Peter Mbah of Enugu State has charged the 260 newly elected Councilors in the state to take charge of government’s development projects in their respective wards
By Alex Enebeli
Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State has charged the 260 newly elected Councilors in the state to take charge of government’s development projects in their respective wards through intensive monitoring.
He also charged them to hold contractors working in their wards accountable to ensure that they adhered to both project quality and timelines.
Mbah gave the charge during an onboarding programme for the newly elected councilors on the “State Project Management Team for Smart Green Schools and Primary Healthcare Centres” on Wednesday in Enugu.
He emphasised that the 260 Smart Green Schools and 260 Type 2 Primary Healthcare Centres being constructed in all the 260 electoral wards were very key to the state’s economic growth.
Mbah promised skilled manpower for the 21st century economy and good health for optimal productivity.
The governor urged them to own the project by holding the contractors accountable and ensuring that they delivered quality jobs.
“The Smart Schools are about transformation. We are expecting that all the 260 structures will be standing latest by February 2025. By September 2025, every child in Enugu State should have access to Smart Green Schools.
“You must take ownership of them or hold the contractors to account. You all have a duty. We have to see ourselves as trustees holding our future in trust for our offspring and for the generations ahead,” he said.
The governor also reminded them that there was no luxury of time, urging them to “get cracking in solving the compelling social and economic problem in various localities”
He equally tasked them on productivity and economic growth, noting that just as Nigeria’s economic growth would come from the states, not the centre, the administration’s target to grow Enugu State’s economy from N4.4 billion to N30 billion would not come from the state capital, but from the various 17 Council Areas and 260 wards.
Speaking to newsmen, some of the councilors, including Mr Francis Nwankwo representing Amafor Ugbawka Ward, Theresa Ifeanyichukwu of Oji River Urban Ward 3, and Anene Nnaji of Mbu Ward 2, commended the government for putting the onboarding programme together.
They said they had been enlightened about the administration’s projects and their roles as councilors to ensure the actualisation of the projects in their wards.
“Honestly, onboarding of the councilors on the state project team is the right step in the right direction.
“As officers of our various wards, we will ensure that the good works of the governor are adequately protected,” Nwankwo said. (NAN)
