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2023 Presidency: ‘If PDP abandons S�East, we�ll abandon party’ – Edwin Clark

March 4, 2022March 4, 2022 Aminu Imam

Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has declared his support for the Igbo candidacy in 2023, vowing that if the People�s Democratic Party (PDP) abandons the South-East region, they will also abandon the Party. Clark, who spoke in his Abuja residence on Wednesday, when Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi, came to consult him over his presidential ambition, emphasized that it was the turn of core Igbos to produce the next President of Nigeria, insisting that those from related ethnic nationalities should support the Ndigbo to enthrone the likes of Governor Umahi…

2023: Ebonyi Governor, Umahi, joins presidential race, visits Buhari

January 12, 2022January 12, 2022 Aminu Imam

Barely 24 hours after the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), and former Lagos State governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, declared his ambition to contest for the presidential ticket of the APC, Governor Dave Umahi, of Ebonyi State, has met with President Muhammadu Buhari to also apprise him of his ambition. Emerging from the president�s office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, yesterday, he confirmed that he discussed the issue with the president, who told him to go and seek the support of the people. He said he was not…

2023: Ebonyi Council Of Elders presents Gov. Umahi for President

December 8, 2021December 8, 2021 Aminu Imam

Ahead of the 2023 general election, the Ebonyi State Council of Elders has nominated Governor David Umahi for the contest of Nigeria’s presidency. The council, made up of traditional rulers, elder statesmen and politicians from different political parties in the State, made this known in a press briefing, which was held at the Old Government House, Abakaliki on Monday, explained that Umahi is most suited to lead Nigeria as President from 2023. Chairman of the Ebonyi State Elders Council, Engr. Benjamin Okah, explained that �We have deemed it expedient and…

“Why Ebonyi will never be part of Biafra” – Umahi

October 10, 2021October 10, 2021 Aminu Imam

Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi, has vowed that the State would not be part of the Biafra Republic being canvassed for by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), in the South-East region of the country. Umahi stated this on Friday, during an Inter-denominational prayer Summit organised in Abakaliki, the State capital, by the Office of the Wife of the Governor, in conjunction with the Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN). According to him, being part of the proposed Biafra would amount to second slavery for Ebonyi State. �As the…

2023: ‘God�s anointing needed for Igbo to produce president’ � Gov Umahi

September 7, 2021September 7, 2021 Aminu Imam

Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi has said that God�s anointing is needed for the Igbo to produce the president of Nigeria in 2023. Governor Umahi, who is the chairman of the South-East governors� forum, said this yesterday, after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. There has been an increasing agitation for President Muhammadu Buhari�s successor to come from the region. �We need God�s own anointing for our own anointed president for the interests and unity of this country,� Umahi said to newsmen yesterday, at the Presidential Villa, after a meeting with…

Insecurity: Ebonyi native doctors to register with Govt, Police

April 29, 2021April 29, 2021 Aminu Imam

Ebonyi State governor, Dave Umahi, has directed all native doctors and traditional medicine dealers in the state to register with the State government and the Police within seven days. Umahi gave the directive on Wednesday, after the weekly State security council meeting in Abakaliki, the State capital. The governor said there would be an executive order to this effect and anyone caught doing otherwise would be arrested and prosecuted. He also directed that all wake-keeps and other social activities in the State must end by 6 p.m., charging Council chairmen…

South-East: ‘Criminals using IPOB�s name to commit crime’ – Umahi

April 23, 2021April 23, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Ebonyi State governor, Dave Umahi, yesterday said some criminals are using the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network, (ESN)�s name to commit crime in the South-East. Umahi stated this while speaking on a television programme, yesterday. IPOB and ESN have been blamed for recent attacks on prisons and police stations in the South-East. The group, however, denied attacking the police facilities. Umahi, in his statement, said some criminals not affiliated with IPOB are using the group�s name to commit crimes in the South-East. �The truth of…

‘Some people are planning to incite war in South-East’ – Umahi

April 15, 2021April 15, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi, has stated that some people who have no interest in the south-east are trying to incite war in the region. The governor made this statement when he featured on a television programme yesterday. Recall that Governors of the South-east region on Sunday announced the setup of a joint security outfit, codenamed �Ebube-Agu�. They said the establishment of the outfit is a part of efforts to tackle insecurity in the region. When asked how the new security outfit is being communicated to the people to…

‘Nigeria may break up because of you’ � Umahi tells Fulani herders

April 4, 2021April 4, 2021 Aminu Imam

Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi, has warned that the continuous attacks by Fulani herders against their host communities could eventually lead to the disintegration of the country. Umahi, who has been under intense pressure to resign following recent kiIIings in his State, said he is saddened by the situation and demanded that urgent steps be taken by the Buhari administration to stem the tide. �We feel so sad that this kind of thing should happen in Ebonyi state; we feel so worried for our country Nigeria”, the governor stated. He…

2023: “APC�ll decide which zone shall produce President” � Umahi

February 11, 2021February 11, 2021 Aminu Imam

Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) has the powers to determine which geo-political zone the Presidency would be chosen in 2023. Umahi made the assertion yesterday, when he paid his maiden visit to the APC National Secretariat, Abuja , since defecting to the party, stressing that every good party man, or woman, must subject his or her opinion on the matter to the party and allow it to exercise that charge. The Governor said it is not for any individual or group to begin…