Tag: umahi
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Why Wike, Oyetola, Umahi, others’ Life Pensions Must Be Stopped – SERAP
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has urged President Bola Tinubu to ensure the stoppage of further collection of life pensions and other allowances of former governors who are serving as ministers in his administration from the states while they serve as ministers. SERAP, also urged the President to instruct the former governors to…
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Following Umahi To APC Won’t Happen – Ebonyi senators, Reps
Federal lawmakers from Ebonyi State, on Wednesday, disowned Governor David Umahi, who has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party and joined the All Progressives Congress. The leader of the Ebonyi State PDP caucus in the National Assembly, Senator Sam Egwu, presented the position of his fellow Senators and members of the House of Representatives, during…
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APC Defection: Umahi Wants To Be President – Gov Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has slammed his Ebonyi State counterpart, Governor David Umahi, over his reasons for leaving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). According to him, Governor Umahi left the PDP because he wants to be the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2023 and not injustice meted on the South…
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Umahi’s Defection : I can’t work with the governor, says Ebonyi APC spokesman as he resigns
The Ebonyi State Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Chika Nwoba, has resigned his position. Nwoba in a statement on Monday expressed gratitude to the APC and its leaders for finding him worthy to be elected to the position in 2018, at the age of 27. He told our correspondent that he was…
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Retain service chiefs Umahi advises Buhari
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to retain the current armed force service chiefs against the backdrop of calls from several quarters to replace them. Umahi gave the advice on Friday in Abakaliki while laying the foundation stone of the Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Abakaliki. The governor said that instead of…