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  • Tribunal verdict: Mbah extends hands of fellowship to LP, APC, others

    Tribunal verdict: Mbah extends hands of fellowship to LP, APC, others

    Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu has lauded the decision of the Enugu State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, which dismissed the petitions of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) and the Labour Party (LP) candidates challenging his victory in the March 18, 2023 governorship election.

    Mbah, who described the tribunal decision as a victory for democracy and the people of Enugu State, also extended hands of fellowship to the opposition candidates and their political parties.

    He said the task to build Enugu remained a collective one, adding that he was committed to working with all, irrespective of political persuasions.

    The tribunal chaired by Justice Kudirat Akano had earlier in the day dismissed the petitions of the governorship candidate of the PRP, Chris Agu, and the candidate of the LP, Chijioke Edeoga.

    Addressing the state at the Government House, Enugu, Mbah said: “This is another memorable day in the anal of our dear state, as the Enugu State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal affirmed the mandate, which you freely gave to us on 18th of March this year.

    “This is a victory for Ndi Enugu. It is also a victory for democracy.

    “It is a victory for massive development for Ndi Enugu. It is a victory for exponential growth for Ndi Enugu. It is a victory for Enugu’s greatness. It is a victory for the ban on Monday sit-at-home. It is also a victory for our determination to restore water in all your homes in the next 68 days”.

    While thanking God for making the victory possible, Mbah also commended the tribunal for painstakingly dissecting the petitions and “for coming out with fair and just decision that resonates with Ndi Enugu.”

    According to him, “the verdict has further strengthened our confidence in the judiciary as the temple of justice and the last hope of the common man.”

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    Extending hands of fellowship to his opponents, Mbah said: “There is time for everything under the sun. There is time to strive and time to unite. We all put ourselves forward to serve Ndi Enugu. The people have spoken and the tribunal has also affirmed. If service was the motivation, then it is time to rise above partisanship and come together because there is so much work to be done.

    “Our arms are wide open and I beckon on my brothers, who ran this race with us, to join us in the onerous task of building a new Enugu State of our dreams.”

    The governor also enjoined his supporters to be magnanimous in victory, insisting that politics is over.

    He said: “Governance began on 29th May when we were inaugurated. It is time to unite.”

  • Mbah vows to realise founding fathers’ dreams

    Mbah vows to realise founding fathers’ dreams

    Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah has said his administration is determined to realise the goals and dreams of the state’s founding fathers through innovation and good governance.

    He said this in a statement at the weekend to commemorate the 32nd anniversary of the creation of the state.

    Extolling Enugu’s founding fathers, who fought for the creation of the state in 1991, the governor said their sacrifices had never been in vain, as successive administrations had sustained their legacies and work towards the realisation of the dreams.

    In the statement he issued through the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Mainstream Media, Dan Nwomeh, the governor said the target of his government was to go beyond the sustenance of the dreams to actualise them through innovation and good governance philosophy.

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    “I salute the determination and sacrifices of our founding fathers and all those that contributed in one way or the other in the tortuous journey of ensuring that the quest for a state of our own came to fruition. We will never take their sacrifices for granted.

    “Our agenda is to immortalise them by fashioning out a state they will be proud of and a state that will stand as a reference point in socio-economic transformation in the country.

    “Over the past 32 years, we have witnessed commendable transformation meant to sustain the dreams of our founding fathers.

    However, what our administration is doing is that we are no longer comfortable with the incremental model because the world is fast evolving through technologies and new ways of doing things.”

    “We started this by laying a new foundation that will promote sub-optimisation in governance. We have started doing things differently because we want a state where posterity will be kind to us. We want a state where our children will judge us fairly. We want a state where poverty will be a thing of the past.

    “We understand that these are not going to be easy, but with your support, and our commitment to our governance philosophy, I can say we will get there faster than ever imagined.

    “We are determined to take our economy from the current $4.4 billion to $30 billion, and we are laying the necessary foundation for this exponential economic revolution.

    “We have made consequential statements on security and backed them with action to guarantee investment inflow. We will not rest on our oars until the last atom of threat to our people’s peace and security is escorted out of the state,” the statement said.

    The governor wished the people happy 32nd anniversary.

  • Governor Mbah promises destructive governance as Enugu clocks 32

    Governor Mbah promises destructive governance as Enugu clocks 32

    Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu state has said that his administration is determined to realise the goals and dreams of the state’s founding fathers through innovation and disruptive governance.

    Governor Mbah gave the assurances in a statement at the weekend to commemorate the 32nd anniversary of the creation of Enugu State.

    While extolling Enugu’s founding fathers, who fought for the creation of the state in 1991, the governor maintained that their sacrifices had never been in vain.

    He said the successive administrations in the state have continued to sustain the founding fathers’ legacies and work towards the realisation of those dreams.

    In the statement he issued through his senior special assistant on mainstream media, Dan Nwomeh, the governor, however, stressed that the target of his government was to go beyond the sustenance of the dreams to actualising them through innovation and disruptive governance philosophy.

    He said: “I salute the determination and sacrifices of our founding fathers and all those that contributed in one way or the other in the tortuous journey of ensuring that the quest for a state of our own came to fruition. We will never take their sacrifices for granted.

    “Our agenda is to immortalise them by fashioning out a state that they would be proud of and a state that would stand as a reference point in socioeconomic transformation in the country.

    “Over the past 32 years, we have witnessed some commendable transformations meant at sustaining the dreams of our founding fathers.

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    “However, what our administration is doing is that, we are no longer comfortable with the incremental model because the world is fast evolving through technologies and new ways of doing things.

    “We started this by laying a new foundation that would disrupt the sub-optimisation in governance. We have started doing things differently because we want a state where posterity will be kind to us. We want a state where our children will judge us fairly. We want a state where poverty will be a thing of the past.

    “We understand that these are not going to be easy, but with your support, and our commitment to our governance philosophy, I can say we will get there faster than ever imagined.

    “We are determined to take our economy from the present $4.4 billion to N

    $30 billion, and we are laying the necessary foundations for this exponential economic revolution.

    “We have made consequential statements on security and backed them with action to guarantee investment inflow. And we will not rest on our oars until the last atom of threat to our people’s peace and security is escorted out of the state,” part of the statement reads.

    The governor wished the people of Enugu State a happy 32nd anniversary.

  • Mbah: we’re winning war against insecurity

    Mbah: we’re winning war against insecurity

    Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah has expressed satisfaction with the successes recorded so far in the fight against insecurity.

    He said Enugu was open and safe for business.

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    The governor said Enugu had kicked illegal sit-at-home out of the state, adding that the state’s security initiative, the Distress Response Squad (DRS) and its complementary Command and Control Centre would further secure the state when fully launched soon.

    Mbah spoke yesterday when he received the new Commissioner of Police (CP), Kanayo Uzuegbu, who was on familiarisation and working visits to the Government House, Enugu.

    The new CP unveiled the pilot scheme of the government’s DRS initiative, warning criminals to repent or they would meet their Waterloo.