It should not portend a sort of mythical occurence to non-initiates that governmental inadequacies associated with our corner of the earth meagerly plague most of the third world countries, even sometimes infiltrate acclaimed sophisticated economies. However, a factor that affords such economies a window out of red tape asphyxiation and has distinguished them from others is the die-hard culture of unrelenting supervision of projects to ensure their perfect execution. Every parastatals is not only nudged on its toe but also to deliver within the confines of terms of reference. This whipping measure has ebbed away in our clime consequently ambled space for white elephant policy in our political lexicon.
One of the Nigerian iconic movie personae, Chief Pete Edochie exasperatedly poured out his encounter with the flyover constructors and how the fires of his heart fizzled out in admiration of the”gargantuan” ongoing flyover construction at T- Junction, along Nike lake hotels. One of the salient virtues of Ugwuanyi he dissipated no time in extolling and encouraged too, was the governors consistency in supervision of works assigned which keeps the contractors in check. Essentially, what the veteran movie star mused was no novel to majority who are much in tune with Ugwuanyi’s biblical resolve of a tiller who sets at dawn and persevered amidst harrowing circumstances.
More of this appreciable culture of monitoring projects would feature ultimately in the educational sector by the ESUBEB helmsman, chief Ikeji Asogwa an accomplished technocrat with set-goals and feasible blueprints to make them come about.
The grilling effect of their visitations to a handful of schools spinning through Enugu State local governments is humongous given their whole inspection of the use of new learning blocks, provided study materials and generally the academic atmosphere, a condition precedent to effective and rewarding learning.
Such a powerful tradition of on spot ascertaining of works condition is a leadership card Ugwuanyi welded to his heart since his administration of the state as opposed to customary buck passing of public officers lamentably leaving desolate engagements fashioned to redirect economic and social lives of the masses. The unfavourable economic wave we battle today can sadly be traced to contract awarded to unscrupulous and kleptomaniac contractors who exploited government levity with deep-rooted oversight functions and made away with contract sum . Little wonder how buck passing norm continues operation like weevils in the beans and a cog in the wheel of governance of very many states.
Enugu State is however privileged to have mobile governor whose itinerancy breeds efficiency, proficiency quality and consolidation. The credo permeates all sectors and their foreman, in the Small and Medium Enterprises constituency, Chilo-Offia is fiercely proving his mettle and in the educational province, Chief Ikeji Asogwa the man fit for ENSUBEB, wrought indelible miracles day after day.
Ikeji is a man whose uncommon administrative wit would be better explored not by a substitute player but utility a player in the field of letters whom windows of exit, instructors dread to leave a jar on his account. Only a trilogy would contain the high Chief Ikeji and what he represents.
Ugwuanyi’s briskness and proactive inspection culture is a standard demanding emulation by oval government particularly at this convulsing time of our national journey. Lazy contractors should be barraged, even suffocated with sufficient check on duty to ensure letter performance using quality materials in the course of construction.
We cannot feign unawares of the propitiation consequences of suchlike unsuspecting visits, for one, it always upped contractor’s pulse rate to be on a steady look out and animated in discharge of professional duties. Another, such visits reveal how “time is winged chariot”
Bibian Anekwe News.. added… Gov. Ugwuanyi you are an exemplary leader for future generations who wish to follow the world of politics
Written by
IKEMSINACHI NWA-ONAH
A Political Analyst
Enugu di n’akachukwu movement
