The Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi has divulged the reason he sacked a permanent secretary in the Ebonyi civil service prematurely because the official could not calculate civil servants’ gratuities,’’ Mr Umahi made the declaration while swearing in new permanent secretaries and members of the state’s Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission.“The deputy governor asked me to reverse the decision, but I declined, and that will be his first request that I a...

Senator-elect for Ebonyi South senatorial district, Dave Umahi has joined other senators to battle for the position of Senate presidency.Umahi’s Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Francis Nwaze made this known in a post on his official Facebook page on Wednesday.He wrote, “Governor David Umahi, CON, indicates interest in contesting for the President of the Senate of the 10th Senate”.There are indications that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC may zone...

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edda clan, Afikpo South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, on Thursday, tasked Governor David Umahi to cease from making an inciting statement against the people of the area.A chieftain of the Party, Chief Julius Oji, who spoke to newsmen on behalf of Edda clan, said Umahi’s recent utterances were capable of provoking communal war among the people.Recall that Umahi had earlier in a visit to the Edda community berated the peo...