Posted by On Sunday, Enugu State Governor Barr Peter Mbah warned all political appointees that they will be evaluated based on the performance benchmarks established for all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), saying the administration was eager to deliver on its campaign promises.
Mbah revealed this in his closing remarks at the Nike Lake Resort in Enugu, which hosted a three-day Executive Leadership Retreat for senior political appointees from Friday to Sunday.
Speaking at the retreat titled “Strategic Leadership for Disruptive Innovation and Sustainable Development,” which brought together leadership, development, financial, climate, public sector, strategy, and innovation experts such as African Development Bank Prof. Joseph Urama, Dr. Ibukun Awosika, Linus Okorie, Dr. Joe Abah, Dr. Sam Onyia, and Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke, the Governor stated that increasing the state’s economy from $4.4 billion to $30
“I believe that everything we’ve stated here in terms of our vision is feasible.” People have got together in countries, sub-nationals, and cities and resolved that they would change the narrative, the pattern of growth, and they dedicated themselves to it, and it happened.
“As a result, no one should tell you that what we want to do in Enugu is impossible.” We can attain a $30 billion economy in the next eight years with our can-do attitude.
“We can build a great city.” We can provide every child in the globe with the highest quality education possible. In this state, we can also get access to high-quality healthcare. We have the ability to construct 10,000 kilometers of road.
“We can restore water to Enugu in the next two months, as promised to our people, and we can also provide clean water to our people across the state in no time.” We can also achieve zero poverty, erase poverty in our state, and keep every promise we made.
“Indeed, we have the potential to make Enugu a premier destination for business, investment, tourism, and living.”
“We are already thinking about the future we want to leave to our children, and history calls on all of us to act.” “If we believe in it and have a can-do attitude, we can make it happen,” the governor stated.
Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, Secretary to the State Government, shed further light on the retreat, saying it was put together to digest Governor Peter Mbah’s vision and sketch out strategies for accomplishing it across the MDAs.
“We built it around three key areas.” It was built with leadership in mind, with a focus on ethical leadership, transformational leadership, and other characteristics of leadership. We deliberated on the strategy we would employ and established our delivery strategy.
“Performance was the third. We discussed how to assess what we agreed success would mean to us as a team. So we’ve laid out a plan of action,” he said.
Other participants included the Governor’s Chief of Staff, Barr. Victor Udeh; the Commissioner for Sports and Youth Development, Barr. Lloyd Ekweremadu; the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Dame Ugochi Madueke; the Commissioner for Finance, Dr. Nathaniel Uramah; the Commissioner for Children, Gender Affairs, and Social Welfare, Mrs. Ngozi Enih; the Executive Chairman of the Enugu State Tourism Board, Rita Mbah; and the Chairman of the En
“If we had any lingering doubts about the Governor’s lofty vision, those doubts have vanished.” We now feel emboldened, more aware, and charged to go and deliver; and that is precisely what we are returning to our MDAs to accomplish,” Enih stated.