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The Enugu State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has successfully elected a new 39-member State Executive Committee with a former Commissioner for Housing in the state, Dr. Martin Chukwunweike as the new Chairman. The winners were announced by the six-man PDP Enugu State Congress Electoral Committee led by Toni Iyoha. Others elected during the peaceful state congress in the state capital, which also had Governor Peter Mbah as one of the delegates, were Barr. Stephen Oruruo, Deputy Chairman; Chukwudi Nnadozie, Secretary; Patrick Okoh, Treasurer; Fide Odoh, Legal Adviser; Peace Patrick, Woman Leader; Hon. Ejike Itodo, Financial Secretary; Tobias Odinwakpa, Auditor; Uche Obute, Publicity Secretary; Engr. Onyinye Adibe, Organising Secretary; Hon. Benneth Ajah, Youth Leader; Nnamdi Nwafor, Vice Chairman (Enugu East Zone); Fabian Onah, Vice Chairman (Enugu North Zone), and Ernest Nweze, Vice Chairman (Enugu West). Also elected were Uche Ugwueze, Assistant Auditor; Tony Nwoye, Assistan...

In another first, governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has flagged-off the construction of a Centre for Experiential Learning and Innovation as part of its sustainability plans for the Smart Green School system. The Centre, which is situated at the Enugu State College of Education (Technical), Enugu and comprises 25 model classrooms, ICT hub, and e-library, among other hi-tech sections and equipment will serve as training and retraining hub to groom teachers in digital innovation, mechatronics, artificial intelligence, robotics, and such related areas to be able to function optimally in delivering knowledge in the state’s 260 smart schools. Flagging off the construction at the weekend, the governor who was represented by the Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ndubueze Mbah, said it was part of the priority of his administration to build smart human capital, upscale the workforce, produce children who would serve as the fourth industrial revolution, and achieve zero per cent poverty ...

Infurtherance of his campaign promise to construct 10,000 roads in eight years, governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has commissioned a mega asphalt production plant built by his administration. Inaugurating the plant in Enugu on Thursday, Governor Mbah also explained that the state would in addition produce the inputs for asphalt production, noting these moves would drastically reduce the cost of road construction for the state. “This is an event that brings us closer to our dream of bidding our collapsed, unpaved roads goodbye. This special and state-of-the-art asphalt production plant is designed to produce 160 tons of asphalt per hour. For context, it will produce 2.5 tons every minute and 160 tons per hour. What it effectively means is that if we decide to work 20 hours in a day, we can produce 3,200 tons every day. This is not seen anywhere in the South East. “The interesting thing is that we are also committed to making sure that we produce the inputs. In a few days from now...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) charges the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to firmly resist the plot by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to smuggle in unaccredited Polling and Collation Agents after the APC failed to meet the deadline stipulated by the Electoral Act, 2022 and INEC Guidelines for the September 21, 2024 Governorship election in Edo State. It is already public knowledge as posted on INEC’s Portal that the APC failed to upload its over 3000 Polling and Collation Agents with the required bio-data and cannot be allowed to submit any Polling and Collation Agent after the deadline for submission on July 30, 2024 as doing so would amount to rigging the process. It is clear that the APC did not upload the required bio-data of Agents with the sinister aim to cause confusion, smuggle in thugs masquerading as Agents to trigger crisis on election day and pave way for its planned manipulation and disruption of the poll having realized that it has no prospect o...

.. .Urges Members To Put State's Interest First Rivers State House of Assembly has screened and  confirmed Barrister Lawrence Oko-Jaja, SAN, as Chairman of the Board of Rivers State Bureau on Public Procurement (RSBoPP). Also screened and confirmed were Dr. Ernest Ibekwe Ekwe; Dr. Mina Ogbanga; Engr. Iseleye Amachree; Engr. Adokiye Oyagiri; Engr. Gift Alex-Hart; Mrs. Grace Osaronu; and Barrister Selinah Amonieah, who will serve as members. The eight nominees had appeared for screening before the lawmakers shortly after the reading of the letter sent by the State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, to the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Victor Oko-Jumbo, requesting the House to determine their suitability for appointment as members of the Board of Rivers State Bureau on Public Procurement. Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Victor Oko-Jumbo, read the letter by the Governor during plenary at the Hallowed Chamber of the House of Assembly, Auditorium of the Administrative Block, Rivers State Government Hou...

 .. Speaks On State Electricity Agenda It was with pomp and pageantry that Governor Ademola Adeleke relaunched the execution of Obokun 33KVA Feeder abandoned for the past 11 years by previous administrations of the All Progressives Congress(APC). The project, which was awarded in 2013 to service towns and villages across four local governments of Osun East but was abandoned by successive governments leaving the affected towns in darkness and economic paralysis. Governor Adeleke accompanied by Ijesha PDP leaders and dignitaries led by Hon. Sunday Bisi and Hon. Ibukun Fadipe said the revival of the project is  “a reaffirmation of our policy of easing life challenges and strengthening the economic and well being of our people”.  “I was told this project was abandoned for the past 11 years. In that period, our people of Obokun and adjacent areas suffered untold hardship, blackout and economic loss. From today, that era of darkness has come to an end. Light has come and darkne...

Governor Peter Mbah has inaugurated the Committee for the implementation of the New National Minimum Wage for Civil and Public Servants in Enugu State, giving the Committee a maximum of one month to submit its report. The Committee which was inaugurated  on Thursday at the Government House, Enugu, had the Head of Service, Kenneth Ugwu, as Chairman; representative of the Office of the Secretary to the State Government, Sandra George as Secretary and the Commissioner of Finance and Economic Development, Dr. Nathaniel Uramah. Others are the Commissioner for Labour and Employment, Pharm Chika Ugwuoke; and Accountant-General of the state, Mr. Anthony Okenwa as members. On the Labour side, the Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC),  Enugu State chapter, Comrade Fabian Nwigbo and  Chairman of the state chapter of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Comrade Benedict Asogwa. Others are the Chairman, Public Service Joint Negotiating Council, Comrade Ezekiel Omeh and Chairman of...

The Governor of Taraba State, Dr. Agbu Kefas, has reaffirmed his commitment to implementing the new national minimum wage, stating that preparations are well underway. The Governor made this disclosure on Friday at the Government House in Jalingo, shortly after signing the 2024 supplementary budget into law. Governor Kefas emphasized that the implementation of the new minimum wage is not an issue for debate. "It's not an issue. I have said that once the Federal Government approves it, I will implement it. Our workers deserve the best," he said. He further mentioned that the Office of the Head of Service, along with a dedicated committee, is actively working on the wage table to facilitate smooth implementation in the state. After the budget signing ceremony, Governor Kefas expressed his gratitude to the Taraba State House of Assembly for their prompt action in passing the supplementary budget. He praised the Members for their understanding, support, and proactive approach...

Governor, Douye Diri, has said that his second term agenda will be hinged on a comprehensive framework built on seven pillars representing critical aspects of his administration’s developmental strategy. Senator Diri stated this on Tuesday while declaring open a three-day State Executive Council Retreat with the theme: "Consolidating The Dividends of Shared Prosperity," in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Delivering the keynote address, the governor stressed that the retreat was essential for key government officials to foster collaboration, drive innovation and ensure that policies and programmes align with common goals as well as consolidate on his first term efforts. The state's helmsman said his administration has developed the acronym,  A.S.S.U.R.E.D, which was hinged on seven pillars that would serve as beacon to ensure economic growth, social development, infrastructure advancement, environmental sustainability, cultural preservation and good governance. He explained that the...