Ebonyi Gov. lifts suspension on all Exco members, civil servants excluding those from Effium Community
Gracia Simeon-Abakaliki
Ebonyi state Governor David Umahi has lifted the suspension of all his Executive Council members including civil servants that were suspended for negligence of duty.
Umahi stated this during the thanksgiving service held at the newly built Government House Chapel, Ochoudo Centenary City Abakaliki on Sunday .
Umahi noted that appointees from Effium Community and civil servants Suspension continue until peace return to the warring community.
“I must commend my EXCO members for the wonderful monitoring day and night, I will be lifting the suspension on all Exco members and Civil Servants except those from Effium and Ezza Effium.”
The Governor also announced the lifting of the suspension of Acting Auditor General of the State, Mr. Samuel Uduma and his subsequent confirmation as the substantive Auditor General with immediate effect.
He said the administration hopes to complete the International Airport and the Stadium and other projects within the coming year while the King David University of Medical Sciences Uburu and the Hospital would take off next year.
Governor Umahi debunked insinuations in the Social Media that the IPOB would not allow Mr. President to visit Ebonyi State, saying that the publication is a piece of fake news from opposition elements.
He also debunked the rumors that he is planning to return to PDP. According to him, he is satisfied with the peace he is enjoying in the All Progressives Congress, APC.
“They said I want to return to PDP, with all these achievements? that man that does not even have a road to his house, I say may God not forgive him.
“I say thank you to the opposition in Ebonyi State, opposition in Ebonyi State is about bitterness and that is not how it is supposed to be.”
He also charged all persons interested in becoming the next governor after his tenure to always come to the garden of prayers inside government house Abakaliki to pray.
“God said to me to build a garden of Prayers, a garden that we shall be calling Ebonyi garden of Prayers, anyone that is troubled and comes here can receive the instant solution and that is the place we are going to stay and pray for the incoming Governor.
“The Church together with Ebonyi elders will join hands together to produce the continuity Governor, so if you want to be, you can start going there to pray, who knows the anointing could flow.
“It is the time to take stock, it is time to count your blessings, I love that song that says”count your blessings” Many started the year but they couldn’t complete it but by the grace of God we are alive and kicking.
“As a state, we came first in so many areas, we came second in so many areas, in SFTAS, just last week, we got a grant of 7million US Dollars, so we are grateful to God.
“We are determined to complete all the whole ongoing projects, there is no State in Nigeria that has completed the number of flyovers we have in a single administration, so we are no longer competing with any State in Nigeria, we are rather competing with Dubai.
The Chaplain of the Government House Chapel, Pastor Eunice Oyeyemi thanked Governor Umahi for constructing the ultramodern Chapel for the worship of God in the seat of power.
She attributed the successes of the State Government in the outgoing year to the direction of God and praised Governor Umahi for submitting to the Divine directions of God almighty.
