Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has said his administration would next month deploy over N600m to empower at least 2,400 women and youths in the state. Umahi, who disclosed this on Friday while assenting to three bills recently passed into law by Ebonyi State House of Assembly, said he would soon send a letter to the lawmakers requesting for approval of part of the sum. He explained that the plan was part of his administration’s effort to ensure that women and youths were made to engage in productive activities to fend for their families and contribute to the development of…
Author: Wale Adebayo
The deplorable state of federal roads in Cross River State is a national disgrace, a shame and an embarrassment. The lack of federal presence in Cross River State makes me weep. There is no part of Cross River State that you can boast of a good federal road. The Calabar- Ikom-Ogoja-Katsina-Ala road is in a terrible condition. The Calabar-Itu road is a serious nightmare. Over the last couple of days, commuters have spent several hours on the road for a journey that is about 45 minutes to Uyo due to the impassable nature of our roads. It is heartbreaking that…
The Government of Ebonyi State has revved up its agricultural programme by mapping and allocating land to the members of the Executive Council (EXCO). The event which took place at Ezillo Government Farm in Ishielu Local Government Area is the first phase of Governor David Umahi’a policy to involve every segment of the society in massive rice production. The Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resource, Uchenna Orji, led the team comprising Agric Extension workers and officials of IFAD to carry out the exercise on Saturday. Orji, according to a statement on Monday by Emma Anya, the chief press secretary to the Governor, 140 hectares…
The coalition of human rights groups in Nigeria, under the aegis of Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice(CHRSJ) has disclosed on Monday that the men of Nigeria Armed Forces may have struck again, if the present political leaders in the country failed to play the political game according its laid down rules with the creation of unnecessary and avoidable tension in the polity, describing the ongoing face-off between the Presidency under the watch of President Muhammadu Buhari and the leadership of the National Assembly under the watch of Dr. Bukola Saraki as bad omen for development and growth of…
… says ‘Your men wrote petitions against us’ Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has denied a claim by his predecessor, Chief Martin Elechi, that he headed the Executive Council Committee on Inspection during his (Elechi) second tenure as governor. Umahi also dismissed allegation that he was the hand behind a number of petitions before the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Elechi and some of his children. The governor was reacting to a letter written to him by Elechi rejecting a V8 Toyota Jeep gift he gave to him. The letter, which was copied the Speaker of the State…
The Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. David Umahi on Thursday said he received the news of the demise of a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Ojo Maduekwe, with shock. Umahi, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Emma Anya, noted the worthy contributions of Maduekwe to the growth of democracy in Nigeria when he served as the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party and after he left very public service. “His contributions to the growth of democracy in the country through our party, the Peoples Democratic Party, cannot be forgotten by history. He was a pillar in…
From the Bank of Industry (BoI) building, Governor David Umahi and his team left for The Infrastructure Bank office also in the CBD where the Managing Director, Adekunle Oyinlola and his team were already waiting to receive them. Governor Umahi sought the assistance of the bank in the completion of the Abakaliki International Market and the 5MW rice husk power plant. He informed the bank management that the state was also planning to set up a shopping mall and asked that a team be sent from the bank to Ebonyi to assess areas that they could get involved to push…
The next day, the train moved back to the Bank of Industry (BoI) building where it was received at the conference room by Olagunju and some management members of the industry bank. “I am happy to meet a young man like you at the helm here. It shows that the future belongs to the youth,” the governor told Olagunju. With his left hand placed on that of the BoI boss, Governor David Umahi said, “I want you to give me definite answers. We are in need. Just yesterday (June 8), we were at UNIDO to discuss the issue of our…
On June 9, Governor David Umahi in company with his team, paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi. Although the meeting was held behind closed doors, it was gathered that issues discussed centered on a quick action by the ministry towards helping Ebonyi State to begin to harness its vast mineral resources. The governor was said to have suggested that the Department of Geological Survey in the MSMD should work with UNIDO for a comprehensive study of the salt deposits in Ebonyi State. He was also said to have informed the minister that…
Thereafter, Governor David Umahi and his team moved to the imposing and magnificent BoI building where he was received first in his office by the Officer in Charge, UNIDO RON, Dr. Chuma Ezedinma. After a private conversation, they moved to the conference room where top officials of UNIDO had assembled to listen to his Excellency. First on Engr. Umahi’s list of requests was how to reinvigorate the 5MW rice husk power plant in the state which UNIDO is a key player. After extensive deliberation on the challenges facing the plant, the UNIDO officials offered to revisit the state with a…