About eight months to the end of his first tenure of office, Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has unveiled a compendium of more than 10,000 milestones recorded in his administration across critical sectors of the Enugu State economy.
This was even as the governor was also yesterday conferred with a Doctor of Law Degree, honoris causa, by his alma mater, the University of East London (UEL), in the United Kingdom, citing his exceptional leadership and track records as a former student, entrepreneur, and now governor.
The compendium was headlined by over 1,521 kilometres of constructed and reconstructed roads, over 7,000 classrooms, 260 Type-2 Primary Healthcare Centres, Enugu Air and the New Enugu Smart City.
Also included are the ultramodern Enugu Command and Control Centre and other modern security infrastructure, massive investment in water infrastructure, and the revamp of moribund assets, among a host of others.
The compendium, entitled: “A Thousand and One Reasons Why Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah Should be Re-elected as Governor of Enugu State,” was presented to the public at the International Conference Centre, Enugu, and recorded major achievements that cut across
Represented by the Deputy Governor, Ifeanyi Ossai, Mbah said the compendium aligns with the Citizens Charter, also known as Executive Order 001, which he executed immediately he was sworn into office on May 29, 2023 to emphasise his administration’s commitment to accountability, traceability and transparency.
According to the governor, the compendium highlights the administration’s philosophy of disruptive innovation and its focus on large-scale infrastructure, thus opening up rural communities, improving connectivity and creating new corridors for commerce, agriculture, investment and economic activity across Enugu State.
“It is, however, important to note that the document we are about to unveil does not entirely capture everything this government has done because, given the time it took to prepare this document, there was a cut-off point running months behind. It does not in any particular material represent the actual successful modest achievements of this government as at 9th of September 2026,” he clarified.
Mbah, while thanking millions of Enugu people, who believed in his vision and worked for his election in 2023 and urged those affected in any way by the tough decisions his administration had to make to bear with him, assuring them that what mattered was that Enugu State was on its way to greatness as a $30 billion economy and the preferred destination for investment, business, tourism, and living.
“I also want to thank all those who made sacrifices, who lost their friends because they felt supporting us was the right thing to do. I want to thank all those who invested their resources. I want to thank all those who took pains in very unimaginable circumstances to ensure that Enugu moves to the next level.
“But what you must take home with you is that our intentions are noble. What we try to do is to put Enugu State on an irreversible path of greatness. What we try to do is to ensure that Enugu will not compete with Nigeria or within Nigeria,” he added.
In his welcome address, the Secretary to Enugu State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, said the state had pursued an extensive urban development agenda, including the New Enugu Smart City, environmental sustainability and urban renewal.
He added that the State’s fiscal architecture had undergone significant reform through revenue automation, reforms at the Enugu State Internal Revenue Service, improved financial management, the Treasury Single Account, enterprise resource planning and broader institutional restructuring.
According to him, the administration had also sustained investments in youth empowerment, women development, technology, skills acquisition, social protection, tourism, environmental sustainability and community development.
He said the ultimate goal is to improve the lives of the people. “Behind every project is a community; behind every policy is a citizen; and behind every statistic is a human being whose life the government seeks to improve,” he concluded.
