The President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo, has applauded the Governor of Ebonyi State, David Nweze Umahi for changing the narrative of the State.
Nwodo, who spoke when Business Conglomerates signed MOU in Ebonyi State on Tuesday said there is unprecedented, phenomenal development in the State.
He noted that the developments are taking place in spite of the fact that Ebonyi State has the lowest federal allocated revenue in the entire Southeast.
According to him, “Governor Umahi combines his engineering acumen, his sense of frugality, his continuous jovial, social relationship which has a capacity to making you subdue your motive of profit-making in order to admire Umahi who is out to make a difference in Ebonyi.”
In his words,
“In five years of Governor David Umahi’s leadership in Ebonyi State, there is unprecedented, phenomenal development never seen before.
“The developments are taking place in spite of the fact that Ebonyi State has the lowest federal allocated revenue in the entire Southeast.
“I also know that capital developments in Ebonyi State are done at the cheapest rate. The cost of building a house may cost three or four times in other states more than the cost of building a house in Ebonyi State.
“Governor of Ebonyi State combines his engineering acumen, his sense of frugality, his continuous jovial, social relationship which has a capacity to making you subdue your motive of profit-making in order to admire Umahi who is out to make a difference in Ebonyi.
“I don’t think that I have seen any building of this nature (the Ecumenical centre) in any other state in the southeast.
“Governor Umahi has changed road construction in Nigeria and given it an Ebonyi character. What he does in terms of making sure that the roads are durable is phenomenal. He has a concrete overlay of an iron backing before putting asphalt on it to ensure that he does not just build a road but that it will last for a very long time.
“What I saw in terms of transformation this time in Ebonyi is surprising. Governor Umahi, I still want to know the secrets. I want land in Ebonyi so that I will be part of this transformation, it will give me peace of mind.”
