Early this week, I had an opportunity to attend a program with the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the next year's gubernatorial election, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, when he appeared at the ICAN's retreat at Nike Lake Resort. He came across as a politician who has an idea of what he wants and how to go about getting it done. His presence to honouring the invitation and keeping the time with the organizers had specific lessons, that alone speaks volumes about his personality, which is far different from the entrenched political culture prevalent among top politicians in Enugu state.
For over two hours during the interaction, Dr. Mbah responded to various shades of questions thrown at him and gave a good account of himself with his answers. He likes giving analysis to back up his claim as well as giving examples of how things would be done under his watch as next governor of the state. He seems to have a grasp of what is wrong with the state and how to go about providing solutions to the nagging issues. If elected in the next general elections, he promised to hit the ground running from day one by not wasting time to putting together a robust economic framework that will act as a catalyst for overall development of Enugu state.
Dr. Mbah assured of taking good measures that would put an end to insecurity and sundry issues, which he described as a ticking time bomb, particularly the ravaging unknown herdsmen kidnapping menace. Getting Enugu to become an industrial hub of the southeast instead of a Civil Service state would receive his priority attention, while competent youths and women would get a pride of place in his administration.
Among the other contenders for the number one job in the state, Dr. Mbah is still a relatively young man at early 50s, and going by his physical fit for the job. He is also without any political baggage as no one has come out to accuse him of any corruption, while at the public office. He is also without any corruption case with neither the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, nor the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, apart from the politically motivated Edeoga's social media ranting, forgetting he has not responded to the glaring #2billion LGA magazine scandal he looted while as a commissioner for local government matters in the first tenure of the current administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, CON.
As we approach the 2023 elections, Peter Mbah has made an indelible mark on the political scene, and has changed the narrative being the first ever governorship aspirant that drafted to tour and interact with the 68 local government development centres in Enugu with the purpose to have first-hand knowledge of their problems and, integrate them into his governance. It is evidently clear that his type comes into politics, but in a century.
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