The Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah has declared an end to Monday’s Sit-at-home in the State effective from June 5, describing it as abominable and antithetical to greatness.
He made the declaration while listing out the decisions reached at the end of his first security council meeting with the heads of all the security agencies at the Government House, Enugu, on Thursday.
Mbah, while speaking, explained that the Monday’s sit-at-home order kills the spirit of entrepreneurship, productivity and creativity in the State.
He then called on all Enugu citizens to rediscover their sense of pride in their State, saying that by doing so, will help his administration actualize their mandate.
“A time comes in the lives of a people when they must decide whether they genuinely want to move forward or remain stuck with the conditions of their underdevelopment,” he said.
The governor said the creativity and sense of industry of Igbos were remarkable as their DNA was wired with commercial and entrepreneurial prowess.
“If this is what we are known by, then it becomes inconsistent with reality that the spirit of entrepreneurship, commerce and creativity are killed every Monday in our land.
“Our restless spirit of industry abhors laxity and indolence.
“The idea behind sitting at home on Monday, the first working and business day of the week, is abominable and antithetical to greatness and the spirit of industry we profess to have inherited from our forebears.
“This cannot be us and it does colossal damage to us,”he added.
Mbah reminded the people of the direct connection between his lofty promises he made to them and the vibrancy of commerce in the state.
“For us to transit from a public service economy to a private sector-driven one, we must free our markets from the shackles of restriction to commerce.
“If indeed we aspire and anticipate an influx of private sector practitioners and investors in Enugu State, we must know that this will not happen where the perception of us is that of unproductive people.
“Therefore, those that strike on Mondays, putting restrictions in the way of our Igbo spirit of creativity, cannot be our true representatives. In fact, they kill our spirit,” the governor said.(NAN)