Oil producing status: I’m happy my successor won’t suffer – Gov. Ugwuanyi

Following the outcome of the recent meeting of Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) in Abuja ratifying the request of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s administration for Enugu to join other States in enjoying oil producing status, Governor Ugwuanyi on Wednesday said that he is delighted that money that will be coming to the State when he leaves office in May 2023 won’t be what his administration witnessed.

Governor Ugwuanyi, who spoke when a delegation of the University of Nigeria, Alumni Association (UNAA), Nsukka Branch paid him a solidarity visit at the Government House, Enugu, disclosed that his administration’s struggle to get Enugu listed in the oil producing status was a tough exercise.

The governor thanked God that the untiring efforts yielded the desired result, saying that “As I am leaving office, I am happy that the money that will be coming to Enugu won’t be what I witnessed. It won’t be what we suffered.”

Speaking on behalf of the University of Nigeria, Alumni Association (UNAA), Nsukka Branch, the President of the association, Hon. Dr. Christy Obi-keguna, commended Governor Ugwuanyi for his good works in Enugu State in general and Nsukka zone in particular.

Dr. Obi-keguna, a non-indigene of Enugu State, who said she has lived in Nsukka for over 40 years, stressed that the governor has unprecedentedly transformed the university town of Nsukka and other areas in Enugu North Senatorial District (Nsukka zone) with massive infrastructural developments, such as roads, health and educational facilities, state secretariat annex, ultra-modern stadium, conference centre with recreational facilities and most importantly, the newly established State University of Medical and Applied Sciences (SUMAS), Igbo-Eno, Enugu State