Partner with Enugu Gov-Elect for good governance- Ex-lawmaker urges incoming legislature

Former lawmaker in Enugu, Mr Nwabueze Ugwu has urged the incoming members of the Enugu State House of Assembly to partner Governor-elect, Dr Peter Mbah, to achieve rapid transformation of the state.

Ugwu, a legal luminary, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Saturday.

The call came ahead of the May 29 inauguration of a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-led executive and a Labour Party dominated legislature in Enugu.

Ugwu said: “It is true that the opposition in Enugu State controls the greater percentage of the legislature in Enugu State.

“But that notwithstanding, I expect the Enugu State House of Assembly (ESHA) when it is inaugurated to work harmoniously with Peter Mbah, the incoming governor and his team.

“The Assembly should place the state first and be well advised that we are having another Peter Obi in Enugu State in the person of Peter Mbah,” he advised.

He stressed that the legislature should caution themselves about what happened in Anambra during the days of Peter Obi and not work in opposite direction with other arms of the same government.

According to Ugwu, the incoming Assembly members have an opportunity to make history as Obi did in Anambra after he was twice impeached and twice returned by the courts.

“At the end of the day the man, Obi, had a name that is larger than himself and anything that you can think of,” he said.

He noted that the experience made Obi to break an electoral record in the last Presidential polls in Nigeria whereby so many presumed he was victorious.

“I expect that the incoming legislature in Enugu will learn one or two lessons from that. That you can’t stop a thing which time has come.

“It is the time of Enugu State to shine as far as governance is concerned and nobody should be a stumbling block to what is coming to the state.

“It is time for them to cooperate with the administration of Peter Mbah and make sure that things move beautifully.