Deputy High Commissioner, UK High Commission, Nigeria, Jonny Baxter ; Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah; Chief Economist and Vice President, African Development Bank, Prof. Kevin Urama; and the Country Director, World Bank, Shubham Chaudhuri, during the Enugu State Investment and Economic Growth Stakeholders Roundtable held in Enugu at the weekend.
As with other Nigerians, the endless wait for good governance is a mental torture an average Enugu citizen can endure. Perhaps, Mbah understands the sentiment and connects with it inadequate his “tomorrow is here” mantra. It was his campaign payoff but he has turned it into a working governance philosophy, drawing his team members to the need to approach public service delivery with a reasonable sense of urgency.
The economic roadmap includes a plan to construct a new cargo terminal full runway and modernisation of the existing Akanu Ibiam International Airport. There will also be a cargo warehouse to support the vision of scaling up the aviation facility to service the Eastern economy. In line with the global energy transition and recent demand for the removal of fuel subsidies, the state government is also pitching a bus rapid transit to run on compressed natural gas and electric-powered buses as well as serve as a demonstration project for climate-smart investment partnerships the government is seeking.