ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State, has visited the Muslim Ummah at the Islamic Centre, Uwani and Central Mosque, Owerri Road, Enugu, to celebrate with them on the Eid-el-Kabir festival.
Governor Mbah during the visit, reiterated that the State was for everybody, saying that he is committed to his campaign promises.
He stressed that Enugu metropolis would begin to enjoy pipe borne water again within the next 150 days.
Meanwhile, the Muslim faithful in Enugu commended the Governor for tackling insecurity in the state, adding that they were impressed that he identified and celebrated with the entire Muslim Ummah.
Governor Mbah who described Enugu as a foremost cosmopolitan city in Nigeria, said: “You are an integral part of us. When you are celebrating, we are celebrating, and when you are in pains, we are also in pains because in Enugu State, we are one people.
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“You will see in Enugu people from the North, West, Middle Belt, and the Niger Delta that the umbilical cords of their great grandparents were buried in our soil.
“So, as we are getting ready to constitute our government, you can be sure that you are all going to feel a sense of belonging and being part of this government.”
Mbah reiterated that the ban on Monday sit-at-home had come to stay as it was not in the character of the Igbo people, whom he described as highly industrious and enterprising, to sit at home on Mondays, which is the most productive day of the week.
He used the opportunity to commended the Muslim, Northern, Yoruba, and other ethnic communities in the State for their support during the campaigns and their maximum cooperation with his administration, especially in the war against insecurity.
Also, he promised the immediate renovation of the primary and secondary schools at the Islamic Centre, Uwani, Enugu, to ensure that the students attend school in a safe and conducive environment.
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Speaking on his campaign promises, Mbah said: “We are mindful of all our campaign promises. They are hung by bedpost like an almanac. So, I am reminded of them everyday I wake up.
“We are aware that we have just about 150 days left for water to flow in your homes; and by the grace of God, we will not fail you.
“Those promises we made to clean up Enugu, I am sure you can see that Enugu State is becoming cleaner again. You are going to have light everywhere. We are working on all that. We are tackling the security challenges frontally. Everything we have said to you during the campaigns, we stand by it”.
Speaking earlier, the renowned Muslim leader in the State, Alhaji Haruna Suleiman, said they were already feeling the impacts of the new administration in the areas of security, sanitation, infrastructure and social services.
Suleiman, said: “Everybody you can see here is Igbo because we were born here, our investments are here, and we will be buried here because Enugu State is our home.
“We are aware of your efforts to restore water supply, which we have already started feeling the impact because we have a booster station here and your people have been coming here to fix one thing or the other. So, we are sure that in no distant time, we will get portable drinking water across Enugu city.
“Again, we have never heard or seen anything like shooting or killing since you assumed your seat in Enugu. The tension has come down because of the way you have been managing security”.