SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF GOVERNOR IFEANYI UGWUANYI’S DEVELPOMENT STRIDES IN ENUGU STATE, AMID CHALLENGES
On May 29, 2020, the people-oriented and visionary management of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State marked its fifth Anniversary. On August 27, 2020, the Coal City State celebrated the twenty ninth Anniversary of its introduction. The epoch making occasions presented a veritable possibility to reappraise the governor’s massive strides anchored on peace and exact governance, in spite of the avalanche of demanding situations befalling the kingdom and the usa.
The Economic Confidential in its 2019 Annual States Viability Index, released on July 26, 2020, indexed Enugu the various six (6) economically feasible states in Nigeria that can live on with out federal allocations. Listed along Lagos, Ogun, Rivers, Kwara and Kaduna as feasible states, Enugu, which, in line with the index report, generated N31 billion as compared to Federation Account Allocation (FAA) of N103 billion representing 29 percent, was true sufficient to beat all oil producing states except Rivers.
A few months in the past, exactly on May 22, 2020, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) posted its 2019 states' rating in Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). One of the states which recorded staggering performances, consistent with the report, turned into Enugu.
Enugu State, with no oil, become the 9th best performing state in phrases of IGR. Its barely over N31billion was additionally accurate enough to beat all oil producing states except Rivers, Delta and Akwa Ibom.
Prior to these incredible ratings, Enugu State was rated by means of the World Bank Group as the second maximum advanced nation in Nigeria on the Ease of Doing Business and third on the Ease of Starting Business. The country became indexed by way of BudgIT along Lagos and Rivers because the handiest 3 states out of the 36 states of the federation which have fulfilled obligations to their workers. It was additionally indexed among the seven states which can be solvent with superb over 30 percent Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) to fund additional monetary sports, by way of Economic Confidential. Equally of note is the report of the National Competitiveness Council of Nigeria, which indexed Enugu as the 5th maximum competitive nation in Nigeria, and the 1/3 maximum debt sustainable kingdom in Nigeria. It is also on report that Enugu changed into rated because the first state in Nigeria to put up its Audited State Final Account for three consecutive years; first in the South East geo-political region and ninth inside the united states of america based totally on IGR as in opposition to federal allocation.
What makes those information super is that just 4 years earlier whilst Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State took over the mantle of management on May 29, 2015, the u . S . A . Changed into in recession, following the drastic drop in crude oil costs inside the global marketplace.
Consequently, the state with its lean sources become faced with paucity of funds, excessive inherited debt profile and different massive wage payments to be serviced. The financial realities had been daunting that many have been of the opinion that it changed into now not the great time to be a governor.
The usa’s financial challenges adversely affected the states’ allocations from the federation account, to the extent that there were restricted price range to attend to development issues and other sundry needs of the general public.
Enugu’s purse grew leaner as federal allocations faded to an rock bottom - a source of fear the beyond governor of the nation, Mr. Sullivan Chime recounted all through a thanksgiving Mass to commemorate the give up of his management.
This posed a critical risk to the speedy actualisation of the governor’s imaginative and prescient for the state as contained in his management’s 4-point time table.
The scenario become so dire that 27 states, except Enugu, couldn't pay employees’ salaries, not to mention embark on capital projects. One with the aid of one, governors resorted to bailout finances not like their predecessors who had get right of entry to to the excess crude oil finances which enabled them to execute capital tasks.
Despite all the demanding situations, Ugwuanyi remained undaunted and centered in his imaginative and prescient to build the Enugu State of the founding fathers’ dream, in which every body regardless of magnificence, religion or political association is given same right and get right of entry to to dividends of democracy, in a non violent and secure surroundings.
Consequently, his administration has been championing an unprecedented rural development drive which has made it feasible for the agricultural dwellers and the long-not noted groups to experience democracy dividends in a way they've in no way skilled before.
But 5 years down the road, Gov. Ugwuanyi through his sound vision, administrative ingenuity, peace and suitable governance initiatives, has became the tide for the higher. The consequences of his sheer dexterity and commitment are obtrusive in his 5-yr stewardship, a number of which are highlighted beneath:
ROADS:
*Constructed/rehabilitated over 600km of roads across the country, generally in the rural areas.
*Rehabilitated and remodeled the historical, ancient and undulating 11km Milliken Hill-Ngwo-9th Mile street.
*Constructed the 12km Opi-Nsukka highway up to University of Nigeria (UNN) gate
*Constructed the Ebonyi River Bridge, Ikem
*Constructed the 31km Udenu Ring avenue with excessive-tech bridges
*Rehabilitated the Iva Valley roads in Enugu North LGA
*Constructed the 8.8km Nkalagu-Eha Amufu street in Isi-Uzo LGA, overlooked for over 35 years
*The creation of the 26.66km Ukpabi-Nimbo-Ugbene Ajima-Eziani street in Uzo-Uwani LGA (RAMP-2)
*The creation of the 22.443km Neke-Mbu-Ogbodu Aba-Obollo Etiti inter-community street linking Isi-Uzo and Udenu LGAs (RAMP-2)
* The 16km erosion ravaged Eha-Ulo/Eha-Etiti/Eha-Ndiagu-Mbu avenue and 24km Premier Junction-Umabor-Mbu road (RAMP-2), covering 40km, being constructed throughout thick forests and tough terrains.
*The ongoing eight.580km avenue assignment linking Ihe with Ogbaku Town in Awgu Local Government Area (RAMP-2)
*Constructed the 13km Nike Lake junction-Harmony Estate-Amorji Nike-Adoration Pilgrimage Centre-Orie Emene avenue linking the ever-busy Abakpa Nike with Emene satellite tv for pc town in Enugu East LGA
*Reconstructed the Nike Lake Road and Abakpa Nike Road in Enugu East LGA, which were marred via traffic gridlock within the beyond
*Constructed the Amaeke-Ngwo-Nsude-ninth Mile and Amankwo-Amaeke-Amah Brewery Junction-9th Mile bypasses in Udi LGA
*Reconstructed the Airport Roundabout/Orie-Emene/St. Patrick’s College/Eke-Obinagu Road in Enugu East LGA
*Reconstructed the Enugu Road (Nsukka) Junction-Umuezebi-Nru Junction-University Gate avenue, the Post Office Roundabout-Odenigbo Roundabout-Ogurugu Road-Ikenga road and the Obechara Road Junction-Umakashi-Mechanic Village-Ikenga Hotels Junction street, all in the University metropolis of Nsukka.
*Constructed the eight.2km Inyi-Akpugoeze avenue in Oji River LGA
*Constructed the Ituku Road in Awgu LGA and the Amurri road in Nkanu West LGA
*Simultaneously accomplished 35 grassroots improvement tasks throughout the 17 LGAs
*Rehabilitated city and rural roads in Emene, Abakpa-Nike, 9th Mile Corner and the University metropolis of Nsukka
*Rehabilitated extra inner roads inside the University city of Nsukka, overlaying over 11km.
*Rehabilitated the old UNTH-Bunker avenue, Enugu; constructed the Holy Trinity Street -Bishop Michael Eneje Street, Independence Layout; Mount Crescent, GRA; Orofia Street, off Nza Street, Independence Layout; Dental School-Tipper Garage street Trans Ekulu, Enugu; Ugwuaji-Loma Linda-Timber Shed road, Maryland, Enugu; Nwafia Street, Independence Layout; Mbanefo Street, New Haven; The Secretariat Road, G.R.A; Court Avenue via new State Secretariat; Ibuza Street at Independence Layout; Isi Uzo Street at Independence Layout; Owerri Road; Poly Clinic Road, Asata; Carter Street, off Ogui Road, and many others.
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