Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State, Sunday, said his state would play host to the financial year programme of the country from April 5th to 8th.
Umahi noted that the Vice President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo; Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed; 36 Commissioners of Finance from different states of the country; alongside their Permanent Secretaries; Chairman Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN); Chaplain Aso Rock; among others, are already in the state for the programme.
The Governor, who disclosed this during a church thanksgiving at the New Government House Chapel, Centenary City, Abakaliki, further said that the Vice President would commission about seven projects already completed in the state.
“We are doing everything to complete all the on-going projects before we leave office. I’m confident that the airport will be completed before the end of May to the extent that it will become functional and the next level of work is to perfect the airport to make it the best in the country.
“This week is going to be a very busy week. The financial year of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is holding in Ebonyi State this week from 5th to 8th. It is a very big programme.
“The 36 states’ Finance Commissioners will be here. 36 Permanent Secretaries of Finance will be here. Minister of Finance will be here; the Vice President, CAN Chairman and the Chaplain of Aso Rock. So, we lined seven projects for the Vice President to commission.
“On the issue of employment, the Labour Congress will have to make a decision because I won’t make a promise that I will never fulfill. Allocations are going down on monthly basis, they will have to decide; in the spirit of love, do we employ more people or take money to improve your welfare?
“We have started the journey of transition. I will be begging the Zoning Committee to please do everything to take one local government everyday and do not jump because very soon our own party will come up with their own time table. So, let’s finish very quickly. I will be calling on certain groups to prepare their minds. This seat, it is only one person that will sit on it and God has anointed the person.
“And what I tell people that came to consult me was that in the past from 2015 I have done anointing by myself and I have seen the anointing didn’t work, it produced betrayal. So, I want God and the people to do the anointing this time. And whom ever God through the people brings forward I will throw all my weight behind the person.
“I am not unmindful of people challenging the Governor but they must know that this Governor has never been defeated and so, I have gone ahead of them. This crisis that came was because of the challenges that I will have where God has anointed me.
“So we need prayers for God’s anointing. the Councilors, Chairmen of Local Governments, House of Assembly members, the Senators, members of the House of Representatives and the Governor, and of course our collective prayers in the President of this country”. Umahi said.
