Governors Oborevwori, Mbah Pledge More Development Projects

Delta State governor, Sheriff Oborevwori and his Enugu State counterpart Peter Mbah have assured the people of their administrations’ commitment to the sustainable development and advancement of their states through their governance blueprints.

While Governor Oborevwori in his New Year message charged the people of the state to remain united, focused and peaceful as they enter into 2024, Governor Mbah predicted a brighter 2024 for Nigeria and urged the citizens to keep hope alive.

Mbah said the gains of the 2023 economic policies would begin to trickle in, in the New Year.

In a statement by the Governor Oborevwori chief press secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, in Asaba, he said his principal reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to providing quality and enhanced service delivery to Deltans, and expressed confidence that God would perfect everything concerning Delta and Nigeria in the new year.

Ahon said the outgoing year, 2023, was a challenging but very eventful year and thanked God for what his administration has achieved in the past seven months.

The governor urged the people of the state to remain prayerful, peaceful and law- abiding, adding that he was trusting God for greater things for the people of the state in the new year.

“With profound gratitude to God Almighty, I extend a warm welcome to each and every one of you in the year 2024. I join you in thanking God for His protection and direction during the preceding year, 2023.

“I appreciate immensely the unalloyed support and cooperation that our administration has enjoyed from Deltans; this has been a huge source of encouragement and strength to the government. I appreciate our collective resolve to continue to live together in peace in spite of the economic challenges our people are grappling with, especially with the removal of subsidy on petrol in the country,” he said.

On his part, Mbah assured the people of Enugu State of economic growth in the new year, given the various projects, policies, and laws, including the state’s 2024 Appropriation Law rolled out by his administration in the just ended year.

The governor stated this in his New Year message to Nigerians and the people of Enugu State yesterday.

He said: “It is not in doubt that 2023 was a very difficult year for Nigerians, especially given the temporary hardships occasioned by some hard, but inevitable, policies of the Federal Government, such as the removal of fuel subsidy and unification of exchange rates. But I am very confident that the gales of inflation, unemployment, and general high cost of living will abate in the coming year.

“The onus is, however, on us, as leaders, at every stratum of government, to intensify efforts and initiatives to not only mitigate the immediate hardships, but also take advantage of the economic policies to put the nation on the path of prosperity.”

Recalling some landmark groundworks done by his administration since its inauguration on 29th May 2023, Mbah said he had no doubt whatsoever that Enugu was at the cusp of economic prosperity.

“In the past seven months, we had endeavoured to lay foundations for a new and prosperous Enugu State that would be a premier destination for business, investment, tourism and living. We equally undertook monumental tasks that broke decades-old jinxes in some sectors.

“As promised during the campaigns, we were able to deliver potable water to Enugu metropolis in 180 days. We were able to raise water production from an occasional 2 million litres to 120 million litres per day, even as we continue to address teething challenges like leakages and sabotage while also expanding reticulation,” he said.

Mbah, therefore, wished the people of Enugu State and Nigeria a happy New Year and hitch-free celebration.