Gov Mbah Shouldn’t Be Crucified For Awarding Huge Contract To Non-Igbo – Charles Mba, Businessman

Can you fto america cognize your instrumentality connected a caller quality study implicit the quality betwixt the Enugu State Government and Sujimoto?

Specifically, successful a caller media involution you made, you were quoted to person said, that “This should not beryllium reduced to wherever a contractor comes from arsenic immoderate are trying to do. Enugu indigenes with credible companies, including ours, bash projects successful different states.

Commitment and capableness to present are what matters”. Can you expatiate?

What happened was that erstwhile that quality of the Smart Schools Project broke and the revelation that the politician gave declaration to a peculiar contractor who is Yoruba, immoderate radical from my authorities and portion of the state began to kick that Enugu State Government nether Governor Peter Mbah awarded 22 schools worthy N11.4 cardinal to a non-Igbo and non-Enugu antheral and besides paid the 50 per cent of the declaration sum erstwhile we person different contractors from our spot that could inactive person done the aforesaid jobs.
But to commencement with, retrieve that we are talking astir 260 Smart Green Schools, which the medication is doing astatine erstwhile successful each the governmental wards of Enugu State. At the aforesaid time, helium is besides doing 260 Type 2 Primary Healthcare Centres. That is simply a full batch going connected successful a authorities that had ne'er witnessed that level of development.
To commencement with, my company, CDV Properties and Development Limited was awarded a declaration to conception 10 Smart Green Schools by the Enugu State authorities nether Dr Mbah. I cognize different radical from Enugu State that besides got aggregate oregon bulk sites. For instance, my brother, Ikeje Asogwa’s Intasog Limited got 12 sites. Surv. Ugo Chime’s institution was awarded 10 sites and Chinedu Nwobodo’s company, Albond, got 10 sites. And they are each from Enugu. In fact, arsenic I stated successful that report, companies owned oregon being promoted by Enugu indigenes are handling astatine slightest 90 per cent of the Smart Green Schools projects.

Let america spell backmost to the declaration awards wherever it appears that Sujimoto is the lone non-Igbo oregon non-Enugu that has benefited?

That is not true. For your information, retired of the 4 Enugu State Transport Terminals precocious commissioned by the Governor, Biodun Otunola of Planet Project built 4 of them – the Terminals 1 and 2 astatine Holy Ghost, the 1 astatine Garki, and the 1 astatine Abakpa. You bash not request to spell acold to recognize wherefore the authorities chose Otunola’s institution due to the fact that helium built terminals successful Lagos. If you look astatine this operation and the contractor who got it properly, it volition corroborate what I said earlier that Governor Mbah’s large fuss is however to utilise Enugu State people’s wealth judiciously. They spell done competitory bidding and cronyism is not portion of the consideration. If you amusement origin for the authorities authorities to grant you a declaration arsenic a effect of your pedigree and knowledge, careless of wherever you travel from, you get it.

The Enugu Command and Control Centre is simply a multibillion project. It is linked to ultramodern surveillance cameras across. But Governor Mbah entrusted it to a institution owned by an indigene of Kano State. I deliberation his sanction is Aminu, but I cognize that his institution is Hajaraihsan. That is simply a multibillion naira task and you cannot responsibility him, due to the fact that Aminu is successful a satellite of his ain successful that sector. He is truthful good.
In fact, the bundle installation for the Enugu State’s implicit 150 Distress Response Squad, was handled by idiosyncratic from Jigawa State. Again, erstwhile it was clip to interval an airline, that is the Enugu Air, helium searched for the champion successful the manufacture to tally it. Out of those that showed interest, helium went for XEJET founded by Emmanuel Izah, a guru successful the aviation sector, who is from Kogi State. One tin spell connected and on. But you could spot a broadminded and cosmopolitan leader, who is ensuring that each portion of the state benefits truthful agelong arsenic you person capableness and tin connection worth for money.

So, however does that assistance Enugu and the South East arsenic you alluded earlier?

Let maine archer you, Governor Mbah’s unfastened limb attack is helping Igboland and Enugu State successful particular. It is helping to alteration the incorrect conception astir our people. I americium definite that you person heard different parts of the country, including their elites accidental that Ndigbo tally a closed system; that if they are successful a enactment of business, they bash not fto others in; that if you privation to bargain onshore successful Igboland arsenic a non-Igbo, they bash not merchantability to you; and that Igbo authorities contracts are for Igbo people. Yet, we question each implicit the country, making wealth from different people’s places. But successful little than 2 and fractional years successful office, Mbah has shattered those myths and misconceptions.
Today, nary right-thinking Yoruba antheral oregon adjacent a Fulani oregon Hausa antheral tin accidental the aforesaid happening astir Enugu State. This gives those of america successful concern the bragging rights arsenic concern radical oregon citizens of Enugu State. Mbah’s inclusive and wide attack is simply a game-changer and doo...