The Executive Director of Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Advocacy Network (LEAD Network) Africa, an NGO, Chief Chukwuma Okenwa, says ‘Gov. Peter Mbah’s governance is truly and highly transformational’.
Okenwa said this on Tuesday in Enugu while reacting to the recent scorecard presented by Gov. Mbah on his governance in a Town Hall Meeting, which was themed: ‘Governance Issues: The Journey So Far”.
The Chairman of Oji River Local Government Area, Mr Greg Anyaegbudike, has called on leaders to emulate Gov. Peter Mbah’s participatory and inclusive governance style to engender good governance.
Anyaegbudike made the call on Sunday in Enugu while reacting to the successful Town Hall Meeting held by Gov. Mbah and residents of Enugu State with the theme: “Governance Issues: The Journey So Far” on Saturday.
The Enugu State Government has advocated optimal health of its residents to grow the state Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) and economy from about $4 billion to $30 billion.
The state’s Commissioner for Health, Prof. Ikechukwu Obi, said this in Enugu on Tuesday during the launch of a health book, titled: “Long, Healthy and Happy Living: Key Lifestyle Paths”, written by Prof. Eddy Ndibuagu.
A three-day trial on Wednesday commenced in Awka, Anambra State Capital, for young footballing talents seeking opportunities in football clubs in European countries.
Day one of the trials which took place at the Awka Township Stadium, saw a team of football professionals from Europe, watch players of various football clubs in the state, including De Gamechanger FC, DOSAD Sports, and Solution FC, among others, showcase their talents.
In a bid to ensure quality services for homeowners, plumbers and other building professionals across Southeast, Nigeria, on Sunday, converged on Onitsha, Anambra state, to discuss real-world plumbing challenges and proffer solutions to them.
The educative interaction, held at the Five Star Restaurant Hall, GRA, Onitsha, with the theme ‘Celebrating Mastery and Partnership, offered the plumbers the opportunity to upgrade their skills with hands-on training, and interaction with top engineers.
The troops of Joint Task Force South-East, code-named ‘Operation UDO KA’ has carried clearance operation in Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its Eastern Security Network (ESN) camps and apprehended two terrorists.
The troops of the operation, which is composed of the Army, Navy and the Air Force in conjunction with the Nigeria Police, Department of State Service and Civil Defence, recovered a large cache of firearms and ammunition from the camps raided.
This is contained in a statement issued by the Spokesman of ‘Operation UDO KA’, Lt.-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, on Sunday in Enugu.
The beneficiaries of the Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Programme Phase-One (ATASP-1) have lauded the programme for its great impacts towards Federal Government’s efforts to tackle food insecurity in Nigeria.
The beneficiaries of the ATASP-1 in Enugu and Anambra States, at the weekend, also commended the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) for providing strategic infrastructural, capacity development and support for rural farmers, processors and other agricultural value chain actors.
RAYMOND OZOJI reports
RAYMOND OZOJI reports
The Anambra State Chapter of the Ohaneze-Ndigbo Worldwide has announced the conferment of Best President-General On Infrastructural Projects Award on the President-General of Umueri community in Anambra-East Local Government Area, Amb. Dr. John Metchie.
The award ceremony which would be held on 14th December this year at King David Hotel Awka, would be bestowed on him in recognition of his outstanding achievements as the President-General of Umueri community especially in deploying his personal resources to build a multimillion naira ultramodern joint security post for the military, police and other security agencies to curb security breaches in Umueri community.
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Enugu branch, has decried the spate of ‘huge extortion’ by police personnel when matters get to their official units, departments, stations and command within the state.
The association made this known on Tuesday during the opening of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Enugu Branch 2024 Law Week.
