Supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nkerefi Ward 1 and 2 in Nkanu East LGA of Enugu State have reiterated their loyalty and commitment to the Gov. Peter Mbah administration, pledging support for Mbah’s efforts to reposition the state.
They expressed confidence in the Governor’s capacity to positively change the living standard of the people.
They made this known during the PDP’s Ward meeting in Nkerefi which attracted hundreds of party faithful at weekend.
They commended the Governor for his excellent performance in the areas of infrastructure, education, employment, security and improvement on the economic fortune of the people.
Speaking at Imeoha-Nkerefi, a former councillor of the ward, Mrs. Praise Anyim, said the governor had given women in the community a sense of inclusiveness in the governance process through some of his empowerment programmes.
The empowerment, she said, was dedicated to helping women, especially rural dwellers, to escape the entrapment of poverty.
She noted that key appointments in the administration were given to women as a way of encouraging gender equality and socio-economic empowerment in the state.
Speaking, the Special Assistant to the Governor on Research and Publication, Josh Ejeh, lauded the Governor for ensuring that Nkerefi was carried along in the administration’s development projects.
He said aside appointments of Nkerefi people into the government, the Governor had ensured that the people, made up of four autonomous communities and two electoral wards, benefit from the landmark projects going on across the state.
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According to him, Mbah administration had brought two smart schools to the people and a pair of modern Type-2 Primary Healthcare hospitals, which were still under construction.
Ejeh said that the Smart School at the ward 2 was over 70 per cent completion, while the Type-2 Primary Healthcare Centre at ward 1was also on the verge of completion.
While enjoining the people to remain committed to the policies of the administration, he observed that security of lives and property had dramatically improved across the state, enabling the people to go back to their farmlands without molestation.
“With the improved security architecture in the state, we can always go about our normal businesses. He was able to eliminate every subversive threat through his strategic actions.
“It’s now a new dawn for the people of Nkerefi with the coming of Governor Peter Mbah into power. It will interest you to know that Nkerefi indigenes made it into the administration in the first set of appointments the governor made on assumption of office.
“In subsequent appointments, Nkerefi were also considered. This shows that the governor loves us, and we must reciprocate the love by supporting all his policies and programmes,” he added.
On his part, the former Secretary to the State Government, Dr Gabriel Ajah, as well as other party stalwarts
Dr Ajah explained that the administration had given Nkerefi reasons to celebrate in terms of giving them sense of belonging, noting that Nkerefi would be transformed into a modern town in the coming years of the governor.
Ajah, who urged the people to remain steadfast in their unwavering support for the governor, said he was glad Mbah gave him opportunity to serve in his administration.
He said the people of Nkerefi were ready to give everything required for the success of the administration.
Anih Jacob, PDP chairman in ward 1, while addressing party supporters, hailed the governor for the prompt response he gave to the collapsed Nkerefi bridge by restoring it back to a good state.
“The remedial intervention of the governor saved our people because we could have been handicapped. This shows that the governor is a listening and compassionate leader, who feels the pulse of his people,” he said.
A former administrator from the ward, Hon Cornelius Edeh, said Mbah’s leadership could be described as a light for the Nkerefi people even as he maintained that Nkerefi would keep giving maximum support to the administration.