From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, on Saturday bagged the Distinguished Award for Infrastructure at the Nigeria Excellence in Public Service Awards (NEAPS), at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja for his impactful road infrastructural interventions in the state.
This is even as he has vowed to do more, stating that he would not rest on the successes for which he was honoured.
Mbah, had, a fortnight ago, also received a presidential award for his contributions to Micro, Small, and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs), at the 2024 National MSMEs Awards by the Office of the Vice President.
Speaking to State House Correspondents, Mbah, while appreciating the organisers for recognising his administration’s effort in the area of infrastructural development, however, said he would not rest on the successes for which he was honoured.
“First of all, we are grateful to the organisers of this NEAPS event and the OSGF. We are very grateful that our modest efforts in revamping our roads are gaining some recognition. So, for us, the award is a mark that we are doing the right thing.
“However, as I said earlier, success abhors complacency, and this is going to only spur us to do even more. So, as we leave here today, we are going to hit the road to ensure all our roads in Enugu State are paved, both the rural roads and the urban roads.
“As you are probably aware, besides the initial 71 urban roads already recorded, and the ongoing major inter-local government roads, some of which will equally serve as gateways to our neighbouring regions, we are commencing work on 80 other roads. In addition, we are targeting, at least, 10km of roads in every of our 260 electoral wards.
“So, our work is far from being done. This is just going to give us the kick we need to hit the road, doing much more.”