Ugwuanyi will deliver on his mandate – Dogara

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, on Sunday assured the people of Enugu State that Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi would deliver on his campaign promises to the people of the state.

Dogara gave the assurance at the grand reception organised in honour of the governor by the Enugu North senatorial district at the Government Field, GRA, Nsukka.

He said that his conviction that Ugwuanyi would perform stemmed from his personal experience with him and his outstanding style of leadership while in the House of Representatives.

The speaker who said that he worked with the governor for eight years in the House also said that the governor remains an ambassador of the House of Representatives.

“I have no doubt of the kind of leadership he will bring to the table of Enugu State, he is so progressive minded,” Dogara enthused.

Speaking, Governor Ugwuanyi who was conferred with a chieftaincy title of Gburugburu Nsukka Zone by Igwe Raphael S.N. Eze thanked the people of the zone for organising the reception and for the title conferred on him.

He also thanked the people of the state for their support, promising to take the state to the next level.

In his welcome address, the chief host and senator representing Enugu North senatorial district, Chuka Utazi went down memory lane as he traced the root of the people of the zone to Adada, saying that “all citizens of Nsukka senatorial zone of all persuasions, coming together in single-minded purpose to honour our illustrious son, is only a reflection of that characteristic of Ndi Adada.”

He commended the governor’s initiative to flag-off the construction of eight major roads across the three senatorial districts of the state in spite of the negative development in the nation’s economy, adding that it was an indication that he was a worthy leader.

Hon. Utazi told the governor that “we are here gathered to say in one breath and in one voice, a hearty congratulations to you on your well-deserved victory in the 2015 gubernatorial elections in Enugu State.

“Your victory is a reflection of the appreciation of the people for your years of distinguished public service. Destiny has beckoned on you at this time to shoulder the heavy responsibilities of leadership in Enugu State.”