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Patience Ogbodo-Iwuagwu
The leaders of Enugu East Senatorial District have thrown their weight behind Governor Peter Mbah ambition for a second term in office.
In a communiques issued at the end of a a town hall meeting held at International Confrence Centre Enugu on Sunday, Mbah’s impressive achievements in various sectors, including security, education, and infrastructure, make him the ideal candidate to lead Enugu State into a new era of development and progress.
They commended Mbah’s administration for its commitment to keeping campaign promises and surpassing expectations.
The stakeholders weighed Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah’s overarching vision and campaign promises to, among others, take Enugu State to the top three states in Nigeria in terms of GDP; grow the state’s economy from $4.4bn to $30bn, achieve a zero per cent poverty headcount index; and position Enugu State as the number one destination for business, investment, tourism, and for living, against the realities on ground, two years and a few months after his inauguration as governor.
The communique reads “ the good people of Enugu East Senatorial District, having reflected on the performance of the Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, in the last 27 months, express total satisfaction with his government.
“He has not only kept his campaign promises to Ndi Enugu, but has equally surpassed expectations. We are indeed proud that Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah stands tall as the rave of the moment by every sector and indicator, as far as subnational governance in Nigeria today is concerned.
“Given Governor Peter Mbah’s trailblazing performance, we are convinced that he is leading Enugu State on the path of development never witnessed before.
“We have prayed for a day like this since the end of Dr. Michael Okpara’s era. Today, we can state unequivocally that God has answered our prayers in the person of Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah. Ndi Enugu now hold their heads high and proudly identify as Ndi Enugu anywhere.
“Consequently, we, the thought leaders, political leaders, professionals, youth leaders, women leaders, traditional rulers, Presidents-General of town unions, leaders of market associations, trade union leaders, and indeed the good people of Enugu East Senatorial District unequivocally endorse Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah for a second term in office come 2027.
“If he has done these great works in repositioning Enugu State in just two years, it is only left to imagination what the state would look like at the end of eight years of his administration.
“In endorsing him, we want to state that we are blind to party affiliation. In the face of Nigeria’s fluid party politics, our political party is Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, a performing Governor, who has shown that he not only has what it takes to turn Enugu State around, but also to take it to the pinnacle of glory where our founding fathers dreamt of.
“Further to this, we urge our brothers and sisters from Enugu North and Enugu West Senatorial Districts to return the favour we accorded them in 2007, 2011, 2015, and 2019, as no son or daughter of Enugu East Senatorial District was on the ballot for the governorship seat of Enugu State during those election cycles.
“Finally, we urge Ndi Enugu to continue to support the Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah Administration for the peace, security, and rapid development of our state” it stated
