In year 2000, Shaggy, the Jamaican-American reggae star released his biggest career hit, It Wasn’t Me. The song instantly took the cake, for its catchy beat and smooth vocals as well as its thematic attempt to hold a mirror for commitment in romantic relationships. I found the title of that song perfect for my situation today in the politics of …

Enugu State governor, Peter Mbah, has inaugurated the newly constituted Governing Council of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) in line with Section 6 (1) of ESUT Establishment Law. He asserted that education remained the strongest weapon against poverty. The council has Sir Chinyeaka Ohaa as Chairman with Prof. Ikenna Chukwu, Engr. James Ifeanyi, Mrs Gladys Okoro, …

The World Bank has commended Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State over his numerous developmental strides in the areas of water and agriculture, particularly livestock farming. It stressed that the governor’s efforts at transforming the state would help in upscaling its agricultural productivity. National Coordinator of Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES), a World Bank-assisted project, Sanusi Abubakar, gave …

Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah, on Friday, signed the New Enugu City Development Agency Bill, Enugu State Geographical Information System Service Bill, and Enugu State Independence Electoral Commission (ENSIEC), (Amendment) Bill into Law. Speaking during the signing, which was witnessed by the speaker of the Enugu State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Uchenna Ugwu, at Government House, Enugu, …

The governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, has announced a partnership between the state government and the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), aimed at boosting Macro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the state with a N1 billion matching fund. Mbah disclosed this in a post he shared on his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle, @PNMbah. …

Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah has assured residents living across the state and those that would be travelling to Enugu from around the world for Christmas and New Year celebrations of adequate security of lives and property throughout the festive period. This was even as the Nigerian Army, this week while flagging off a military operation codenamed “Exercise Golden …

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has announced a cash award of between N10,000 and N25,000 to the state workers, with effect from December to April 2024. Mbah said that the government’s gesture was meant to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal. The governor hoped that the new minimum wage negotiation would soon be concluded. He disclosed this …

The Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, on Thursday, flagged off multiple projects across the state, including the construction of New Enugu City roads, made up of 17km dual carriageway and feeder roads. Also flagged off was the 40km Owo-Ubahu-Amankanu-Neke-Ikem dual carriageway, and the construction/reconstruction of 71 urban roads in Enugu. At the Premier Layout Road project awarded to IDC …

The Enugu State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Enugu has upheld the election of Mr. Peter Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 18th March 2023 poll. The Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate, Mr. Chijioke Edeogu had approached the tribunal to challenge the declaration on the grounds that Mbah wasn’t qualified to stand for the election due to …

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State, says his administration made landmark achievements towards transforming the state better in his 100 days in office. The governor stated this in a live broadcast to mark his administration’s 100 days in office, monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Enugu. Enumerating the achievements, Mbah said the issue of insecurity …