Gov Umahi urges Christians to be politically active
The Christian community in Ebonyi State, has been urged to not only sing praises for leaders or castigate the administration but should actively participate in the determining who governs them. Chairman South East Governors forum and Ebonyi State Governor, Chief David Umahi, stated this on Thursday.
He also emphasise the need for Christians not to allow wicked politicians who do not have the interest of the masses at heart take over
governing of the state.
He spoke while launching 500 meters Christ Embassy church road, located along old Abakaliki- Enugu road. Represented by his Senior Special Assistant on Road Maintenance, Chief Ali Odefa, the Governor urged the people to use their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to ensure that enemies of the state do not get close to the Government House.
According to him “in 2019, INEC will not count on your best wishes and comment about our government. What INEC will count is your votes. If you are here and you have not gotten your voters card, you are not doing us any good. What you have to do is get your voters card so that in 2019
you will come out and appreciate us by your votes.
“The country is passing through economic recession and the economy of the country is so bad. Despite this, the governor still get money and
be doing lots of projects in the state, even other governors still wonder how he is getting money to do all these projects that are
ongoing in the state.
“I have been mandated to go round the churches in the state and to find out roads that lead to churches which are bad. The governor
wants to tar all such roads, so that people can ply them smoothly to worship their God’’.
It would be recalled that the agency had already lauched the construction of the road leading to the residence of late Dr. Akanu Ibiam, in Uwana community in Afikpo North Local Government Area in the state and the road leading to All Saints Anglican Communion Cathedral in Abakaliki
that was abandoned by successive administrations in the state.
