PDP GOVERNORS' FORUM

... .Proposes Remediation, Global Sanction For Polluters Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has again taken his campaign against environmental degradation and the impact of climate change on communities in the Niger Delta to the international arena. The Bayelsa governor on Monday advocated for the imposition of sanctions on polluters of the environment as well as a fund to compensate communities negatively affected by climate change in the region. Governor Diri, who stated this while delivering a keynote address on the first day of a four-day maiden DeltasUnite Summit of the United Nations Convention on Conserving of River Deltas (UNCCRD) at the Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok, Thailand, said there was need for joint action by the international community to protect the world’s Deltas due to climate-induced environmental changes. He stated that coastal communities in Bayelsa State and elsewhere in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria were increasingly threatened by coa...

By Ejeh Josh  When in April 2024, a syndicate – faculty and participants in the Executive Intelligence Management Course 17 of the National Institute of Security and Strategic Studies (NISS) drawn from 26 agencies of 5 African countries; Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia, Chad and Rwanda – visited the Southeast zone to understudy the state of security affairs and draw strategic comparisons with their experiences (past and present), the West Africa security chiefs left some indelible impressions consequent upon the observation in Enugu.  Led by the directing NISS staff and syndicate supervisor, Bolarinwa Adekunle, the security team gave a graphic disconcerting observation of the situation of security affairs in 2022 and what it was in April 2024 – less than a year after Governor Peter Mbah assumed office as the state’s security chief. Blending a panoramic imagery of a radical shift from the dreadful state of the past where renegade non-state actors held sway, unleashed reign of terror and...

By Ejeh Josh Born March 17, 1972, Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, has continued to receive encomiums from Nigerians, especially among his people, as he marks 53rd birthday anniversary. Different sections of the society are pouring in their tributes, describing the young governor as a man of many qualities, shattering the barriers of leadership and doing the seemingly impossible through his mantra of disruptive innovation which he introduced into governance.  “He has done it before. He did it in the private sector, where he disrupted the supply chain of the downstream sub-sector of the oil and gas industry. It was an unimaginable feat, and when he embarked on the journey, many of us who were already established players in that sector thought such uncanny idea would end up into a cesspit of nightmare and tale of failure. “He, however, pulled the plug. From 14 days to 24 hours. He displaced the inefficiencies, consigned the waste and singlehandedly saved the nation of...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has commended Enugu State Government for its outstanding leadership in advancing Universal Health Coverage (UHC) even as it declared the Executive Chairman of Enugu East Council, Engr. Beloved-Dan Obi Anike, the most Pro-Health Chairman in the state. The commendation was given during the official flag-off of the Enugu East Health Insurance Scheme at the Enugu Type-Two Primary Health Care Center in Emene at the weekend.  The WHO South-East Zonal Coordinator, Dr. Chukwumuanya Igboekwu, highlighted the initiative as a groundbreaking model, which marked the first time a council chairman in Nigeria had committed substantial resources toward community-wide healthcare access. Commending the chairman, Igboekwu emphasized that Enugu East’s proactive approach aligns with global best practices, strengthening health security and enhancing economic growth through a healthier workforce.  He further applauded Enugu State’s strategic healthcare reforms whic...

Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has signed an Executive Order relocating the current spare parts and allied trades markets as well as all other related industrial and commercial activities in the Coal Camp and other neighbourhoods within the Enugu Capital Territory to the site of the new International Spare Parts and Allied Trades Park. The new site traverses Udi and Ezeagu Local Government Areas along the Enugu-Onitsha Road of the state. The Executive Order is entitled the Designation and Establishment of the Enugu International Motor Spare Parts and Allied Traders Park, Nsude, Udi LGA and Ogwofia Owa in Ezeagu LGA and the Relocation of the Coal Camp Neighborhood and other Neighbourhoods in the Enugu Capital Territory to the New Enugu International Motor Spare Parts and Allied Trades Park Site. Speaking at the the brief signing ceremony witnessed by the state's Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr. Kingsley Udeh, and leaders of Enugu spare parts dealers at th...

Enugu State governor, Dr Peter Mbah, has said that his governance model was in key alignment with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) also known as 2030 Agenda in order to ensure the delivery of the democracy dividends in the state. Governor Mbah, who said this during the hosting of the Regional Stakeholders Consultation on Nigeria's 2025 Voluntary National Review (VNR), South East, at the Old Government Lodge, Enugu on Thursday, disclosed that in compliance with the SDGs, his administration was committed to ensuring zero poverty headcount index, eradication of hunger through food security, affordability of clean water, hygiene environment and provisions of quality education and healthcare delivery. Delivering his address, the governor, represented by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof Chidiebere Onyia, at the event themed “Advancing sustainable, inclusive, science- and evidence-based solutions for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainab...