Reporter: Okechukwu Ezeona
Enugu State Governor, Dr Peter Mbah, has charged the newly elected Local Government Chairmen and their deputies in the state to deliver quality democracy dividends to the grassroots and consolidate the gains of his administration.
The Governor gave the charge in Government House, Enugu while swearing in the seventeen council chairmen and their deputies elected during the September 26 local government elections.
He urged them to consolidate the achievements recorded so far and uphold his administration’s governance philosophy of transparency, accountability and traceability.
Governor Mbah said that the councils remain critical to his administration’s plan to reduce poverty headcount in the hinterlands, and tasked the chairmen to make themselves available to the people and ensure that the impact of government is felt across their communities.
The five first-time council chairmen sworn in are Martin Amadieze of Igbo-Etiti, Chris Onyekachi Simon of Igbo-Eze North, Brendan Ani of Isi-Uzo, Mike Ogbuekwe of Nkanu East and Innocent Ezeoha of Udenu, while the remaining twelve chairmen were re-elected for a second term.
They had earlier received their certificates of Election from the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission.
Speaking on behalf of the council chairmen, the Chairman of Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area, Mr.Ferdinand Ugwueze, assured that there would be no room for laxity, pledging that they would justify the mandate given to them by their people.
Speaking during the occasion a community leader from Akpakwume Nze in Udi Local Government Area, Livinus Okolo, commended Governor Mbah for what he described as intentional and quality leadership.
He expressed confidence that the newly sworn-in council executives would reciprocate the confidence reposed in them by delivering meaningful development to the people at the grassroots.
