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  • Gov. Mbah is welcome to join APC

    Gov. Mbah is welcome to join APC

    The former Director General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr Osita Okechukwu, says Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State is wholeheartedly welcomed to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

    Okechukwu, who is a foundation member of APC, said this in a statement in Enugu on Monday issued on behalf of the APC Foundation Members in Enugu State and South-East.

    The statement reacted to a statement against Gov. Mbah’s liberty to join APC attributed to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, at a meeting in Enugu on Sunday.

    Okechukwu quoted Nnaji as saying: “Anybody who wants to run for the governorship of Enugu State, let him come to the APC, we will go to contest, we are waiting for them.”

    According to him, we the foundation members of APC wish to state unequivocally that His Excellency, Dr Peter Mbah, and his group are wholeheartedly welcomed to APC Enugu State in accordance with the standard convention of our great party.

    “Gov. Mbah and his group should not be scared by anybody,” he said.

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    Okechukwu said that APC members are at a loss “why Nnaji, who himself is from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is chasing away the exceptionally performing Gov. Mbah”.

    “For we, the foundation members, Gov. Mbah should disregard our dear brother Chief Nnaji, because we want to win Lion Building for the first time and join 23 other states to guarantee President Bola Tinubu’s victory in 2027,” he said.

    He advised Nnaji to pay more attention to his ministry.

    “Otherwise, we will not allow Chief Nnaji who came distant fourth with 14,575 votes in the gubernatorial election and fouled atmosphere for President Tinubu with 4,722 in the 2023 presidential election to rubbish APC again.” Okechukwu said.

    (NAN)

  • Gov. Mbah presents 2025 budget of N971.8bn to House of Assembly

    Gov. Mbah presents 2025 budget of N971.8bn to House of Assembly

    Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State has presented the 2025 budget of N971.84 billion to the state House of Assembly for consideration and approval.

    Mbah presented the budget tagged, “Exponential Growth and Inclusive Prosperity” on Tuesday at the Legislative complex in Enugu.

    He said that his administration sought to lay a right foundation to enhance economy growth of the state.

    Mbah said that the 2025 budget estimate was over N450 billion higher than 2024 budget of N521.5 billion, representing 86.4 per cent increase.

    He pointed out that the budget was in line with his administration’s vision to grow the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the state from $4.4 billion to $30 billion, which he noted was achievable.

    Giving the breakdown of the budget, the governor revealed that N133.1 billion of the budget would go into recurrent expenditures while N837.9 billion would be spent on capital expenditures.

    On the sectorial budget, he said that N320.6 billion of the budget would go into education; N260 billion to Works and Infrastructure;N82 billion to Agriculture; N45 billion to Health while Sports sector would get N13 billion.

    He said that the capital budget would be channeled to the completion of 260 smart schools, ultra-modern hospitals, the first phase of New Enugu City, the dualization of the Abakpa-Opi Nsukka road, and upgrade of Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium.

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    According to Mbah, the four bus terminals at the Holy Ghost, Abakpa, Garriki, and Nsukka would be commissioned on Dec. 22, while the state-owned airline, Enugu Air, would be launched in a few weeks from now.

    On the review of the 2024 budget, the governor disclosed that as of October, the current budget had achieved 88.6 percent, which he said was a big achievement to his administration.

    He added that the state generated N107bn internal revenue, which he maintained was expected to grow to over N500 billion, and gave the assurance that no part of the state would be left out.

    Receiving the budget, the Speaker of the House, Chief Uche Ugwu, said that the House would start the process of passing the appropriation bill in record time.

    Ugwu urged heads of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to come for their budget defence for more clarity on their budget estimates.

    (NAN)