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The Assistant Public Relations Officer, Ebonyi State Command, ASP Levi Philips, confirmed the development.

Okorie polled a total of 1,240 votes to defeat his only opponent. Silas Onu, former spokesman of the party.

Okoro-Emegha said this in his post-election speech on Saturday in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital, after the Congress.

Both the PDP and the All Progressives Congress had scheduled their State Congresses for Saturday (today) in Umuahia.

The disclaimer was contained in a statement issued by the management of the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the party has fixed Saturday (today) to conduct its state congress nationwide.

The bill has been assented to by the Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi.

Umahi made this known at an event to usher in the 2021 to 2022 Legal Year on Wednesday in Abakaliki.

Primate Ayodele sent the warning in a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, on Sunday.

They said they would need time to make the new location provided by the government conducive for their business.

The governors rose from a meeting with some leaders at the Government House, Enugu, declaring that such can no longer be sustained

The meeting, which commenced around 2:00pm, is being chaired by the chairman, South East Governors Forum and Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, at the Government House, Enugu.

The passage of the Federal Medical Centre Owutu Eda (Establishment) Bill, 2021, followed the consideration of a report by the House Committee on Health (Secondary and Tertiary) at plenary on Tuesday.

“For this year’s report, we examined states’ fiscal health using four metrics namely; the ability of states to meet their operating expenses with IGR and VAT, states’ ability to cover their operating expenses and loan repayment with their total revenue, how much fiscal room states have to borrow more, and the degree to which each state prioritises capital expenditure with respect to their operating expenses.” said Gabriel Okeowo,CEO, BudgIT.

Umahi also extended the curses to all who in one way or the other, have originated the rumours that Nweze’s death was manipulated by some highly placed political actors in the state for some personal interests.

Umahi made the remark on Tuesday in Abakaliki while inaugurating the new leadership of the South East Traditional Rulers Council, headed by Eze Charles Mkpuma, the Chairman of the council in Ebonyi State.

The legislators, including House of Assembly members and ward councilors, were particularly charged to always take the responsibility of maintaining, monitoring and supervising primary healthcare projects and facilities within their jurisdiction.

The party and the PDP Governors’ Forum stated this in separate statements issued in Abuja on Saturday.

The Governors spoke in a statement on Saturday following UMahi’s claim of sabotage of the polls in a television interview

Umahi spoke on Channels Television in the early hours of Friday following Fani-Kayode’s claim on Thursday in Abuja.