Federal Government has expressed it’s readiness to work with Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah to make the state prosperous and secure.
The commitment came from the Senate President Godswill Akpabio when he visited Mbah at the Government House, Enugu.
Akpabio led the federal government’s delegation to the funeral of Lady Jane Nnamani, wife of the former Senate President, Senator Ken Nnamani
Among the members of the delegation who visited Mbah were the secretary to the government of the federation (SGF) Senator George Akume, deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu and the special adviser to the president on a security, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu.
Akpabio said since the elections were over, it was time for governance, which called for cooperation across party lines.
He said, “It is customary that coming to a place like this, we should pay you respect and to assure you that the government, which sent us to console Senator Ken Nnamani and the good people of Enugu State, would require your cooperation and the cooperation of all the stakeholders and practitioners of governance in Nigeria, irrespective of political parties, in order to the develop the country.
“In the “Renewed Hope” of the administration, we want to work with you. We believe that time for election has passed and now is the time for governance. The president’s interest is to work with all the states in Nigeria, and we can focus on the two most important issues: revitalising the economy, and securing the life and property of our people,” he said.
In his response, Governor Mbah assured the delegation of the readiness of his administration and the people of Enugu to collaborate with the government at the centre for the good of the state and the country.
“We are hoping that the partnership and the collaboration you made reference to is one that we are going to grab.
“When we addressed our people, we expressed homunguous vision; vision that was anchored on collaboration and partnership. That was why I spared no time in going to have a meeting with the president to get his buy-in into the vision we expressed to our people. We also talked about the security of life and property,” Mbah said.
The governor commended the federal government for its readiness to work with all stakeholders across party divides to move Nigeria forward.
