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  The G-17 Support for Peter Mbah, a formidable grassroots political mobilisation platform in Enugu State, has poured glowing encomiums on the Executive Governor of Enugu State, His Excellency, Barr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, over his conferment with the prestigious SUN Man of the Year 2025 Award, describing the honour as timely, meritorious and richly deserved. In a congratulatory message issued on Sunday in Enugu, the group, led by its Convener and Board of Trustees Chairman, Hon. Dr. Chinedu Mbah, commended Governor Mbah for what it described as his exceptional development strides, bold reforms and innovative governance philosophy that have repositioned Enugu State on a fast lane of sustainable growth and national relevance. Hon. Dr. Chinedu Mbah, who also serves as the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Enugu State on Market Matters, stated that the SUN Man of the Year recognition is a clear testament to Governor Mbah’s visionary leadership, uncommon courage in decision-mak...

  Concerned Enugu State Youths (CESY) have demanded the immediate resignation of the Enugu State Commissioner for Transport following the alleged attack and brutalization of students by officials of the Ministry of Transport (MOT), describing the incident as a disgraceful abuse of power and a direct assault on the collective dignity of young people in the state. The youth group made this position known in Enugu on Sunday morning, in reaction to the trending reports surrounding the confrontation between officials of the Enugu State Ministry of Transport and members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), which reportedly degenerated into violence at the Enugu South Local Government Secretariat on Saturday, January 31, 2026. In a strongly worded statement issued after an emergency consultation, CESY declared total solidarity with NANS, stressing that the struggle of Nigerian students against oppression, intimidation, and extortion is inseparable from the wider strugg...

Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah of Enugu State has been described as a man committed to rural development and inclusive growth. The Chief Executive Officer of First Choice Afro Villa Ltd and Mburubu Construction Company, High Chief Dr. Jerry Patrick Onuokaibe, made this known on Sunday in a congratulatory message he personally sent to newsmen in honour of Governor Mbah’s nomination as The Sun Newspaper’s Man of the Year. He stated that the recognition is a sign of the governor’s practical approach to governance, especially his focus on taking development to rural communities that had long been neglected. According to him, the impact of the current administration is clearly visible in many parts of Enugu State, with Mburubu in Nkanu East Local Government Area standing as a clear example. He also stated that, Mburubu is currently witnessing government presence through the construction of major road projects, including the 12.96km Nomeh–Mburubu–Nara Road and the 7.20km Mburubu–Nkereffi Road;...