Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah, has been conferred with a National Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, MSMEs, award by the Office of the Vice President on the World MSME Day for his outstanding contributions to the sub-sector in his state. Sen. Ibrahim Hadejia, Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Office of the Vice President, in a statement on Friday, said Mbah had impressed with his leadership capacity.
According to the statement, the award was presented to Mbah on Thursday on behalf of the Vice President during this year’s National MSME Awards held at the Aso Presidential Villa. “The recipient is someone my principal described as changing the leadership strategy, not only in Enugu State, but in the whole of the South East. “Dr Peter Mbah is also one of the most IT-savvy individuals I have ever met and he is putting a lot of that experience and knowledge into governance in Enugu State.
“And he also recognises the impact that MSMEs have, not just on the labour market, but on productivity and increase in economic activities in his state. “On behalf of the Vice President, I have the honour to present you with the MSME Award for 2024,” said Hadejia. Mbah said the award was an elixir to do more, describing MSMEs as the lifeblood of any economic development.
He described Kashim Shettima as a champion of MSMEs, commending his tireless commitment to the Light-Up Nigeria Project, which he said would help to ramp up power supply to industrial clusters in the S.