Enugu State @ 29: Nwodo Extols Ugwuanyi’s Leadership Qualities

The president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo, Saturday, commended the Enugu State governor, Chief Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, for his good governance initiatives.

Chief Nwodo stated this at the Ohanaeze secretariat in Enugu during an event to commemorate the 29th anniversary of the creation of Enugu State. According to him, Gov Ugwuanyi ‘is a leader, who does not segregate or promote division among the political class and beyond’, adding that he ‘has removed partisan politics from his executive responsibilities’.

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He said because of the existing peace in the state and the investment-friendly atmosphere which the governor had created to attract investors, Enugu was recently among the top six economically viable states in the country that could survive without federal allocations, and the only state in the Southeast geo-political zone that achieved the feat.

According to Nwodo, “There is no other state in the country that has paid December salary two times except Enugu State. We have noticed with admiration the emphasis of your capital development. I noticed the number of primary and secondary schools, in all the local government areas of the state, renovated every year under your administration. I went to spy at what your administration did at Ekulu Primary School, GRA, Enugu. It is amazing. What progresses the world today is education. I noticed the number of general hospitals and health centres springing up in the rural areas.”

On the recent civil disturbances in the state, the president-general, who lauded the governor’s sustained efforts in safeguarding the state, appreciated him for visiting the scene at Emene the day the incident took place and ‘for summoning an emergency state security meeting to find out the root cause of the incident, ensure that justice is done and that it does not happen again’.

Other major highlights of the event were the induction of eminent indigenes of Enugu State into the Ohanaeze Hall of Honour and the cutting of the anniversary cake.

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Dignitaries at the occasion included former governor of old Enugu State, Dr Okwesilieze Nwodo; former minister of power, Prof Chinedu Nebo; chairman, Enugu State Council of Traditional Rulers, Igwe Amb Lawrence Agubuzu; and the president, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Enugu State chapter, Chief Alex Ogbonnia.

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