Agbani- – The Enugu State Governor, Barr Dr Peter Ndubisi Mbah has commended the management of the Enugu State University 9f Science and Technology, ESUT for its recorded innovative breakthrough.

The Governor who gave the commendation recently while inspecting the various technological innovations produced by the University said the Institution remains pivotal in changing global dynamics in innovative and man-power development

“Indeed, I saw technology deployed in the cause of service as I toured an exhibition pavilion showcasing a diverse range of products from biotechnology to pharmacology.

“Universities are meant to spur technological advancement. It is in line with this philosophy that I announced a new policy requiring all state-owned tertiary institutions in Enugu State to henceforth deliver Experiential Learning to our students. This change will reflect in planning, budget, curriculum reform, assessment and promotions, as well as research,” he said.

The Visitor to the University while expressing delight over the breakthrough, enumerated the government’s efforts I. Repositioning the university including earmarking₦1.6 billion for Infrastructural upgrade at the ESUT College of Medicine, ESUCOM

“We are also committing substantial funds for research purposes next year. These would be made available to state-owned tertiary institutions.

“We have committed over N1.6 billion to carry out structural expansion at ESUT to compensate for the space constraints at Parklane.

“We have equally provided funds worth hundreds of millions to this institution for various programmes, including setting up a multi-purpose laboratory at the College of Medicine, water reticulation at the College of Medicine, rehabilitation of Anatomy building at the College of Medicine, procurement of equipment for re-accreditation of Nursing Sciences, Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory Sciences and procurement of equipment for resource verification of Public Health, Radiography, Human Nutrition and Dietetics as well as Biomedical Engineering in addition to other major interventions to transform the institution.

“We would be setting up a Centre for Experiential Learning here. It would be an experiential hub where professors will be wholly immersed in Experiential Learning, which would be passed on to their students,” Mbah said.

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Enugu – His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Enugu State, Barr Dr Peter Ndubisi Mbah will on Tuesday, November 19, 2024 deliver ESUT’s inaugural Distinguished Personality Lecture.

The Lecture will hold at the newly built Barr Peter Ndubisi Mbah Multi-purpose Auditorium at ESUT’s main campus, Agbani starting from 11am.

The Distinguished Personality Lecture, the maiden edition, was designed by the ESUT Consultancy Services with the aim of bringing specialists from diverse sectors to share their experience and help reposition humanity

Speaking on the essence of the Distinguished Personality Lecture, and the choice of His Excellency to take-off the first edition, the Director, ESUT Consultancy Services, Prof Okey Oji, told ESUT Monitor that the lecture is unique because it brings people from diverse human endeavors to chart a new path towards respositioning the society.

“The idea behind the Distinguished Personality Lecture, just as the name indicates, is to bring someone who’s successful in his/her career to come and share the knowledge with not just the university community but also the lager society because the lecture is open for everybody. The person will come and share with us his thoughts on that lecture and it will agitate the minds of people to the topic. This one that will be done by His Excellency is equally for us to share in his vision and mission in Enugu State and also his business.

“We chose him because he is the Visitor to the University. Secondly, he is a very successful business man. So he is eminently positioned to deliver the maiden edition of the Distinguished Personality Lecture. Mind you, the lecture is a bi-annual programme and we are hoping to have the next edition by March next year”, he said.

The Distinguished Personality Lecture is part of events lined up by the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, to mark her 20th Convocation Ceremony scheduled to hold on Saturday, November 23rd, 2024 at the ESUT Pavilion Ebe Anọ City, Agbani.

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Enugu – The Enugu State Governor, Dr Peter Ndubisi Mbah has announced the approval of ₦80, 000 new minimum wage for the state workers

The Governor who disclosed this in his social media handles on Thursday, said that the payment of the new minimum wage will take effect from October, 2024.

Making the announcement, the governor said the government appreciates the hardwork and sacrifices the workers in the state have exhibited adding that their welfare will always be prioritized.

“I have just approved a minimum wage of N80,000 for Enugu workers, effective October 2024.

“We appreciate the hard work and sacrifices of the state’s workforce and will continue to prioritise their welfare in line with our campaign promises,” he said.

The Governor further said: “It bears restating that the minimum wage of N80,000, approved by our administration for both state and local government workers, reflects our commitment to leaving behind lasting legacies of improved living conditions.

“Our dedication to workers’ welfare is driven by a firm belief that a motivated workforce is essential for driving economic progress. There’s an undeniable link between an inspired workforce and the bold economic targets we have set for our beloved state.

“That is why we are committed to ensuring our workforce remains highly motivated, laying the groundwork for reducing poverty and achieving unprecedented economic growth in Enugu. For us, the best way to recognise that labour creates wealth is by ensuring that those who generate this wealth – the workforce – are well rewarded.

“We consistently showed this commitment through the timely payment of wage awards, a practice we committed to sustaining until a new wage structure was in place as we have done today.

“Indeed, our sights are firmly set on a prosperous Enugu, where growth and progress are not just goals but the very heartbeat of our journey. Let’s keep doing more.”

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By Amaechi Agbo

The Executive Governor of Enugu State, His Excellency, Dr Peter Ndubisi Mbah as well as the President, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, (ICAN) Davidson Chizuoke Stephen Alaribe will storm the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) on Tuesday to be part of the Maiden Department of Accountancy First International Conference.

The Department of Accountancy First International Conference will hold from July 2nd through 3rd, 2024. at the prestigious Prof Julius Onah Auditorium at ESUT main Campus, Agbani starting from 10am daily.

Themed: “Artificial Intelligence and Sustainability Reporting: Implications for the Accounting Profession and Stakeholder Value Creation”, the conference aims at bringing arrowheads in human/institutional management together to chart a new course for development.

His Excellency, Dr Peter Ndubisi Mbah will be the special Guest of Honour while ICAN President, DSC Alaibe will also be in attendance.

Other top dignitaries expected at the conference to be hosted by the Vice-Chancellor, ESUT, Professor Aloysius-Michaels Okolie and chaired by Prof Chike Nwoha (Deputy Vice-Chancellor), include: the Executive Secretary/CEO, Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, (FRCN) Dr Rabiu Olowo as well as the Rector, Institute of Management and Technology, IMT, Enugu, Professor Austin Nweze, among others.

Speaking in an exclusive interview, a co-chairman of the conference and Associate Dean, Faculty of Management Sciences, Professor Ikechukwu Ezugwu, told ESUT Monitor that every modality is in place for the conference adding that the governor as well as all invited guests and speakers are expected to be in Agbani on Tuesday and Wednesday.

“We have done everything within our reach for the conference. We are waiting for the time. We are expecting His Excellency, Dr Peter Ndubisi Mbah, he is the Special Guest of Honour and we have gotten correspondences from the Government House. ICAN President will be here and all other invited guests.

“This is a huge programme, it will be a conference with international reach not just in nomenclature. We have paper presenters from outside the country. Accountancy Department is setting the pace and we hope to consolidate on the success of the maiden edition,” Prof Ezugwu said.

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The newly appointed Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council of Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, Sir Chinyeaka Ohaa has identified priority areas that need urgent attention in tackling the challenges facing the university.

Speaking with ESUT Monitor shortly after their first Council Sitting on Tuesday following inauguration by the State governor, the former Permanent Secretary of FCT listed funding, insecurity, epileptic power supply as well as indiscipline as major issues that need to be holistically tackled if the needed new administrative drive will succeed.

Mr Ohaa who noted that no university can survive under such conditions, however said that the Council’s first sitting will provide a road map in tackling the challenges headlong

“The first sitting was very wonderful, there’s rendition of all the challenges and all the gains from the Vice-Chancellor and we are happy because the man has the full dossier of what you people are passing through in ESUT.

“Everything is anchored on funding, not only subvention, there are a lot of uncompleted projects here, there is no water and there is no steady electricity supply. No university will succeed in this type of environment. Students need to have a level of good environment for them to be able to learn and bring the best out of them

“Secondly is insecurity and disciplinary issues.

“We are going to tackle most of these things and then the students and lecturers relationships so that nobody will take advantage of any other. You know all these fraudulent practices, even students blackmailing lecturers; we will not tolerate that. If a lecturer is not meeting up with the standards expected of him, we are not going to tolerate that.

“We have looked into it, asked questions and we are looking at compiling a strategic document so we can articulate the best way the ruling plan.

“That strategic document we are going to come up with, is what will be our compass that will direct all our actions because after that we are going to discuss with the Visitor of the University, who is the governor of the state and from there we can take bearing.”

It could be recalled that the Enugu State Governor through a memo on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 announced the appointment of Sir Christian Chinyeaka Ohaa as a replacement for Most Revd. Bishop Godfrey Onah as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council of the university.

Similarly, Prof. Uchenna Ekwochi replaces late Prof Innocent Okafor as Provost, ESUT College of Medicine, ESUCOM.

Other members of the board also approved by the Enugu State Governor, His Excellency, Dr Peter Ndubisi Mbah are: Prof. Ikenna Chukwu, Engr. James Ajibo Ifeanyi, Gladys Ngozi Okoro, Hon. Chinedu Onu and Dr. Eric Oluedo.

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The Ndị Ọganiru Age Grade of Mburubu in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State, has congratulated Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah of Enugu State, on his recognition as the Sun Governor of the Year award.

Governor Peter Ndubisi Mbah, barely one year in office, was last month recognized as the Sun Newspaper Governor of the Year 2023 during the organisation’s award ceremony in Lagos.

In a congratulatory messsge signed by the Chairman and the Secretary of the group, Engr Hyginus Edeh and Comrade Chikwendu Edeh and made available to ESUT Monitor, they stated that the award is a well-deserved honor for Governor Mbah, who has demonstrated exceptional leadership and unwavering commitment to the development of Enugu State.

The Group, which claims to be one of the notable groups that supported the governor during the electioneering season, said the latest recognition of by Sun Newspaper, which is renowned across the globe, is a testament to his commitment to deliver good governance.

They posited that, His Excellency’s visionary leadership has transformed Enugu State into a model of progress and prosperity; highlighting his dedication to improving the lives of the people through various initiatives, such as the provision of clean water, infrastructure development, and economic growth.

Ndị Ọganiru Age Grade of Mburubu also praised the governor for his efforts to attract investments and create opportunities for the people of the state.

“On behalf of the Ọganiru Age Grade, Mburubu in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State, we extend our heartfelt congratulations to you, Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, on your well-deserved recognition as The Sun Governor of the Year.”

“This prestigious award is a testament to your exceptional leadership and unwavering commitment to the development of Enugu State.”

“Your visionary leadership has transformed Enugu State, making it a model of progress and prosperity. Your strategic partnerships with development agencies and your focus on innovation and technology have positioned Enugu State as a hub for growth and development.

They equally noted his strategic partnerships with development agencies and his focus on innovation and technology, which have positioned Enugu State as a hub for growth and development.

The group went further, to express their pride in being associated with Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah and his administration, saying that, they look forward to witnessing even greater accomplishments in the years to come.

Expressing their excitement about Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah’s plans for a new city in Enugu State, which will not only allow for decongestion and rapid growth but also provide real estate investment opportunities for both local and diaspora investors.

They also commended Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah for his swift action to raise Enugu’s GDP from $4.4b to $30b, which is aimed at increasing the state’s productivity and paving the way for businesses to thrive once again, thus, praising his decisive leadership in addressing security challenges and promoting peace and stability in the state.

The group expressed their gratitude to Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah for his intervention in their traditional rulership imbroglio, which has brought normalcy and orderliness to their community.

On Governor Mbah’s commitment to improving the education sector in the state, they beseeched him, to include Mburubu in the next phase of the smart school construction as that, will not only help their productivity but also, help their community to occupy their supposed place in the field of learning.

They however, reiterated their commitment to helping the administration of Enugu State under under him to achieve its goals effectively and efficiently.

“We are also excited about your plans for a new city in Enugu State, which will not only allow for decongestion and rapid growth but also provide real estate investment opportunities for both local and diaspora investors.”

“This initiative demonstrates your forward-thinking approach and commitment to creating a sustainable future for Enugu State.”

“Your decisive leadership in addressing security challenges and promoting peace and stability in the state is truly commendable.

“We also look forward to seeing our community, Mburubu, being part of the next phase of Smart School construction as one of the major beneficiaries.

“We are also thankful to you for your intervention in our traditional rulership imbroglio, which has also brought normalcy and orderliness to what we are doing.

“We hereby reiterate our commitment to working and supporting your administration.”

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By Peter Eze, Precious Nwafor

In a bid to provide more access roads and expand the university’s road network, the Enugu State Governor, His Excellency, Dr Peter Ndubuisi Mbah will construct a one kilometre road in the Nigeria premier university of technology, the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT as well as complete the ESUT Pavilion

The Vice-Chancellor, ESUT, Professor Aloysius-Michaels Okolie who disclosed this on Wednesday said the projects are critical to the university.

“The Governor said that he will give us one kilometre road and equally promised that the pavilion will be completed this year. The day he is going to do the ground-breaking for one kilometre road, all the students and staff will be involved. They will all come for the ground-breaking to welcome His Excellency.

“So he means well for ESUT. The projects are critical to us. We are already discussing with him on some of the challenges we are facing.”

He also spoke about plans to complete the new hostels in the university to easy accommodation challenges faced by the students and the need to install solar panels in the hostels to augment power supply.

“We went to where they are building hostels for you (students) and challenged them (contactors) to try and finish the hostel by September so that we reduce the pressure we have. We are not satisfied with what we are seeing. We know we should have solar panels for the hostel, but we are looking for the money to do it.”

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In a bid to checkmate cases of larceny experienced in its university, the Enugu State Governor, Dr Ndubuisi Mbah has begun perimeter fencing of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT.

Vice-Chancellor, ESUT, Professor Aloysius-Michaels Okolie disclosed this in an exclusive interview with the ESUT Monitor on Wednesday.

Speaking after the University management and the representatives of Obe and Umueze Communities signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU on the acquisition of 30 plots of land for the building of ESUT Primary and Secondary Schools, Prof Okolie said that the fencing work has commended adding that the Governor sent surveyors on Friday last week to survey the area.

“His Excellency has committed himself and he has approved that there will be a fence (around ESUT). They came here last week Friday and did their survey,” he said.

In December last year, the Registrar, ESUT, Mr Ambrose Ugwu told ESUT Monitor that fencing the university would be the priority of the management in the new year.

He decried reported cases break-ins in the university and vowed that the management is leaving no stones unturned in ensuring that both students and staff of the institution have a conducive and secure environment for effective knowledge impartation.  

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By Amaechi Agbo

The Archbishop of Enugu Province and Bishop of Enugu Anglican Communion, His Grace, Most Rev. Professor Emmanuel Chukwuma, has retired from active episcopal service as a shepherd of the church.

Rev Chukwuma’s over three decades of service to humanity in his capacity as a shepherd of the flock came to an end on Sunday, January 14, 2024 during a Valedictory Church Service held at the Cathedral Church of the Good Shepherd, Enugu.

In attendance during the service were prominent Nigerians including the former President, Olusegun Obasanjo; Labour Party Presidential candidate at the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi; Enugu State Governor, Mr Peter Mbah, among others.

Rev Chukwuma has been a bishop since 1990, having served in Bauchi, Gombe and Enugu dioceses. He replaced Bishop Gideon Otubelu as Enugu Bishop in 1998.

The Thanksgiving service served three purposes – First, it marked the 34th Lordship of His Grace, Marked also his 70th Birthday and also served as his farewell service as a bishop to the church.

Obasanjo calls for hope amidst difficult situations

Speaking during the service, former president Obasanjo praised the enomous achievements the retiring Bishop achieved for the church and humanity and called on Nigerians not to lose hope despite difficult challenges in the country.

“Let me say this, you will be retiring but you are not tired. But more importantly for me, because if you do not serve humanity you cannot serve God and part of the work you have to do in the vineyard of God is service for Nigeria.

“So retired you will be but not tired and not out of job. Let me say this, I sought your advice this morning on the issue of security and you gave me a wonderful piece of advice. As they say in my part of the world I put it on my left palm so that I won’t use the right palm and eat it up. There are so many areas that this country will still need your service, I appeal to you never, never shy or relent from rendering such service, he said.

On the state of the nation, Obasanjo who was Nigeria’s President for eight years, 1999 to 2007, said “let us not deceive ourselves, Nigeria is not what it should be. And for you and for me and for many that are here who are your age and above, we should thank God because this is a country where, if you are able to live up to the age of 50, you are lucky. With Boko Haram, with kidnapping, with IPOB, with banditry or whatever they call them, there’s so much that can take your life when you least expected. And now there is poverty raging, I was told that the rate of suicide has increased.

“One of my friends looking after a hospital with mental health said the number of people now coming to the hospital has increased, because they are worried about what they will eat, about security for themselves, for their family and their community.

“Let me say this, in spite of the bad situation we are in, as Christians we should never lose heart and we should never lose hope. To lose hope is to give up and there is no giving up in the vineyard of God. We must persevere, we must persist, we must go on until at first we complete the race and then we wait for the crown when we meet our creator.”

On his part, the Enugu State Governor, Mr Peter Ndubisi Mbah, represented by his Deputy, Mr Ifeanyi Ossai, lauded the tireless efforts of the archbishop in promoting peace, unity and love within and beyond

“As a shepherd and leader, Archbishop Chukwuma’s tireless efforts in promoting peace, unity and love within and beyond the Anglican faithful in Enugu has been evident since his appointment as Bishop of Enugu Diocese.

“Though he bids farewell to active episcopal service, his unwavering commitment to faith and goodwill leaves an indelible mark on the countless people who have encountered him over the years.

“I congratulate Archbishop Chukwuma as he marks 34 years in the episcopacy while wishing him a peaceful retirement,” Governor Mbah said.

In his farewell sermon, Rev Chukwuma lamented that corruption and bad governance has affected the people of the country negatively but called for hope, “But in all there is hope for Nigeria,” he said.

Archbishop Chukwuma’s Biography

His Grace, Archbishop Professor Emmanuel Olisa Chukwuma was born on 15 January, 1954 in Asaba, Delta State.

After secondary school, he trained to become a teacher. He graduated in Theology from Immanuel College of Theology, Ibadan, was ordained in 1981 and served at Christ Church, Ibadan.

He was elected as Archbishop of Enugu at the 11th General Synod of the Church of Nigeria, held at the Cathedral Church of the Good Shepherd, Enugu, in September 2014.

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…Speaker assures of robust oversight

Governor Peter Mbah has signed a N521.5bn Enugu State 2024 Budget into Law, saying it would engender disruptive economic growth, radical infrastructural development, and efficient service delivery.

Mbah, who said that the Enugu State 2024 Appropriation Law, consisting N414.3bn Capital Expenditure, representing 79 per cent of the budget, and N107.2 billion, representing 21 per cent of the budget, would rely heavily on Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) charged members of the executive arm of government on robust revenue mobilisation and service delivery.

Speaking during the budget signing, which was witnessed by members of the Enugu State House of Assembly, led by the Speaker, Hon. Uchenna Ugwu, as well as Commissioners and other top government functionaries at the Government House, Enugu on Wednesday, Mbah thanked Members of the state legislature for their support across party lines.

He said that the expeditious passage of the budget was a product of executive-legislature collaboration during the making of the budget estimates, and listed the multiple gains expected from the 2024 budget.

“What this budget signing means to the people of Enugu is that we are going to be spending over N400bn on capital projects in the next year. This is the first time in the history of the state that we are spending that size of funds on capital projects because we are spending 20 times more than what has been typically our Capital Expenditure outlay in Enugu State.

“We called this the ‘Budget of Disruptive Economic Growth’ based on the size of our Capital Expenditure. It also means that we are going to have large economic activities in Enugu State. You can imagine an economy that is typically used to doing N20bn Capital Expenditure now going to witness over N400bn Capital Expenditure. It is going to be monumental in the ways our people are lifted out of poverty and in the ways economic activities will blossom.

“Most important is that it is going to ensure that we address most of the gaps we have in our social services. In the education sector, the signing of this bill into law means that we are now looking forward to 260 smart schools across the state.

“It also means that we are looking forward to 260 Type-2 primary healthcare centres across all our wards in Enugu State. It means that we are going to have radical infrastructural development.

“We are going to build New Enugu City. We are going to have our roads paved. We are going to have feeder roads paved as well as the access roads to our farmlands.

“We talk about scaling up our production in the agriculture sector. Our Special Agro Processing Zones will come to life. The signing into law of this budget today will ensure that we grow our agriculture so that it is not going to be just for food, it is also going to be for export.

“It also means that a new sector will be introduced, the energy and minerals sector, which we hope to use to drive our revenue. It means that our resources in that sector will be harnessed for the benefits of Ndi Enugu”.

On funding of the budget, Governor Mbah said: “We are talking about less than 12 percent of our revenue size that we are going to borrow to execute this budget. That is enormous as we are expecting to mobilize over N300bn from our domestic sources, and that has not happened before.

“What this means is that we are all going to work tirelessly to ensure that these revenues are realised. It also means that for us at the Executive Council, our meetings would largely be on our revenue performance.

The governor further explained that his administration was taking other critical steps, such as the e-governance and automation of government services to ensure efficient service delivery.

“We have gone to an advanced stage on the e-governance initiative. This is going to ensure that our citizens in Enugu are able access government services without the need of actually going to the ministries or to the banks,” he stated.

Governor Mbah, however, appealed to the people of Enugu State to bear with the administration over some inconveniences that the transformation efforts might entail, saying efforts will be made to mitigate the pains occasioned by policies like the expansion of roads.

Recall the Enugu 2024 budget estimates presented by Mbah at the State House of Assembly on December 5, 2023, was passed on December 21, with the Speaker, Hon. Ugwu, assuring a robust oversight function for diligent implementation of the budget.

“Let me take this opportunity to thank our dear governor, Peter Mbah, for giving a lifeline to the economy of this state. On our part, I assure our people that it is not going to be business as usual. We are going to ensure that every fund we have appropriated is put to judicious use,” he said.

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