government revoltionalized the Nigerian Electricity sector by being the first state to setup its own Electricity Regulatory arm – the Enugu State Electricity Regulatory Commission and subsequently reducing electricity tariff in the State
“Today and on the heels of these heart-warming strides in the right direction, Ohanaeze celebrates with Ndi Enugu over the launch of Holy Ghost Terminal 1 (Enugu Central Station 1), designated for inter-state transport; Holy Ghost Terminal 2 (Enugu Central Station 2) for inter-city transport; Nsukka Terminal (Nsukka Central Station); Abakpa Nike Terminal (Abakpa Central Station), and Gariki Terminal (Gariki Central Station) as well as 100 CNG buses, Enugu Transport management System, among other transport infrastructure initiated and completed by the Mbah administration.
“We are gladdened we now have in the South East transport infrastructure and system that can compete with modern terminals around the world,” Mazi Oji, added in a statement.