The Executive Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, has reiterated the readiness of his administration to generate and distribute electricity across the state.
He reiterated the readiness while speaking during a town hall meeting at the Old Government House, Enugu.
He said: “Electricity is a major infrastructural requirement for the private sector to thrive, adding that the state would leverage on the removal of the power generation, transmission and distribution from exclusive list to concurrent list to provide steady power supply to the citizens.”
Mbah said the State Electricity Regulatory Commission would soon be in place as part of measures to actualize the dream.
He said: “There shall be no monopoly as people will be allowed to buy and sell electricity.”
The governor also promised continuous payment of wage awards to state workers till the committee on new minimum wage concludes its work.
He revealed that his government would prioritize workers’ welfare and added that he would create values that would help workers to thrive.
Mbah added that his administration inherited unpaid pensions and gratuities of retired civil servants, and explained that he wasted no time in clearing them.
He said: “Today we are working seriously to clear that of primary school teachers and Local Government workers.”
Mbah talked about education and said his administration identified it as the greatest weapon to fight poverty. He said: “This is why we are building SMART Schools across 260 wards which will be operational by September 2025.
“Our children will now be using tablets to study and teachers smart boards to teach while the student would learn about artificial intelligence, robotics and others that will make them technologically inclined.”
Mbah explained that he was working tirelessly to put into function the International Conference Centre and promote investment in Enugu State by making the international Wing of the Akanu Ibịam International Airport, Enugu functional.
He also revealed plans to establish a cargo terminal in the airport.
