Tinubu and Gov. Umahi have met in Abuja. Tinubu and Umahi have both declared interest to contest for presidency. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and Presidential hopeful, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and the Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, on Friday met in Abuja. This was revealed by the … Read more
The Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, has appealed to the Federal High Court judgement that sacked him and his deputy, Dr Eric Kelechi Igwe. Umahi and his deputy were on Tuesday sacked on the grounds of their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the … Read more
A Federal High Court in Abuja ordered Umahi and his deputy to vacate office after it was approached by the PDP to nullify the governor’s defection to the APC Umahi, while reacting, had said the judge lacks the power to remove him EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has berated Ebonyi … Read more
The PDP had approached the court, asking for Umahi’s removal after he defected from the party to the APC Umahi said he will appeal the judgement by the Federal High Court, presided over by Justice Ekwo EKO HOT BLOG reports that Governor David Umahi has reacted to the judgement of the Federal High Court in … Read more
The court held that having defected to the APC, both Umahi and his deputy, not only jettisoned the PDP, but also the votes that belonged to it The court therefore ordered both Umahi and Igwe to immediately vacate their positions and stop parading themselves as… EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Federal High Court in … Read more
Just like Tinubu, a Nigerian Governor has met with Buhari to declare presidential ambition. EKO HOT BLOG reports that just like the way Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the National Leader of All Progressive Congress (APC) did, the Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, has declared his intention to run for the office of the President in … Read more
Umahi rejects Direct Primaries, tasks NASS to stop action on the electoral amendment bill EKO HOT BLOG reports that David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi State and chairman of the Southeast Governors’ Forum, said on Thursday that Direct Primaries will suffocate democracy in Nigeria. During a courtesy visit, Umahi spoke to stakeholders and a group from … Read more
Special Assistant to Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, on Media and Publicity, Francis Nwaze, said the Governor is increasing the revenue base of the state through infrastructure, located in different parts of the state. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nwaze, who stated this during an interview with journalists, in Abakaliki, on Sunday, stressed that Governor … Read more
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi has denounced campaign posters circulating on social media, indicating his participation in the 2023 presidential race. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the governor debunked the posters in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Francis Nwaze. According to him, such posters can also be seen at strategic … Read more
The hotel is the temporary office of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ebonyi State. Umahi stated that the reason for closing off Senator Obinna Ogba’s hotel was a suspected effort by aggressive APC members to organize a rival state congress at the location. Ekohotblog reports that the governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, shut … Read more
Governor David Umahi has threatened to deal decisively with parents of the “unknown gunmen” killing innocent persons under the guise of agitation. Speaking at the new Government House, Abakiliki, after signing the second phase of the Ring road project, funded by Africa Development Bank. (ADB), he explained that his choice of going against parents of … Read more
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has placed a curse on possible masterminds in the death of his Commissioner for Infrastructure, late Engr. Fidelis Nweze. 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 … Read more
Rivers State Governor; Nyesom Wike, berates his Ebonyi State counterpart, Dave Umahi, who said “God will give Nigeria a president who has a good heart like President Muhammadu Buhari” in 2023. Umahi had made expressed this while addressing State House correspondents on Monday, after meeting with the President at Aso Villa in Abuja. However, Wike … Read more
The Ebonyi governor also backed the APC’s caretaker arrangement… Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, on Monday, said the chances of the South-East region producing the nation’s presidency in 2023 is in God’s hands. Umahi who decamped from the main opposition PDP to the ruling APC last year, said the chances of the South-East region producing … Read more
The late Ebonyi Commissioner has reportedly risen from the “dead” Unconfirmed report that late Engr. Fidelis Kings Nweze has risen from the dead, has thrown the residents of Ebonyi State into confusion. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the development brought jubilation across the state on Thursday as many sympathisers and supporters of the deceased were … Read more
“We will no longer allow you take your cattle from one local government to the other.” Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi says the infrastructural designs and dynamics of southern Nigeria mitigates against the practice of open crazing, noting that the region was not created to accommodate such style of animal husbandry. Ekohotblog had reported that … Read more
“Those people you think are your friends will become your enemies. No place will be safe” The Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has issued a stern warning to herdsmen Amid the widespread killing that pervades the country. He noted that any herdsman coming to the South-East must adhere to the culture of the people … Read more
“God has not given us the spirit of fear and I ask: who is there to stop me?” David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi, has raised alarm over the incursion of those he described as ‘evil men’ into the state. Speaking during a prayer session held in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi capital, Umahi said these forces of … Read more
The governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has expressed displeasure over the killing of gunmen in the state, saying he’s “pained each time bandits are killed”. Umahi declared his readiness to negotiate with bandits to ascertain their grievances and the solutions to the current security challenges in Ebonyi State. The governor of Ebonyi State, David … Read more
The persecution of IPOB and ESN by the federal government will cover them David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi state, says the recent attacks and criminal activities in the south east are being perpetrated by criminal elements and not Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN) in the south-east. Umahi, who made this … Read more