Leaders of Enugu North Senatorial District, also known as Nsukka Zone, have scored Governor Peter Mbah’s administration very high and satisfactory, stating that the governor’s two years in office deserve commendations.
This was as retired senior security chiefs, comprising army generals, directors of the Department of State Services (DSS), commissioners of police, among others, declared support for the governor’s security reforms and tech-driven policing system.
The Nsukka leaders, who converged on Adada House, Nsukka, at the weekend, under the aegis of Enugu State Coalition for Progress, Enugu North Senatorial Zone Chapter, comprised a cross section of socio-cultural groups, senior academics, retired security officers, captains of industry, traditional rulers, association of farmers, politicians, among others, drawn from the six council areas, said the governor had done well in the governance of the state.
The gathering, which featured a dialogue series themed ‘Peter Ndubuisi Mbah Administration: The Journey So Far (Education, Politics & Security),’ had Prof. Osita Ogbu, the former Minister of National Planning and Chief Economic Adviser to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, delivering the keynote address.
Referring to the former Singaporean Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew’s sacrifices that led to the transformation of Singapore from a third-world country to a developed nation, Prof Ogbu said the country is in need of leaders who are committed to the welfare and growth of their people.
He commended the governor for substituting partisan politics for all-inclusive, people-driven governance in the state.
Noting that the governor was fulfilling his campaign promises, Prof Ogbu pointed at the revitalisation and completion of abandoned projects, funding of quality education, financial independence through fiscal discipline, private sector mentality and efficiency in public governance.
Speaking on the concept of “Tomorrow Is Here,” the renowned economist said the governance philosophy had zero tolerance for lazy and unintelligent acts, zero tolerance for corruption, strive for new opportunities, adherence to strict democratic accountability, clean and green environment, and the pursuit for healthy and happy citizens with rights and responsibilities.
Speaking on security, a discussant, Major General Victor Ezeugwu(rtd), said retired veterans from the zone met with the governor on some of the challenges facing the zone with proposals, adding that the governor had already done almost 60 per cent of them.
“We visited the Command and Control Centre in Enugu today, and from that centre we watched Uzo Uwani and the forests around there, and other areas, and all of us were very amazed that he has brought technology to bear on security. We’ve proposed to the governor that all the senatorial zones have a replica of that spectacular innovation, which he has promised,” Ezeugwu said.
