Editors praise Enugu projects after tour of state infrastructure

Leaders of the Nigerian Guild of Editors have praised Enugu State’s infrastructure projects after touring facilities built or upgraded under Governor Peter Mbah’s administration. The editors visited the projects during the 2026 All Nigerian Editors Conference, which attracted more than 300 editors, senior media executives and veterans. They later held an interactive session with Mbah at the Government House.

NGE president Eze Anaba said the projects demonstrated what a sub-national government could achieve through deliberate leadership. He cited Smart Schools, a technical and vocational college, roads, transport terminals, rehabilitated industries and restored pipe-borne water. Anaba also listed the completed Enugu International Hospital, the 40-kilometre Owo-Ubahu-Amankanu-Umualor-Ikem dual carriageway, Hotel Presidential, a Smart Secondary School and the tourism complex at Ngwo Pines.

The delegation visited an integrated livestock hub, which the Secretary to the State Government, Chidiebere Onyia, said could accommodate up to 40,000 cattle. It also toured a Command and Control Centre that the administration said had helped reduce crime. Former Ogun State governor Segun Oshoba praised the state’s security infrastructure and urged other states to adopt hi-tech statewide surveillance systems.

He referred to the deployment of security assets during an incident at Affa in Udi Local Government Area, saying two hostages were returned unharmed. Mbah said the projects were mutually reinforcing and designed to support his campaign promise to grow Enugu’s economy from $4.4bn to $30bn. He said the administration also aimed to reduce poverty and create a state where people could live, work, invest and build futures.

The governor thanked the editors for visiting the projects. Anaba also commended the practice of states learning from one another, saying peer review could help governments develop more quickly.