The federal government has said that it remains committed to the development of the South-east region, particularly in the area of infrastructure.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made this known on Friday, during a tour of ongoing federal government projects and citizens’engagement series in Enugu State.
In his address, the minister said that under the Bola Tinubu administration, no region will be left behind in terms of development that impacts positively on the lives of the people.
The minister noted that the President’s decision to remove fuel subsidy, albeit tough, was part of efforts to allow states and the federal government access to more money to fund critical developmental projects.
“You cannot come to the South-east and not come to Enugu,” he said. “The President has the entire South-east region at heart and that is why he visited to commission projects by the governor.”
Speaking further, he said “we have come to tell you that the President is working to ensure that Nigeria works again just as governor Mbah is working to get Enugu State back to its glory days.”
He maintained that beyond touring ongoing projects, he and his team were in Enugu to engage with the citizens on how various federal government projects were impacting on the lives of the citizens.
In his response, governor Mbah attributed the massive infrastructure projects across the state to the well-thought-out policies of the Tinubu administration, which according to him, Nigeria needs to develop.
“Formerly, we received federal allocations and used most of it to pay salaries, now all of that has changed, we receive allocations that are enough to allow us embark on capital projects like our smart schools across the 260 wards in the state, farm estates, road and healthcare projects.”
The governor pledged his administration’s support to the federal policies, emphasising that they serve the best interests of the people.
Among the projects inspected by the minister and his team were the ongoing construction of flyover bridges at Eke Obinagu, along the Enugu-Abakaliki Road and Abakpa Junction, the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway and the installed machine for the treatment of cancer at University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Oncology Centre.
Gideon Arinze
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