The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to the development of the South-East, particularly in infrastructure, assuring that no region will be sidelined under President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, gave the assurance on Friday during a tour of ongoing federal projects and a citizens’ engagement programme in Enugu State.
Idris said the removal of fuel subsidy by the Tinubu administration, though a tough decision, was aimed at freeing resources for both federal and state governments to invest in critical developmental projects.
“You cannot come to the South-East and not come to Enugu,” the minister said. “The President has the entire South-East region at heart and that is why he visited to commission projects by the governor.”
He added: “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.”
Idris noted that beyond inspecting projects, his visit was to engage citizens on how federal government programmes were impacting their lives.
In his response, Governor Peter Mbah credited the large-scale infrastructure projects across the state to the policies of the Tinubu administration, which he said had repositioned states financially.
“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,” Mbah said.
He pledged his administration’s support for federal government policies, describing them as being in the best interest of the people.
Among the projects inspected by the minister and his delegation were the ongoing construction of flyover bridges at Eke Obinagu along the Enugu–Abakaliki Road and Abakpa Junction, the reconstruction of the Enugu–Port Harcourt Expressway, and the installation of a cancer treatment machine at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Oncology Centre.
