By Peter Okutu GOVERNOR David Umahi of Ebonyi State yesterday signed the 2021 appropriation bill into law. Umahi had on December 15, 2020, presented N122,852,045,222.49billion appropriation bill to the Ebonyi State House of Assembly for the 2021 fiscal year. The budget was tagged: “Budget of Stabilization and Consolidation in a Recession.” The Governor while assenting the […]

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi has promised to pay greater attention to the education and health sectors in 2021. Umahi said the two sectors received greater allocation in the 2021 Appropriation Bill lying before the state House of Assembly. He made the remark on Sunday during an Annual Thanksgiving Service organised by the government at […]

…as Anambra State House of Assembly Speaker Chairs Planning Committee Gov. Willie Obiano, Okezie Ikpeazu and Dave Umahi alongside other serving and former governors, senators, House of representative members, bank executives, business leaders, top government functionaries are dignitaries expected to be at APAMS MD @ 50 birthday celebration which comes up on 26th December, 2020. […]

By Peter Okutu – Abakaliki Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State, Tuesday presented the 2021 budget proposal of N122 billion and Appropriation Bill of the State Government to the Ebonyi State House of Assembly. The budget which is tagged: “Budget of Stabilization and Consolidation in a Recession” placed the recurrent estimate to be 40% of […]

Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi on Monday said he did not give N3 million to placate notorious cult groups allegedly terrorizing residents of the state. Umahi said this when the 13 Local Government Area Chairmen, Coordinators of Development Centres, with their Management Committee members, among other political appointees, paid him a solidarity visit at the […]

By Peter Okutu – Abakaliki Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State, on Sunday, stated that anybody caught in the practice of cultism will be prosecuted not minding his or her status in the society. Umahi stated this during a church service at Christ Embassy Church, Mile 50, Abakaliki. According to him, those who have been […]

By Tordue Salem, Abuja Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State, Elder Fred Udeogu has dragged the State Chief Judge, Justice Anselm Nwigwe before the National Judicial Council (NJC) and Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) an ex parte injunction in the suit challenging Governor Dave Umahi’s decision to suspend […]

By Peter Okutu GOVERNOR David Umahi of Ebonyi State, Monday stated that he has forgiven all those who wronged him including former Governor Sam Egwu and Senator Anyim Pius Anyim. The Governor also asked for forgiveness from them should in case he had offended them. The trio had been at loggerheads since the defection of […]

…PDP zonal chair dismisses allegations against party leaders by Ebonyi gov …Distraction of no value coming from PDP — Ebonyi commissioner By Anayo Okoli THE South East Zonal leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has rejected the allegation by the Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi, that some of its leaders in the state were […]

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi has admitted supporting President Muhammdau Buhari during the 2019 general election, even as a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Umahi said this at the foundation laying ceremony of a housing project in his home town- Uburu on Monday. The governor said that his former party should not waste […]