Rt. Hon. Chief Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Enugu State Governor |
Civil
servants in Enugu have been praising God and thanking him for the gift of Chief
Ugwuanyi whose solemn covenant with the God is to render selfless service,
touch the lives of the people positively and give them a sense of belonging.
Civil servants in Enugu can never forget September 1, 2015 in a hurry owing to
the fact that it was a day that Chief Ugwuanyi extended his spirit of goodwill,
humility, simplicity, passion, vision and love to 100 lucky civil servants in
the state, between grade-level 1-10, who won one bedroom apartment each at
the Elim Estate for which his administration had paid 30 per cent equity
contribution of the total cost of each flat under its housing scheme for public
servants. Let’s elucidate the ramifications that Gburugburu succeeded.
Provision of housing for civil servants
It was
really a new dawn in the annals of the state’s vision towards motivating and
improving on the welfare of the workers, for they got more than what they
bargained for. The provision of the 100 one-bedroom flats to lucky civil
servants was in keeping faith with Chief Ugwuanyi’s promise to recommit himself
to deploying government resources towards employment generation, enhanced
social services, good governance, rural development, security and justice in
line with the 4-point agenda and his broad policy of continuity and
consolidation. It was also a fulfillment of a promise to create fair and equal
opportunity for every citizen to make a living, create wealth and enjoy life in
a peaceful and secure environment.
Prompt payment of salaries
Chief
Ugwuanyi has remained firm in his dedication to continue with the practice of
prompt payment of salaries and enhanced efforts to make the new State
Secretariat Complex more efficient and comfortable for the workers. It is
heartwarming to note that the occasion of the handing over of keys of 100 one
bedroom apartments acquired by the state government for civil servants in Enugu
State was the second time it happened in the history of the country. Kudos must
therefore go to the Governor for his vision, tenacity and wisdom to take such
bold step aimed at improving the lots of the civil servants in the state.
The
Developer of the Elim Estate, Rev. Ugochukwu
Chime, has this to say: “Enugu State has broken the
jinx 13 years after such housing scheme took place in Taraba State. I am
confident that this programme which is a novelty will serve as an advocacy for
other 35 states to emulate. I sincerely commend Gov. Ugwuanyi for keying into
this initiative in less than 100 days in office to partner with the private
sector to provide quality and affordable homes for the workers of Enugu State.”
An erstwhile
Deputy Speaker of the Enugu State House of Assembly who tried to topple Dr.
Chimaroke Nnamani’s government who is the current Enugu State Commissioner for
Housing, Hon. Engr. Charles Ogbonna
Asogwa, also extolled Governor Ugwuanyi for showing transparency in
governance by directing that all the proud owners should emerge through an open
ballot system.
Project commission
In
furtherance of Chief Ugwuanyi’s penchant for selfless service and good
governance, it is also worthy of note that he has made other giant strides in
his eventful 100 days in office. This could be better appreciated through the
signposts of his remarkable achievements. These include: commissioning of 15km
Inter-Town-Connection (ITC) 2.5MVA Injection Sub-Station at Ezi-Nze in Udi
Local Government Area that will provide electricity to communities across Udi,
Uzo-Uwani and Igbo-Etiti Local Government Areas of the state; procurement of
vehicles for security agencies; completion of the hitherto intractable Ogbete
Main Market Entrance Road project, Enugu; continuation of rehabilitation work
at Airport Roundabout/ Orie Emene/ St. Patrick’s College/Eke-Obinagu Road
project; rehabilitation of roads in New Haven Mbanefo II (on -going);
construction of drains, culverts, earthworks, asphaltic wearing course at
Ugwogo Nike Ikem Road (on-going); foundation-laying stone for a 200-bed
ultra-modern Specialist Hospital at Amalla, Orba in Udenu Local Government
Area; site and services of Trinity Housing Estate by Enugu State Housing
Development Corporation (ENHDC), located along old Airport Road, Enugu in line
with the Governor’s campaign promise to provide quality and affordable housing
estates in the state.
New economic policies
Others
include: constitution of an Economic Advisory Committee to advise government on
best economic policies that will engender sustainable growth and development
for the state to navigate through the adverse effects of the negative
development in the nation’s economy; setting-up of a committee on Nsukka Urban
Renewal as part of his vision for the development of new cities in the state;
commencement of the bidding process for the construction of eight rural and
urban roads across the state; 95 per cent completion of massive construction
works on the new Government House Complex (Lion Building), Enugu; quick
resolution of the six-month judiciary strike impasse in the state; approval for
the immediate release of funds for the active participation of the state in the
implementation of the N2 billion staple crop processing zone (SCPZ); and
agricultural programme of the African Development Bank/Federal Government of
Nigeria.
The fund
will be used for the rehabilitation and expansion of the Adani Irrigation
scheme, provision of infrastructure, feeder roads and schools among others.
Other policies are constitution of an 11-man Committee on Local Government
Staff Audit and Biometrics Data Capturing Exercise, to audit staff and
other related matters in the Local Government Councils;
constitution of an 8-man Administrative Committee on the Completion
of Enugu State Basic Education Board (ENSUBEB) projects in the primary schools
of Enugu State; renovation and equipping of the sickbay and two classroom
blocks at Queen’s School, Enugu; renovation of the Deputy Governor’s Office
(on-going); renovation of the Magistrate Court, Enugu (on-going); procurement
of 20 (twenty) tractors for mechanized agriculture; procurement of 10 braille
machines, jaw readers, desktop computers and other accessories for visually
impaired students of the College of Immaculate Conception (CIC), Enugu;
numerous humanitarian gestures and social responsibility engagements in
schools, hospitals, churches, markets such as donation of N5 million to
University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku/Ozalla, Enugu State in support
of open heart surgery for children; payment of hospital bills for 21 indigent
patients who were held back after treatment due to their inability to pay their
bills at ESUTH, Parklane Hospital, Enugu, among others.
From the
foregoing, it is obvious that 100 days down the line, Chief Ugwuanyi has hit
the ground running and has set the stage for the advancement of good governance
and socio-economic emancipation of the state in line with his campaign
promises. It is therefore, the responsibility of Enugu people to give him the
support to do more
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