Ebonyi Governor, Umahi anoints Assembly Speaker as successor
[From CHINEDU NWAFOR, Abakaliki]
Ebonyi Governor, David Umahi, has anointed the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Francis Nwifuru as his successor.
Umahi disclosed this on Saturday during the internment of the Father to the Commissioner for Trade and Investment, Barrister Chioma Nweze in Okposi, Ohaozara local government area.
He expressed hope that Nwifuru would consolidate on the Divine Mandate leadership in the state.
The Governor appealed to the people of Ebonyi South zone and all Ebonyians to support the candidature of the Speaker for the sake of equity, justice, and fairness.
Nwifuru hails from Ebonyi North zone of the state.
Umahi said: “To Okposi people and people of Ebonyi State, I present to you the choice of the people in the person of the Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonnaya Nwifuru and I want Ebonyi South people to know that when it was the turn of Ebonyi South, an Abakaliki man was contesting and the Abakaliki people said no, so it is the time to pay them back.
“I want to assure you that this Divine Mandate we came with would continue and when this man comes onboard we would not turn left and right from Divine Mandate, so fear not, there is nobody that is thrown up by God that the people would not criticize.
“If people do not accept the sacrifices you are making, God will not disregard it, you can see that his children are very successful, some are Doctors, some are Lawyers, and so on.
“2023 has to be ticking of the box, it will not be about promises, if you say you will do B, we have to ask you to prove how you will do A.
“In all honesty, it is my performance and that of others that APC will use to do their campaign.
“I ask you to continue to support our Government, we have only one Party and this party we are in now will continue with the development of Ebonyi State from wherever we would stop.
“Let the next President come from South for equity, justice, and fairness, if the Presidency is not zoned to the southeast by PDP and APC, they should tell the people why.”
