Governor Peter Mbah and Osita Ngwu attributed Enugu’s support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election to his major infrastructure investments in the South-East.
“Tinubu loves the Igbo people. The SEDC is a commission whose time has come. It was an idea conceived many decades ago, but it took President Tinubu to establish,” Mr Mbah said.
Mr Tinubu said this at the project’s investment signing ceremony on Tuesday in Enugu.
The police command in Enugu has arrested and detained a 28-year-old suspect, Michael Ayisa, for robbing a point-of-sale operator of ₦200,000 at gunpoint in Udenu council area.
Governor Peter Mbah has inaugurated Anchorage Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, a multibillion-naira pharmaceutical company in Trans-Ekulu, Enugu.
The police commissioner in Enugu, Mamman Giwa, has warned senior and supervisory officers against degrading treatment of citizens, unprofessional conduct and extortion.
Ms Adeyeye said NAFDAC would take appropriate action based on the outcome of its investigations.
Mr Mbah also disclosed that tricycle operators would continue to use the state’s modern transport terminals free of charge.
The police said the suspect was arraigned on Friday, October 16, following the completion of the investigation.
Governor Peter Mbah has urged the South-East Development Commission to prioritise regional gas pipeline and railway projects to accelerate economic growth.
