Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has commended President Bola Tinubu for his tough and decisive decisions on fuel subsidy removal and the unification of currency exchange rates.

Speaking at the inauguration of a CNG bus terminal in Enugu State on Thursday, Mbah said the bold initiatives have freed up funds for development projects at the state level.

The governor stated, “Those projects would not have been possible but for some of the bold initiatives and bold decisions the President took.

“You just mentioned one — the removal of fuel subsidies — but also the removal of the arbitrage in the exchange rate, bringing the exchange rate together because we also knew the flaws in that system.

It is important to say here that some of the development is because one of the major flaws of human beings is the fact that we tend to forget very easily the previous set of pains when we begin to see a semblance of normalcy.

“We all knew what it used to be for us as states — we were hardly able to, you know, after receiving our federation account money, just marginally pay salaries, and once we were able to pay salaries, except you got a windfall, you couldn’t contribute to capital projects. But today, that is not the case.”

Mbah highlighted the positive impact of the decisions, saying, “We are not talking about payment of salaries; we are talking about executing humongous projects thanks to this bold initiative, a very tough decision taken by the President.”

“It is not just the governor of Enugu State that is working; President Bola Tinubu is also joining hands to work for the benefit of your people,” he said.

“The first visit in the South-East is happening here in the Coal City and we do hope that this will not just be a flash in the pan — we will come again and again to commission, to inspect, and also to talk and inspire people and renew people’s hope. This is the message of President Bola Tinubu — that prosperity, that one-billion-dollar economy he has promised, is already in sight. Yes, you may ask how, but we are already seeing it.

“The beginning was very challenging, but we are seeing light at the end of the tunnel. Nigeria is indeed turning the corner, and we thank you, Your Excellency, for joining hands with President Bola Tinubu to ensure, across party lines, that we are moving Nigeria in the same direction.”

The Minister subtly urged the governor to join the All Progressives Congress, saying, “I will not sit down without telling you, Your Excellency, that we are still waiting.”

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