Enugu delivering federal projects through Renewed Hope Agenda



  • By Chukwunonye Okereke

In a political environment often tainted by partisan exclusion, President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda has become a refreshing departure—delivering transformative federal projects to every corner of the nation, irrespective of party lines.

Today, Enugu State is a living example of that philosophy, with massive infrastructural and healthcare interventions underway—federal projects of huge scale in a state controlled by the opposition PDP.

In the forefront of this transformation is the 350-metre, N23.5 billion, 23-span flyover at Eke Obinagu, Emene, and major interchange at Abakpa Junction—two landmark constructions to decongest notorious traffic hotspots, boost commercial activity, and open economic corridors for Ndi Enugu and Southeast.

 These are not token gestures but serious, capital-intensive interventions to permanently reshape the region’s economic and urban landscape.

The reality is stark: These are 100 per cent federal undertakings, born out of the vision of President Tinubu and the strategic political engineering of Uche Nnaji, minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, and leader of APC in Enugu State.

Beyond infrastructure, Federal Government is also delivering a healthcare revolution with construction of a world-class Cancer Treatment Centre at University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku Ozalla. A Centre of Excellence in Oncology, this facility will provide cutting-edge cancer diagnosis, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and surgical oncology services—bringing an end to the era when Ndi Igbo were forced to spend millions of naira abroad for treatment. For many families, this project is more than steel and equipment—it is hope, dignity, and survival.

Nnaji has pushed the envelope on innovation-driven governance, from boosting indigenous technology capacity to championing policies that link science to growth.

As APC’s  leader in Enugu, he has been a bridge-builder—ensuring that despite the state’s opposition politics, Enugu is not left behind in the flow of federal benefits.

This is Renewed Hope in action: leadership that transcends party, policies that prioritise people, and projects that speak loud. While the state dabbles in political grandstanding, the federal administration is building a stronger, more connected, and healthier Enugu.

The President and Nnaji are proving that governance is service, not showmanship.

The flyover at Eke Obinagu, Abakpa interchange, and UNTH Cancer Centre are evidence that when visionary federal leadership meets determined local advocacy, even opposition states can flourish.

History will remember that in this moment, while others claimed credit for what they did not build, the real builders—the President and his Minister—quietly delivered the future.

In the end, the truth is as solid as the pillars of the Eke Obinagu flyover — Peter Mbah did not build it, he did not fund it, and he did not conceive it. These projects are the work of a Federal Government that keeps its promises and a minister who fights for his people. While the PDP in Enugu tells stories, the APC under Tinubu and Uche Nnaji is writing history in steel, asphalt, and hope.

•Okereke is a Public Affairs Analyst and Political Strategist

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