Mbah commissions roads, honours Mike Ejeagha

Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah, yesterday, commissioned four newly constructed roads in Abakpa Nike, in Enugu metropolis, including Obinagu Road, which he renamed Mike Ejeagha Crescent after the music legend, Mike Ejeagha.

Other roads commissioned were: Texaco Bus Stop-Ifo Road, and Nkpor Street.
Mbah, who also used the occasion to visit Ejeagha at his residence, announced that the state government would take full responsibility for his upkeep, describing him as a living legend.

He said: “Recall that when you gave us your mandate, we told you that you had kept your part of the deal and that the burden had downshifted to us to fulfill our part of the social contract.

“Also, remember that we made a firm pledge that all the roads in the urban areas in Enugu must be paved.

“Recall also that last year, we awarded 71 urban roads and 10 rural roads. Those urban roads have since been completed, but some of the roads we are commissioning today are not part of those 71 roads.”

Mbah noted that in the course of constructing or reconstructing those roads, the state government identified some roads that were not initially captured, and, therefore, needed to be treated as an emergency.