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Umahi warns Anyim, others

Ihesiulo Grace 28 November 2020 0

The Governor of Ebonyi State David Umahi on Friday vowed to fight openly the former governor of Ebonyi State, Senator Sam Egwu, the former secretary to the government of the federation, SGF, Senator Pius Anyim and other national assembly members if they continue to disturb the existing peace in

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Shame me by ceding Presidency to S/East — Umahi dares PDP

Ihesiulo Grace 24 November 2020 0

David Umahi governor of Ebonyi state dared the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to put him to shame by zoning the 2023 presidential ticket to the South East. Daily Times reports. People felt that his defection from People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress because he had his eyes on the 2023 presidential ticket. […]

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Gov Umahi’s defection biggest political earthquake in South East

Ihesiulo Grace 20 November 2020 0

By Moses Oyediran The Enugu State  Chairman of the All Progressive Congress(APC), Dr Ben  Nwoye yesterday declared that more State governors and legislators from the South East Geo-political Zone will soon join the All Progressive Congress (APC), Daily Times gathered. Nwoye, who spoke yesterday at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu enroute Ebonyi State, commended

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Umahi unhappy with PDP over Atiku’s choice of Peter Obi — Wike

Ihesiulo Grace 20 November 2020 0

Nyesom Wike, Rivers State Governor, has said Atiku Abubakar’s choice of Peter Obi as his running mate in the 2019 election got his Ebonyi counterpart, Dave Umahi upset with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Wike said with Umahi’s defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC), he should be mindful of the political future of the […]

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Umahi’s defection attest to APC performance in governance says PGF

Ihesiulo Grace 20 November 2020 0

By Tunde Opalana The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) has welcomed Engr. Dave Umahi, Governor of Ebonyi State to the All Progressives Congress (APC) saying it is a reinforcement of the Progressive fold in the country, Daily Times gathered. Kebbi state governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, on behalf of Progressive Governors said Umahi’s defection is a testimony […]

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Governor Umahi’s purported defection to APC: To be or not to be?

Ihesiulo Grace 12 November 2020 0

By Charles Onyekwere Speculations about the purported defection of the Ebonyi State governor and Chairman of the South-East Governors Forum (SEGF), Engr. David Umahi, to the All Progressives Congress (APC) has continued to generate huge concerns and panic in the fold of his political group, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mainstream and social media circles […]

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To take rightful place, Igbo’s must change situation

Ihesiulo Grace 23 September 2020 0

David Umahi of Ebonyi state and  the President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Nnia Nwodo, on Tuesday there is need for Ndigbo in diaspora to return home and invest towards economic development of the region. READ ALSO: Ebonyi signs agreement with Silverbird, Lagos Computer Village The two Igbo leaders, spoke in Abakaliki on Tuesday, on the occasion […]

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BREAKING: Umahi gives date for school, worship place open

Ihesiulo Grace 20 September 2020 0

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi state has directed the lifting of restrictions placed on public places such as event centres, bars, places of worship, educational institutions, public parks, night clubs, cinemas, viewing centres and other such public places. READ ALSO: Lagos releases academic session calendar The state’s Commissioner for Information and State Orientation,

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Suspend strike or be sacked – Ebonyi gov. orders workers

Ihesiulo Grace 14 August 2020 0

The Ebonyi State Government has ordered members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria in the state, to immediately suspended their industrial action or be sacked. JUSUN members in the state embarked on the indefinite strike on August 13 over non-implementation of the Consolidated Judiciary Salary Structure by the state government. READ ALSO: Gov. David […]

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Umahi shuts judiciary as Ebonyi records first COVID-19 death

Ihesiulo Grace 20 June 2020 0

Ebonyi state Governor, David Umahi has ordered the immediate closure of all the courts in the state. The governor gave the directive on Friday in a broadcast to residents. He also ordered all judiciary staff in the state to immediately proceed for COVID-19 testing. He further announced that the state had recorded its first COVID-19 […]

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Release Onyike, others now, Ebonyi indigenes tell Gov. Umahi

Ihesiulo Grace 13 June 2020 0

Ebonyi state governor, Engr. David Umahi has been counselled to immediately release of a former Commissioner for Information in the state, Chief Abia Onyike from detention. A group, Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in Disapora (AESID) lamented the arrests of Onyike among some indigenes of the state under the guise of Covid-19, even as it […]

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Umahi orders journalists, security operatives to undergo COVID-19 test

Ihesiulo Grace 10 June 2020 0

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has directed journalists and security personnel covering his activities and the state government’s meetings to go for COVID-19 tests. Umahi gave the directive on Tuesday while addressing newsmen in Abakaliki, saying that it was just “for us to free ourselves”. The governor, while thanking journalists for their support in […]

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Umahi: There are moles in my government

Ihesiulo Grace 8 June 2020 0

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has openly acknowledged the existence of moles in his government but insisted that his administration had nothing to hide. Umahi’s position is contained in a social media comment posted on Sunday. He was reacting to a post by a WhatsApp group participant accusing the former Secretary to the State […]

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Umahi swears in caretaker chairmen for 13 LGAs in Ebonyi

Ihesiulo Grace 30 May 2020 0

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State, on Friday, swore-in caretaker chairmen for the 13 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tenure of elected chairmen in the councils elapsed on May 28. The state House of Assembly had earlier, confirmed the list of the caretaker chairmen […]

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Umahi bans movement of cattle in Ebonyi

Ihesiulo Grace 21 May 2020 0

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi state has banned movement of cattle in the state capital, Abakaliki and its environs with immediate effect. Umahi made the disclosure on Wednesday in Abakaliki during a statewide broadcast. “I have told relevant security agencies in the state that I will no longer tolerate seeing cows within the centenary city […]

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COVID-19: Umahi wants more doctors, health workers at treatment centres

Ihesiulo Grace 17 May 2020 0

Ebonyi state Governor, David Umahi, has advocated the deployment of more doctors and health workers at COVID-19 treatment centres across the country to assist in the management of coronavirus patients. Umahi made this known while delivering palliatives and personal protective equipment to doctors and health workers managing COVID-19 patients at the Unity Square Treatment

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Umahi succumbs to pressure, lifts ban on religious gatherings

Ihesiulo Grace 16 May 2020 0

Governor of Ebonyi state, David Umahi on Friday succumbed to pressure from the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), by ordering the immediate resumption of religious worship effective from Sunday. Umahi directed that all worship centres should start by 9:00am and close by 11:00am, and that all religious gatherings should be once a […]

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COVID-19: Umahi suspends commissioner, others for negligence

Ihesiulo Grace 11 May 2020 0

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi state has ordered a one-month working suspension of the state’s commissioner for local government and chieftaincy affairs, Chief Samuel Okoronkwo, over alleged boundary security compromise and negligence. Umahi gave the order on Sunday in a statement he personally posted on the social media and confirmed by the state Commissioner for […]

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Ebonyi confirms additional 2 cases of COVID-19

Ihesiulo Grace 3 May 2020 0

Ebonyi state has recorded its fourth and fifth cases of COVID-19 positive cases. Governor David Umahi announced the development Saturday night while giving update on the state radio COVID-19 situation room programme. According to the governor, the two new positive cases were indigenes of Ishieke and Uburu in Ebonyi and Ohaozara Local Government Areas of […]

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COVID-19: Ebonyi, Kebbi record first cases

Ihesiulo Grace 27 April 2020 0

Ebonyi and Kebbi states have recorded their first index cases of Coronavirus. Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State, who announced the first index case of the deadly coronavirus in the state, on Sunday, urged the citizens not to panic. Umahi made the announcement in a broadcast from his hometown Uburu, Ohaozara LGA of the state. […]