Enugu wins Infrastructure, IGR awards at BusinessDay states competitiveness awards 2025

Enugu State has been honored with two prestigious awards at the BusinessDay States Competitiveness and Investment Readiness Awards (SCIRA) 2025, recognizing its achievements in infrastructure development and internally generated revenue (IGR).

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In the last six months, I have had the opportunity of travelling to Enugu three times. The first time I visited in January, my taxi driver was eager to take me around. That caught my imagination. I began to ask questions and I began to look around.

Governor Peter Mbah, represented by Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure Ben Okoh and ESIRS Executive Chairman Emmanuel Nnamani, accepted the accolades in Abuja. BusinessDay Media Limited Publisher/CEO lauded Mbah's administration for its tangible impact on public infrastructure, noting that "in the last six months, I have had the opportunity of travelling to Enugu three times." He observed that Mbah's approach involved not discarding existing projects but rebuilding and completing them, demonstrating efficient resource utilization.

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One thing I found especially quite interesting was that Governor Mbah did not set aside everything that he met, which could have been a waste of public resources. He looked at what is good and he rebuilt them; the ones that were not completed, he completed them.

The publisher specifically pointed out the improved road networks, even in remote communities, as a testament to the governor's effective management. "I saw good roads, and I don’t mean good roads in the major highways, I mean good roads even in the communities that are far away from the prime areas of the state capital, Enugu," he stated, adding that Mbah "has impacted public infrastructure in a way that goes beyond just playing politics."

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I saw good roads, and I don’t mean good roads in the major highways, I mean good roads even in communities that are far away from the prime areas of the state capital, Enugu.

Commissioner Okoh expressed gratitude for the recognition, calling the awards a "motivation to do more." He asserted that Enugu has witnessed an "unprecedented infrastructural revolution" under Mbah's three-year tenure, surpassing achievements since 1999. Notable projects include the completion of the International Conference Centre, the revival of the moribund Hotel Presidential, and the Nigergas Company, which had been dormant for over 30 years. Okoh confidently stated, "no government since 1999 achieved what Governor Mbah has achieved in three years."

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He has impacted public infrastructure in a way that goes beyond just playing politics.