Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State and Minister of Works Dave Umahi have lauded the South East region for abstaining from the nationwide protests.
During an inspection of Federal and Enugu State road projects on the Enugu-Onitsha, Enugu-Abakaliki, and Enugu-Port Harcourt expressways, Mbah stated, “I want to take the opportunity to commend our people greatly for heeding our call to shun the protests and go about their business. We commend them highly because they understand the value of hard work.”
He added, “Sometimes, you may not be able to appreciate the effect of government policies immediately, but I tell you that some of these policies are well-intentioned. With time, if we can just exercise a little more patience with the Federal Government, we are going to begin to see the values of these reforms.”
Minister Umahi echoed similar sentiments, emphasizing, “We are not going to protest. We want proper integration in the affairs of this country. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Mr. President, started it by giving an Igbo man the Minister of Works, appointing an Igbo man as a service chief, among others.”
He added, “I thank Governor Mbah very much for showing leadership not only in development strides but also when it mattered most. I appreciate other governors and other states that did not protest.”