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The Enugu State Ministry of Works and Infrastructure has reiterated its commitment to delivering world-class infrastructure in line with the state’s transformational development agenda.

This assurance was given by the newly appointed Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Ben Osy Okoh, during his inaugural meeting with the management staff of the ministry.

Okoh emphasised that under his leadership, quality control would be non-negotiable, stressing that all government-awarded contracts must strictly adhere to approved specifications.

“Every contract must meet its stated requirements. If the specification calls for concrete strength of 25 Newtons per square millimetre, that is exactly what we expect — no compromises,” he declared.

He underscored the need to follow international best practices in road construction, including proper pavement thickness and the handling of asphalt at the correct production and compaction temperatures.

“Anything short of these standards will not be accepted,” he warned.

To strengthen quality assurance, the commissioner announced plans to upgrade and fully equip the ministry’s Materials Laboratory Department, responsible for testing and verifying construction materials.

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“I take personal responsibility for ensuring our lab is fully capable of delivering accurate and timely quality checks,” he said.

Aligning with Governor Peter Mbah’s vision for rapid development, Engr. Okoh expressed confidence in the administration’s capacity to transform the state’s infrastructure landscape.

“The Enugu we knew two years ago will be unrecognisable by the end of this administration. We are committed to making that transformation swift and effective,” he said.

Addressing ministry personnel, the commissioner called for professionalism, diligence, and a shared commitment to excellence. He assured staff that operational challenges, especially those affecting field officers, would be addressed with a renewed focus on welfare and working conditions.

He also vowed to hold contractors strictly accountable to timelines, technical specifications, and performance benchmarks.

“Our guiding philosophy is built on quality, transparency, and accountability. Every project must deliver value for money and stand the test of time.

“We are not just constructing roads and bridges — we are raising the bar for public infrastructure across Nigeria,” he concluded.

The Eha-Ulo Community, Eha-Alumona in Nsukka local government area of Enugu State, has denounced and disassociated itself from what it called an illegal and unconstitutional election of the traditional of the community.

The community, in a communiqué issued by Chief Paulinus Odo and Chief Richard Asogwa, President General and Secretary General of the community respectively, expressed surprise to see a viral video circulating on social media platforms, capturing a purported election on 5th July 2025, aimed at installing a traditional ruler of the community.

While describing the election as a sham and “a mockery of our sacred traditional institutions”, the community viewed the action as an attempt aimed at installing an “Igwe” through illicit means.

The communiqué read in part, “We, the leadership and duly recognized representatives of the Eha-Ulo Town Union, write to unequivocally denounce and disassociate ourselves from the brazenly illegal, unconstitutional, and deceitful charade recently staged by a micro-family faction within Amundi Village, falsely presented as an election of an ‘Igwe’.

“This desperate and unlawful act, carried out by an inconsequential group acting far outside the bounds of legitimacy and communal consensus, constitutes a direct assault on the foundational values, customs, and governance structures of the Eha-Ulo and the broader Eha-Alumona Autonomous Community”.

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The community therefore emphatically rejected and denounced “the purported election in its entirety. It is null, void, and of no effect whatsoever. It holds no legitimacy, recognition, or authority under the customs, laws, or structures of the Eha-Ulo community”.

It stated that “The conduct of this illegitimate process is not only a betrayal of our sacred traditions but a deliberate attempt to sow discord, disrespect our heritage, and disrupt the communal peace and unity we have long safeguarded”.

It also condemned in the strongest terms any and all individuals or groups seeking to hijack traditional leadership through covert, divisive, and unconstitutional means.

The community insisted that it would hold accountable any person or group complicit in “this treasonable act” under the traditional laws and community statutes of the community, adding that it would not tolerate insubordination or mockery of its revered institutions.

It therefore called on all traditional rulers, legal institutions, and governmental authorities-local, state, and national-to disregard “this fictitious process and to take immediate steps to prevent a breakdown of law and order, and ensure the integrity of our leadership structures is fully preserved”.

A long-standing and potentially violent land dispute between Isienu-Amagunze in Nkanu East Local Government Area and Ndiuno Akpugo in Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State has been peacefully resolved by the Enugu State Boundary Committee.

 The conflict, which nearly escalated into a bloodbath on December 11, 2024, followed allegations by residents of Isienu-Amagunze that Chief Uche Nnaji, Nigeria’s Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, had encroached on their land under the pretext of executing a federal project.

 According to them, the project was a renewed attempt to take over farmland that had been unsuccessfully claimed four years earlier.

 Tensions had heightened when bulldozers invaded over six hectares of cassava and yam plantations owned by local farmers in Isienu-Amagunze.

 However, swift intervention by the Enugu State Government prevented what could have been a bloody communal clash.

 Fulfilling its promise to resolve the matter, the State Boundary Committee last weekend released its findings, affirming the demarcation between the two communities.

According to the committee’s report, “the boundary between both communities is the point demarcated by a seasonal stream known as the IYI – EZI stream bordering the Akpugo community and Isienu-Amagunze community,” which also serves as the current administrative boundary between Nkanu East and Nkanu West LGAs.

The announcement was made at the Government House, Enugu, in the presence of representatives from the disputing communities—Ndiuno-Uwani Akpugo, Ndiagu-Uwani Akpugo, and Isienu-Amagunze—as well as key government officials.

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Among those present were the Commissioner for Chieftaincy, Local Government and Rural Development, Deacon Okey Ogbodo; representatives of the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice and the State Surveyor General; Secretary of the Committee, Barr. Solomon Ejim; and the Chairman of the State Traditional Rulers Council, HRM Ikechukwu Asadu (Igwe Ogadagidi).

 Reacting to the decision, Hon. Anthony Okey Mbah, who represents Nkanu East Constituency in the State House of Assembly, praised the verdict, stating that it “aligns with the position of the Isienu-Amagunze community to the boundary committee as to where the true boundary is”.

Mbah noted that the ruling contradicted the claim by the Akpugo community, which argued that the boundary should lie beyond the Nkanu East Local Government headquarters at the Atavu River.

The lawmaker, who spoke on behalf of the traditional ruler, town union executives, and other stakeholders of Isienu-Amagunze, expressed deep appreciation to Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah for what he described as the “historic resolution” of a decades-long boundary conflict.