Ben Ezechime, Enugu
It is exactly 100 days since Governor Peter Mbah was inaugurated as the Executive Governor of Enugu State.
Since assuming office on May 29, 2023, the governor has made many promises and carried out many actions in his capacity as governor of the state.
However, Ikengaonline sought the views of some residents of the state on what they make of the governor’s performance in the last 100 days.
Franklin Nweke, a civil servant, described Gov. Mbah’s 100 days as a total lack of activities.
He said he was not impressed with the governor’s performance in any area of development including the security situation in which Mbah claimed to have performed well.
“Honestly, to me, Mbah has not done anything; I have not seen anything significant that he has done.
“Even the security that he talks much about, there are still cases of kidnapping for ransom across the state, especially in Enugu North Senatorial zone,” Nweke said.
In the same vein, another resident of Enugu and a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Ugochukwu Eze, said Mbah had failed to deliver in his 100 days in office.
According to him, there was nothing on ground to use to judge him.
“He has failed woefully in his 100 days in office because there is nothing that he has done.
“He promised us water in 180 days but after 100 days there is nothing to suggest that he is going to provide water in Enugu in the next 80 days.
“Mbah has failed me and all that voted for him in the election,” Eze said.
Also speaking, Mr Okwuchukwu Nnadi, a public affairs commentator said, he was unimpressed by Mbah’s 100 days in office.
“I am utterly disappointed. The governor has not “walked his talk.” Some of us hoped that by now Enugu should be wearing a new look, but the reverse is the case.
“There are bad roads network all over the places; kidnapping for ransom has increased drastically, despite his claim of providing security,” he said.
Nnadi further lampooned the governor for not providing palliatives to civil servants as is being done by some state governors in the country.
“Some state governors have been announcing salary increase and other palliative measures to cushion the effects of subsidy removal, but Mbah has not made meaningful pronouncement on palliative.
“My friend’s brother and his wife were kidnapped last week at Nsukka and they paid over a million naira ransom before they were released; so, so far, Enugu is not working under Mbah’s watch in the past 100 days,” he said.
A trader at Ogbete market, Mrs Lauretta Nweze, was almost in tears when asked to comment on Mbah’s achievement in his 100 days.
“Nothing, nothing, and nothing,” she screamed.
