Tag: Umahi
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Ebonyi people will not obey IPOB’s `sit-at-home’ order on Oct. 1 – Umahi
People of Ebonyi will not sit at home during Nigeria’s 61st anniversary celebrations on Friday as ordered by proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Ebonyi’s Gov. David Umahi made the declaration in Abakaliki on Thursday in a chat with newsmen. He said the Oct. 1 date was very important to Nigeria and equally very important…
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Igbos behind their ordeals – Umahi
The Ebonyi State Government has averred that the people of the South-East were responsible for the ongoing crises and killings in the region. It said lack of love and the pursuit for self were real reasons for the disorders in the land, adding if the current wave of crises were not addressed, it could lead…
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Umahi orders landlords of dilapidated buildings in Abakaliki to renovate them, gives deadline
The Governor Dave Umahi-led Ebonyi State Government has ordered owners of dilapidated buildings situated on major roads in Abakaliki, the state capital, to renovate them before November 30.
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Declaration of S’East as red zone inimical to dev. – Umahi
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has expressed the fear that the declaration of the South-East as a red zone due to the spate of insecurity will deprive the area of federal projects. Umahi made the remark on Tuesday in Abakaliki while inaugurating the new leadership of the South-East Traditional Rulers Council, headed by Eze Charles…
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Defection: Why Gov Umahi, Fani-Kayode deserve National Honours for deception
Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State and former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode really deserve national honours as masters of deception.
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VAT controversy: ‘It is coming at a very bad time’ Umahi appeals to southern colleagues to sheath swords
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has appealed to state governors to sheathe their swords as the dispute over who should collect Value Added Tax (VAT) between the state governments and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) persists. He believes if the FIRS is stripped of such responsibility, only a few states will be major beneficiaries…
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Umahi distances self from Fani-Kayode, says ex-minister’s claims of facilitating his defection to APC false, insulting
Sequel to his claims that he facilitated the defection of Governors Dave Umahi (Ebonyi), Bello Matawalle (Zamfara) and Ben Ayade (Cross River) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling party, former minister, Femi Fani-Kayode appears to have beaten more than he can chew.
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I have no apologies saying Buhari has good heart – Umahi
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi says he has no apologies for describing President Muhammadu Buhari as a man with a good heart and father to him. Umahi said this on Wednesday, while receiving the former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Ali Modu Sheriff, at the Government House, Abakiliki. Shariff was in the…
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FIRS should continue to collect, redistribute VAT to states -Gov Umahi
EBONYI State Governor David Umahi has said that the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) should keep collecting value added tax (VAT) and be redistributing to states. The governor said this while speaking during a state dinner organised in honour of former Chief of Army Staff and Nigerian Ambassador to the Republic of Benin Tukur Buratai…
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God will give Nigeria a president with good heart like Buhari- Umahi
Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, on Monday stated that God will give Nigeria a president “who has a good heart like President Muhammadu Buhari for the good of this country” in 2023. Umahi revealed this while addressing State House correspondents after meeting with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.…