The executive Governor of Enugu State, Peter Ndubuisi Mbah has stated that Enugu State is the capital of the South East.
The Sun reported that Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party stated this in an exclusive interview.
Peter Mbah said; "You recall that even when we became a nation; the twilight of that exercise, Enugu was one of the tripods on which the then newly independent Nigeria was built."
He added; "Enugu was to the East what Ibadan was to the West and Kaduna to the North. So, we’ve played the role of administrative headquarters, we were the capital of the former Eastern Region, capital of the former East Central State, capital of the Old Anambra State. So, Enugu is not just another state"
He stated further; "Enugu is Enugu and essentially, in bringing her back to that position, in our view is to say, we shouldn’t be outside the first three states in terms of GDP in this country. And that’s the vision of this government, to bring Enugu back to that preeminent position."
He noted; "We saw a huge opportunity following the signing of the Electricity Act in June last year by President Bola Tinubu and we felt that this was a long-awaited opportunity, in fact, belated, in my view"
The recent statement by the executive Governor of Enugu State, Peter Ndubuisi which was shared by The Sun on its verified Twitter page has generated a lot of reactions from many Nigerians on the social media platform.