Oritsegbubemi Omatseyin
Enugu – An Enugu-based Liquified Petroleum Gas, LPG, marketing company, Second Coming Nigeria Limited, has offered a 30 percent reduction in the price of cooking gas to over 4,000 residents of Enugu State to celebrate the state governor, Peter Mbah’s one year in office.
The company reduced the prices of cooking gas from N960 to N672, which amounts to over N20 million subsidy, for 4,000 residents coming with their 12kg gas cylinders to patronise its four branches scattered within the state.
Announcing the reduction of the prices of cooking gas at the company’s plant in Abakpa-Nike, along Enugu-Nsukka Road, Gov. Mbah said the gesture by Second Coming Nigeria Ltd was a testament to the thriving business environment in Enugu State.
Mbah, represented by the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr. Aka Eze Aka, said the state government had de-risked the business environment and improved in all indices of ease of doing business in the state.
He said: “Security for both investors and customers have been achieved as the state ranks as one of the safest states in the country; where everybody moves around and engage in their business endeavours freely not minding the hour.
”As a governor who understands business and its nature, having been a businessman himself, (Gov. Mbah) has gone ahead to remove all bottlenecks to business as well as invested massively in road, water, electricity and other infrastructure for business to flourish in the state.
“This administration is doing things differently as it carries a big vision to move the state forward in all sectors and ensure that the total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grows from current $4.4 billion to $30 billion within eight years.”
Also, the Commissioner for Special Duties, Mr Sunday Ajogwu, lauded the company for celebrating the modest achievements of Mbah in the last one year as well as joining to herald the innovations and productivity driven by Mbah’s administration.
The Chief Executive Officer of the company, Dr. Basil Ogbuanu, stated that the gesture was for two celebrations, saying: “We are celebrating our resulted-oriented and hardworking governor, Dr Peter Mbah, and celebrating our customers for standing with us.”
He appreciated the customers of the company for their loyalty and for ensuring faithful patronage all these years in the company’s various branches.
Beneficiaries of the 30 percent subsidy commended the company for the gesture coming at a time of economic difficulty in many homes.
