The seat became vacant after the former governor of Ebonyi State, was named Minister of Works by President Bola Tinubu.
Browsing: Chief David Umahi
Umahi assured that the Federal Government would take urgent steps to ensure that the Owerri-bound side of the expressway was not severed as it had happened to the Onitsha-bound side.
Umahi gave the advice when he paid a courtesy call on Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State in Owerri on Friday night.
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that Umahi left the Senate after being appointed the country’s minister of works by President Bola Tinubu.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that leaders of religious groups, traditional and sociocultural institutions in the area are also part of the meeting.
The Governor emphasised that the tension created by the recent killings associated with the herdsmen in Egedegede and other localities in Ishielu local government area of the state was still very high, warning that their return could escalate insecurity.
Umahi gave the order on Friday in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Kenneth Ugbala.
The Chairman of the forum and Governor of Ebonyi State, Chief David Umahi, disclosed this in Abakaliki while briefing journalists on the outcome of their virtual meeting on Thursday.