Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi is not a noise maker. He is also not a rabble
rouser. He is an achiever par excellence who talks less and does more.
In the last four years, Gov. Ugwuanyi has taken Enugu State to a different
level, focusing more on hitherto abandoned areas and touching the lives of
the people. He is definitely not called Gburugburu for nothing. He is
indeed the man for all Enugu people.
His infrastructural development is second to none in the history of Enugu
state. From Nike Lake road; the Abakpa Nike road; the Opi-Nsukka dual
carriage road; the Amaeke-Ngwo-Nsude- 9th Mile bypass; the
Amankwo-Amaeke-Amah Brewery Junction-9th Mile bypass; the Ohom Orba
Junction-Imilike Ani- Ezimo Uno- Ezimo Agu-Imilike –Ogbodu Aba-Obollo
Etiti-Amalla-Obollo Afor ring road; the Enugu Road Junction-Umuezebi-Nru
Junction-University Gate road; the Post Office Roundabout- Odenigbo
Roundabout- Ogurugu Road-Ikenga road; Obeachara road; In just about four
years, Ugwuanyi has indeed written his name in diamond in the history of
Enugu State.
Ugwuanyi has opened up rural areas, developing and building road networks
to ease the pains farmers go through in transporting goods to the urban
areas. That,ont its own, is economic empowerment.
Not only has he done infrastructure. The welfare of the people especially
workers has been priority to the soft-spoken, easy going born-again
christian.
The payment of workers’ salaries which has been a major priority for his
administration, Civil servants, according to confirmed reports, receive
alerts on the 23rd of every month. This is aside from the 13th salary
every December usually on the 13th.
IGR is 13% of total revenue, NLC/TUC part of utilization of state funds,
6000 ghost workers off the books, there is a ‘pay workers first” policy,
Enugu doesn’t use its share of Paris Club fund to pay salaries and
pension.
He has also found a way to connect with traders at the popular Okpara
Square market through an empowerment scheme that allows them to win N50,
000 monthly for business expansion. Pensioners have a steady release of
N100million through which they get their gratuities.
He is also in right standing with many political heavyweights, including
opposition figures who credit him for not being antagonistic. The PDP’s
campaign train has basically thrived on endorsements by critical
stakeholders in the state, especially artisans, traders, market women,
youth organizations and ethnic nationalities.
It is a high bar.
Ugwuanyi aside from all his achievements in building the state, he has
also maintained a very cordial relationship with past leaders of the
state. This has promoted political peace in the state.
Pointblanknews.com is deeply proud to nominate Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi
as GOVERNOR OF THE YEAR for his giant accomplishments in keeping Enugu
State as the true capital of the Eastern Region. Congratulations