Tag: David Umahi

Attack on Egwu: PDP accuses Umahi of declaring war on Ebonyians

Aminu Imam

…Seeks emergency action to stop bloodbath The Ebonyi State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has decried attacks on opposition figures in the state by gunmen suspected to be Ebube Agu operatives, accusing David Umahi, the state governor, of declaring war on the people of the State. Condemning a recent attack on Senator Sam Egwu, a former governor of the state, as well as other leading opposition figures in the state, the PDP called for an emergency action to prevent an imminent “bloodbath”. In an issued statement yesterday, by…

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2023: “Peter Obi will get substantial votes in South-East, but Tinubu will win” – Umahi

Aminu Imam

Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has said the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, cannot defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC) flagbearer, Bola Tinubu, in the 2023 general election. Speaking yesterday, after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, the governor said although Obi will get substantial votes in the South-East, Tinubu will win the presidential election. According to him, the “acceptability” the former Anambra governor has received does not mean he has what it takes to defeat the structure of the ruling APC.…

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2023: “I said I’ll support Tinubu, I never asked Ebonyi people not to vote for Peter Obi” – Umahi

Aminu Imam

Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi, has denied asking the people of the State not to vote for Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party in 2023. Umahi had while swearing in newly appointed members of his cabinet on Monday, said the people of the state would support Tinubu and not Peter Obi as part of what he described as Ebonyi’s agenda. However, the governor, in a statement by his special assistant on Media and publicity, Francis Nwaze, said he was only reiterating his earlier promise to support the APC…

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Ebonyi State will never be part of Biafra, Umahi vows

Aminu Imam

Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi, has declared that the State will never be part of any so-called Biafra, or take part in any separatist movement. The Governor disclosed this at the weekend, while speaking to members of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, (NGE), at the Government House, in Abakaliki, the State capital. Umahi said, “Even if there were to be Biafra, Ebonyi will not be part of Biafra. I have said it before, and I will continue to say it. “First and foremost, I have been saying it, if anybody…

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State Visit: Buhari lauds Gov. Umahi on quality projects in Ebonyi

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended Gov. David Umahi, of Ebonyi State, on the quality of projects in the State. Buhari expressed satisfaction with his performance saying he was not surprised at the standard of work because the two-time governor is an engineer of repute. The president began his two-day visit to the State with the inauguration of projects at the state-owned King David University of Medical Sciences, Uburu. The projects included a twin flyover, 12-kilometre dualised federal road from Mbu, Enugu State to Uburu, the University Building and the University…

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2023: Gov. Umahi denies dropping presidential ambition for Senate

Aminu Imam

Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi, has denied reports that he has abandoned his ambition to contest the 2023 Presidential election under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Ebonyi-South senatorial seat. The State’s Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Barrister Orji Uchenna Orji, in an issued statement yesterday, said the report is sponsored by opposition forces who are afraid of the governor’s growing popularity. “Our attention has been drawn to a senseless falsehood being irresponsibly shared on social media platforms by opposition forces and mischievous minds…

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Defection: Umahi battles for survival, as Matawalle, Ayade’s fate hang in the balance

Aminu Imam

As the 2023 general elections draw nearer, this is certainly not the best of times for Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi and his Deputy, Dr. Eric Igwe. The duo were last Tuesday, sacked from their respective offices by a Federal High Court in Abuja, following their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), to the ruling All Progressive Congress, (APC). Their sack came about a year to the expiration of their second tenure in office. Justice Inyang Ekwo, who delivered the judgment, maintained that Umahi and Igwe, having defected to…

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Defections: Matawalle, Ayade’s future uncertain as court sacks Umahi, others

Aminu Imam

…“I remain Ebonyi governor”, Umahi insists Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle, along with his Cross-River State counterpart, Ben Ayade, now face an uncertain future following the sack by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, of Engr. Dave Umahi, governor of Ebonyi State, the deputy governor, Dr. Kelechi Igwe and 17 members of the State’s House of Assembly for defecting to the All Progressives Congress, (APC). Recall that both Matawalle and Ayade defected to the APC from the PDP in 2021, and subsequently faced court actions over their defections. The…

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Just In! I’m still Governor of Ebonyi — Umahi rejects sack by court

Aminu Imam

Governor Dave Umahi, of Ebonyi State, has rejected the ruling of an Abuja Federal High Court which sacked him from office. Umahi, who maintained that he is still the governor of the State despite the court ruling, said the ruling would be disregarded by his followers. Addressing newsmen in his office in Abakaliki, the State capital, Governor Umahi described the ruling as “jungle justice that was purchased.” The governor insisted that such ruling was not a good development for the Judiciary. Recall that Justice Inyang Ekwo, of the Federal High…

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Court sacks Umahi, deputy over defection to APC

Aminu Imam

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the removal of David Umahi and Dr. Eric Kelechi Igwe, as governor and deputy governor of Ebonyi State, following their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). In the judgment delivered by the presiding judge,Justice Inyang Ekwo, on Tuesday, declared that the defection of Governor Umahi and his deputy, Dr. Kelechi Igwe, from the PDP to the APC was illegal, null and unconstitutional. Justice Inyang Ekwo, held that the 393,042 votes polled by Umahi in the…

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