Two persons have been killed in renewed boundary dispute between Ezilo and Iyionu communities in Íshíelu local government area of Ebonyi state. Governor David Umahi confirmed this after a security council meeting at the old Government House in Abakaliki. Governor Umahi expressed shock at the alleged role played by the councillor representing the area in the crisis.…
Armed herdsmen have killed at least sixteen people in an attack in some communities in Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Some residents of the communities said they were taken unawares, as they had been living peacefully with the herders before they suddenly decided to move out recently. Governor Dave Umahi has visited the affected communities…
Ebonyi State Governor, DAVE UMAHI, says desperate politicians are responsible for the increase in killings and kidnappings in the Southeast geopolitical zone. Governor UMAHI said those sponsoring the increase in crimes in the Southeast cut across the various political parties. The Governor, who briefed newsmen after a meeting of the Southeast Governors Forum, said governors of all…
Governor DAVE UMAHI of Ebonyi State has been formerly received into the All Progressives Congress, following his defection from the People’s Democratic Party. Governor UMAHI’s reception ceremony was held in the state capital, Abakaliki, with national leaders of the APC, including the Acting Chairman, Governor MAI MALA BUNI, in attendance. Governor UMAHI told the large gathering of…
There are speculations that another state governor elected on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party is planning to join the All Progressives Congress. Rivers State Governor, NYESOM WIKE, made this known in an interview, a day after Governor DAVE UMAHI of Ebonyi State defected from PDP for APC. Without mentioning any name; Governor WIKE said the…
• Ebonyi National Assembly caucus pledges Loyalty • State working committee dissolved Ebonyi State Governor, DAVE UMAHI, has refused to say whether he will return to the People’s Democratic Party if the party decides to give its 2023 presidential ticket to the South-East. Instead, Governor UMAHI said he believes that if the PDP picks a South-East presidential…