Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has urged indigenes of Awgu Local Government Area of the state to join hands with the government in its initiatives to generate revenue through massive investment in agriculture.
The governor made the appeal while receiving a delegation of a socio-political group known as Save Awgu Forum Enugu (SAFE), led by its leader, Prince Chris Baywood Ibe, which was in Government House, Enugu on a solidarity visit.
He commended the people of the area for their prayers and support before, during and after the election, stressing that they were among those that made his dream to govern the state possible.
Gov. Ugwuanyi noted that the cooperation of the indigenes, especially cluster-adjoining host communities will go a long way to assist his administration in achieving its set objectives for the San Carlos farm settlement located in their area.
He added that the success of the agricultural project will not only boost the economy of the state in view of the perennial drop in the revenue of the country, but will also provide employment for the people of the state.
Earlier in his address, Prince Ibe, commended the governor for his impressive outing in office and appealed to him to consider more government presence in the area in order to address the alleged imbalance in the provision of infrastructure and other basic amenities.
He assured the governor of the resolve of his people to continue to pray and support his administration to succeed, adding that they were optimistic that he will advance development in the state through his vision and people-oriented programmes.
