The Chairman of Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area, Dr. Eric Odo, has commended Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah for what he described as selfless and transformative leadership.
Odo gave the commendation on Tuesday in Enugu while assessing the governor’s performance over the past two years.
He highlighted key achievements including the completion of the International Conference Centre, the construction of 260 Smart Schools and 260 Type-II Primary Health Centres, as well as the establishment of a farm estate.
Describing Mbah as courageous, Odo said the governor had impacted every sector and placed the state on a path of sustained development.
According to him, the governor is a result-oriented person, who does not listen to excuses or stories, noting that it has been his guiding principles.
“The governor will always bring out the best in you. He does not pressure you to do your work. In fact, he will assist you to deliver on the job you are doing.
“He is a man driven by result, he does not listen to stories, what he wants is result.
“That is why whatever is expected of us as a state, be it in the next 20 years, we can start doing it, that is why he said, “tomorrow is here”.
“Tomorrow is here simply means that those things we are dreaming of seeing and benefit in the coming years, we can start benefiting them now, so that when we get to tomorrow, we will continue to enjoy.
“For us, it is a very good two years for us in Enugu State, especially some of us who have been working with him,” Odo said.
He said his administration is replicating the governor’s development blueprint in Igbo-Etiti, which resulted in the execution of different projects.
“In Igbo-Etiti today, one of our mantra is equity, fairness and justice. We come from a local government area that is dominated by two communities, Aku and Ukehe.
“What we have done is that whatever we are doing in one ward, the same way the governor is treating every LGA equally, the same way we are treating every ward equally.
“Igbo-Etiti is about to be declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) and we are working tirelessly to make sure it is actualised by June this year.
“It will be a very big ceremony for the state and the LGA that we have managed the resources of the council in such a way the state of emergency we declared in water sector and our investment in constructing public toilets is evident,” he emphasised.
