Shettima disclosed this during the inauguration of 5th edition of the Expanded National Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Clinic in Enugu State.
Nigeria's Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima on Thursday announced that President Bola Tinubu's administration is committed to bridging the infrastructure gap and ending the erosion menace in the South-East region.
Shettima disclosed this during the inauguration of 5th edition of the Expanded National Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Clinic in Enugu State.
Lamenting the devastating erosion affecting the livelihood of Nigerians in the region, the Vice President disclosed that the president had concluded plans to have discussions with the national assembly and the governors of the South-East with a view to finding a workable solution to permanently deal with the menace of erosion in the zone.
"The problems of the South-East are problems of infrastructural deficit; problems of erosions that are affecting the very livelihood of our people," Shettima confessed.
"We've made arrangements with him (the Speaker). We will sit with the leadership of the national assembly. We'll sit with the governors of the Southeast and come up with a whole solution to deal with the erosion especially, in the states like Anambra and Abia, and even Enugu is not left out of this scourge of erosion. These are issues that need practical solutions.
"An in all honesty in terms of governance, we've never had it so good on the Southeast like the current dispensation. We have to sustain that brotherhood, that relationship for the good of our people. Through development, through investments in education, we can change the narratives from negativity to positivity.
"The President told me that I must come to Enugu and assure the good people of Enugu that our government must do whatever we can to support the people of Southeast."
He added, "Enugu holds a special place in my heart. President Bola Tinubu has a special place in his heart for Enugu State and the Southeast. This led to the passing of a the South East Development Commission (SEDC) into law and his quick assent to the bill. And tye headquarters of the SEDC is here in Enugu.
"Energy is a sine qua non for any industrial growth. Without power, we'll forget about industrialisation. To this effect, Mr. President picked a daughter of Abia State, Engr. Jennifer Adighije, as the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company of Nigeria, to champion the course of lighting up the Southeast."
On the project he came to inaugurate, the Vice President commended Governor Peter Mbah for his "performance" in lifting the state from the ruins of poverty.
He announced grants of N150,000 to outstanding Micro Small and Medium Enterprises in Enugu State.