Browsing: David Umahi

Prof. Emmanuel Adebayo, Leader of APC National Committee for the primaries, declared the governor winner on Sunday.

Umahi spoke in a statement issued by the Abia State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Uchenna Orji.

Governor Umahi through his Counsel, Roy Nweze Umahi, had dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to the Federal High Court in Abakaliki, to compel the commission to recognise him as the authentic senatorial candidate for Ebonyi South senatorial District.

The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Uchenna Orji, made this known while addressing newsmen after the state weekly executive meeting and the swearing-in of the new members in Abakaliki, the State’s capital Thursday.

This is as the group observed that Governor Umahi’s betrayal was the most unprecedented in Nigeria’s political history.

According to the newspaper, this was revealed to it by a reliable source in the early hours of Tuesday as the primaries gathered momentum

The National Chairman of the ruling party at the federal level, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, made the announcement on Monday in Abuja

Umahi contested with a retired permanent secretary in the state, Princess Ann Agom Eze, and polled a total of 279 votes as against five votes by his rival.

The Governor said this on Tuesday when he spoke with newsmen after a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja.

Umahi spoke with State House Correspondents in Abuja on Tuesday after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari.

He said this during a meeting between visiting President Muhammadu Buhari and leaders of the zone in Abakaliki.

The Ebonyi State Government has rewarded Abraham Owutoshi, an ex-corps member with N300,000 for distinguishing himself during his service year…

Okorie made his stand known in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, when he spoke on Umahi’s presidential ambition.

The Governor announced this in a post on Thursday night on his verified social media handles.

This was contained in a statement by the Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Francis Nwaze

The suspension, which took effect from April 1, 2022, was contained in a statement issued in Abakaliki on Friday

Orji made the confirmation in a statement issued Tuesday in Abakaliki, the State’s capital.

Umahi and Kelechi had in November 2020 defected from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC).

Governor Umahi stated this while fielding questions from State House correspondents in Abuja on Thursday.

This was contained in a statement by Uchenna Orji, Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, on Monday in Abakaliki.